Safety and Environmental Specialist

Oracle•Nashville, TN

13d•$91,400 - $187,000

About The Position

Oracle is seeking an experienced Safety & Environmental Specialist – Power Operations to develop, implement, and continuously improve safety and environmental programs supporting its Power Operations fleet. This senior individual contributor has end-to-end responsibility for establishing the programs, processes, standards, metrics, and governance needed to achieve exceptional safety performance and 100% environmental compliance. The role partners with site operations, maintenance, engineering, project teams, and leadership to integrate safety and environmental excellence into daily operations. The position oversees environmental compliance programs, including site permitting and air permit management, and develops and executes fleet-wide safety programs. These include employee observation and reporting, safety committees, recognition programs, performance metrics, and continuous improvement initiatives. The specialist will promote a 100% environmental compliance mindset and a “Not on My Watch” safety culture in which employees are empowered and expected to identify hazards, speak up, intervene, and take ownership for protecting themselves and others. The role also develops and reports safety and environmental KPIs; monitors corrective actions; supports event reviews, audits, inspections, regulatory reporting, and training; maintains policies and procedures; and advises operational teams on risks, requirements, and controls. Success means embedding safety and environmental responsibility into how Power Operations plans, makes decisions, and carries out work.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, occupational safety, engineering, industrial hygiene, environmental engineering, or a related technical field.
10+ years of professional experience in safety, environmental compliance, EHS, utility operations, industrial operations, or a closely related field.
Demonstrated experience developing and implementing safety and/or environmental programs in a complex operational environment.
Experience with environmental permitting and regulatory compliance, including familiarity with air permitting requirements.
Experience developing safety programs, employee engagement initiatives, observation programs, or similar proactive safety processes.
Demonstrated ability to develop performance metrics, analyze trends, and communicate results to operational and executive stakeholders.
Strong understanding of risk management, corrective action, continuous improvement, and compliance principles.
Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to influence across multiple levels of an organization.
Ability to work independently as a senior individual contributor while driving programs across geographically distributed operating locations.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the electric utility, power generation, energy, data center, or other mission-critical infrastructure industry.
Experience supporting environmental compliance for power generation or large industrial facilities.
Experience with air permitting, emissions compliance, environmental reporting, and associated regulatory requirements.
Experience developing or managing behavioral safety, safety observation, near-miss, employee engagement, or safety recognition programs.
Familiarity with OSHA requirements and applicable federal, state, and local environmental regulations.
Experience developing executive-level safety and environmental dashboards and KPI reporting.
Professional certifications related to safety or environmental management.

Responsibilities

Develop, implement, and maintain the environmental compliance program for Power Operations sites, overseeing fleet-wide requirements and obligations.
Coordinate the development, application, renewal, modification, and ongoing compliance of site environmental permits, including air permits.
Establish systems to track permit conditions, reporting and testing requirements, inspections, deadlines, and other compliance obligations.
Partner with site teams, engineering, project organizations, consultants, and regulatory specialists to incorporate environmental requirements into new and existing operations.
Monitor environmental compliance status, escalate potential risks, and support inspections, audits, assessments, regulatory reporting, and corrective actions.
Identify regulatory or operational changes that may affect environmental compliance and coordinate organizational responses.
Develop and continuously improve the Power Operations safety program, including safety observation and reporting processes, safety committees, and recognition programs.
Promote employee identification and reporting of hazards, unsafe conditions, positive safety behaviors, and opportunities for improvement.
Lead the “Not on My Watch” safety program, reinforcing employees’ authority and responsibility to speak up, stop work when appropriate, intervene, and protect coworkers and partners.
Develop communications, training, recognition, and engagement activities that reinforce personal ownership of safety and learning from observations, near misses, events, and operating experience.
Develop and maintain safety and environmental KPIs, data collection and validation methods, dashboards, and recurring reports for leadership.
Track leading and lagging indicators, analyze trends and systemic risks, and provide performance reporting and recommendations to Power Operations leadership.
Ensure safety and environmental findings, observations, events, audits, and compliance issues enter corrective action processes; monitor completion and escalate overdue or high-risk items.
Conduct or support significant event reviews, identify root causes and lessons learned, share best practices, and pursue continuous improvement and standardization.
Develop and maintain safety and environmental policies, procedures, standards, and program documentation, including site-specific requirements where needed.
Partner with operations and training organizations to identify required safety and environmental training and establish appropriate programs.
Serve as a senior safety and environmental subject-matter expert and provide guidance on requirements, risks, and controls.
Build working relationships across operations, maintenance, engineering, project management, data center operations, leadership, and external parties.
Participate in operational planning and project reviews to address safety and environmental considerations early, and communicate emerging risks and recommended actions to leadership.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion.
Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
Life insurance and AD&D.
Supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses, and children.
Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts.
Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits.
401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match.
Paid time off, including flexible vacation for eligible salaried non-overtime positions or accrued vacation for other eligible employees.
11 paid holidays.
Paid sick leave: 72 hours upon hire, refreshing each calendar year, with unused time carrying over up to a 112-hour cap.
Paid parental leave.
Adoption assistance.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Financial planning and group legal benefits.
Voluntary auto, homeowner, and pet insurance benefits.
May be eligible for bonus and equity.
Volunteer programs.