Safety and Environmental Specialist

Oracle•Nashville, TN

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 will establish the programs, processes, standards, metrics, and governance needed to support strong safety performance and full environmental compliance. The role partners with site operations, maintenance, engineering, project teams, data center operations, and leadership to embed safety and environmental responsibility into daily operations. The specialist oversees environmental compliance programs across the fleet, including site permitting and air permit management. The role also develops and executes fleet-wide safety programs covering employee observations and reporting, safety committees, recognition, performance metrics, and continuous improvement. It promotes a 100% environmental compliance mindset and a “Not on My Watch” safety culture in which employees identify hazards, speak up, intervene when appropriate, and take ownership for protecting themselves and others.

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 organizational levels.
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 Power Operations environmental compliance program and oversee related requirements across the fleet.
Coordinate development, application, renewal, modification, and ongoing compliance for 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 across locations, 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 appropriate responses.
Develop, implement, and continuously improve the Power Operations safety program, including safety observation and reporting processes.
Establish and support site- and fleet-level safety committees and develop safety recognition and rewards programs.
Partner with operations leadership to incorporate safety expectations into planning, maintenance, procedures, projects, and daily work.
Lead development and implementation of the “Not on My Watch” safety program, reinforcing employees’ authority and responsibility to identify hazards, speak up, stop work when appropriate, and intervene when they observe risk.
Develop communications, training, recognition, and engagement activities that reinforce personal ownership of safety.
Promote learning from observations, near misses, events, and operating experience to prevent recurrence and reduce risk.
Develop and maintain safety and environmental KPIs, data collection and validation methods, dashboards, and recurring leadership reports.
Track leading and lagging indicators, analyze trends, identify systemic risks, and provide performance reporting and recommendations to leadership.
Ensure safety and environmental findings, observations, events, audit results, and compliance issues are entered into 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 identify opportunities to standardize processes and improve performance.
Develop and maintain safety and environmental policies, procedures, standards, and program documentation, and help ensure they are practical and consistently implemented.
Partner with operations and training organizations to identify training needs and establish appropriate programs; support additional site-specific controls where needed.
Serve as a senior safety and environmental subject-matter expert, advise site teams on requirements, risks, and controls, and participate in operational planning and project reviews.
Build working relationships across operations, maintenance, engineering, project management, data center operations, and leadership; work with external consultants, service providers, regulatory specialists, and other third parties as needed.
Clearly communicate emerging risks, compliance concerns, performance trends, 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 accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
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 employees or accrued vacation for other eligible employees.
11 paid holidays.
Paid sick leave: 72 hours upon hire, refreshed each calendar year, with carryover up to a maximum of 112 hours.
Paid parental leave.
Adoption assistance.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Financial planning and group legal benefits.
Voluntary auto, homeowner, and pet insurance.
May be eligible for bonus and equity.