Manager, Safety - Oahu

Hawaiian Electric•Honolulu, HI

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The P FS SAFETY OAHU Department of the P SAFETY Division at Hawaiian Electric Company has 1 Management vacancy available. This role plans and manages the general health and safety of the organization, including directing and overseeing the development, maintenance, and training of safety programs. The position monitors and evaluates the workplace for compliance with governmental regulatory agencies and is responsible for assisting with developing, facilitating, and maintaining strategic initiatives through programs for the division. The role designs and directs safety training programs to reduce accidents, occupational illnesses, and exposure to long-term health hazards, including developing One Company training schedules and ensuring attendance is captured in the company Learning Management System (LMS). The Manager, Safety works with the division Project Analyst to ensure Safety metrics are correct and reported on time, facilitates required approvals, procurement, and one company coordination within the Safety division and process areas, and oversees the maintenance of SharePoint and SAP applications. This position provides direct support to the Director, Safety & Emergency Planning and Preparedness on any division and/or process area assignments and requirements. The Manager, Safety is responsible for their and their team’s adherence to reporting incidents as noted in the incident investigation program, including investigating, identifying, and reporting causes of incidents and developing recommendations and follow-up to prevent accident recurrences. Ensures incidents are categorized according to the Serious Incident and Fatality guidance and serves as Safety or Assistant Safety Officer during Incident Management Team activations.

Requirements

Operations experience, in Transmission and distribution, generation or emergency response.
Knowledge of electrical utility emergency response
Strong knowledge of federal, state and local laws, regulations and procedures as related to health and safety, including demonstrated experience in OSHA, HIOSH, DOT and EPA regulatory requirements.
Detailed knowledge of personal computers and standard software applications such as Microsoft Office.
Thorough knowledge of budgeting and forecasting systems and procedures.
Thorough knowledge of LEAN continuous improvement principles and best practices to achieve operational excellence.
Thorough knowledge of Safety principles and best practices to achieve a zero incident safety culture.
Ability to provide thoughtful, progressive, and strategic guidance.
Ability to identify, influence, and collaborate with key stakeholders to achieve desired division and organization goals and objectives.
Strong analytical, organizational and conceptual skills to manage simultaneously a variety of projects, programs and assignments.
Ability to remain flexible in a demanding work environment and to adapt to rapidly changing priorities.
Ability to establish long-range outcomes and specify strategies and actions necessary to achieve objectives; ability to analyze risks, benefits and opportunities of strategies.
Ability to innovate by searching for new ways to improve existing processes or systems; addresses gaps by creating innovative and unique solutions.
Demonstrated interpersonal skills to handle confrontational, difficult and/or sensitive issues.
Ability to handle difficult and/or sensitive issues while using tact, courtesy and discretion.
Excellent written, oral and presentation skills.
Demonstrated supervisory/leadership skills including effective written, oral and listening communication skills; conflict resolution skills; the ability to work with and communicate with all levels of the organization, including bargaining unit, management, and regulatory; and the willingness and ability to train.
Multiple (5+) years of utility industry experience including project management, operations emergency response.
Several (3-5) years demonstrated supervisory experience including budgeting, workforce utilization planning, and statistical analysis.

Nice To Haves

First responder experience preferred.
SharePoint, SAP and Project Management software tools is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Develops, maintains, implements, enforces, and updates all occupational division policies, programs, procedures, guidelines, work rules, including the Safety and Health Manual, in compliance with state and federal rules and regulations including Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and equivalent state agency (Hawaii Occupational Safety and Health (HIOSH)), and the Department of Transportation.
Ensures programs are maintained; metrics developed, recorded and reported as necessary; identifies best practices and procedures for program maintenance; develops need and justification for projects supporting Division programs; program budget planning & forecasting requirements.
Develops tracking mechanisms for current programs, new initiatives and projects.
Guides and promotes safe work performance and advises on safety compliance concerns and preventative actions.
Designs and directs safety training programs to reduce accident, occupational illnesses, and exposure to long-term health hazards, including developing One Company training schedules and ensuring attendance is captured in the company’s LMS.
Develops new employee safety orientation to ensure compliance with Company safety-related policies and procedures and governmental regulatory agencies.
Responsible for continuously monitoring and adapting safety procedures and operations to ensure a safe and fully compliant work environment for all employees.
Collaborates with other safety managers to ensure the best procedures are adhered to at all times and consistently practiced.
Responsible for management, performance and activities of direct reports to include setting and communicating performance standards, allocation of workload, goal setting, on-going coaching, training and development, evaluating performance, recognizing employee achievements, counseling, and initiating disciplinary action where appropriate.
Develops engaging high performing team with capability to meet the Division and organizational goals/activities.
Oversees the administration and management of safety inspections and post-accident investigations, including ensuring direct reports adhere to role and responsibility in timely investigations of all accidents involving employees, public, equipment, and facilities.
Prepares and/or directs the preparation of accident reports, identifying possible accident causes and hazards and developing recommendations and follow-up to prevent accident recurrences.
Prepares and maintains case files for all general public and automobile accidents.
Participates in litigation activities as assigned for general public and automobile accidents.
Participates in Company emergency response activities as assigned, including any activities required to prepare for such emergency response.
Serves as Safety or Assistant Safety Officer during Incident Management Team activations.