Safety Coordinator - Southern Region (Salem, Woodburn, Newberg & Sheridan)

About the position

At PGE, our work involves dreaming about, planning for, and realizing a smarter, cleaner, more enduring Oregon neighborhood. Its core to our DNA and we haven't stopped since we started in 1888. We energize lives, strengthen communities and drive advancements in energy that promote social, economic and environmental progress. We're always on the lookout for people passionate about leading and being a part of teams that are advancing innovative clean energy solutions that are also affordable and accessible to all. In this role, you'll design, develop, implement and oversee the organization's safety programs to safeguard employees and the public and to ensure compliance with laws, standards and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Conducts routine and complex investigations including incident reviews and root cause analysis.
• Develops and runs reports.
• Analyzes trends and prepares and presents presentations and communications.
• Coordinates and lead follow up on action items related to reports and investigations.
• Leads process improvement projects, conducts benchmarking efforts and assists in identifying improvement efforts.
• Develops and administers safety programs, guidelines and initiatives to meet business objectives and comply with all relevant state and/or federal laws and regulations.
• Serves as a subject matter expert to managers and employees.
• Analyzes business needs and develops and implements innovative solutions to safety-related business problems.
• Designs and delivers educational programs to managers, employees and/or community organizations on employee and public safety.
• Leads special projects to meet corporate objectives engaging closely with other departments.
• Facilitates safety meetings and other safety processes.
• May respond to requests for information from regulators.
• Prepares legally required filings and reports.
• Ensures programs, policies, and procedures comply with applicable laws and regulations.
• Analyzes changes in regulations and recommends and implements appropriate action.

Requirements

• Requires a bachelor's degree in science, business, human resources or other related field or equivalent experience.
• Typically, five or more years in professional safety and/or in electric generation, transmission and distribution operations.
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Construction Safety & Health Technician (CHST), Occupational Health & Safety Technologist (OHST), Certified Utility Safety Professional (CUSP), Certified Occupational Safety Specialist (COSS) preferred depending on position.
• Journeyman card or equivalent trade or operator qualification preferred.

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of employment laws related to area of discipline.
• Knowledge of PGE's policies, procedures, collective bargaining agreements and benefit plans.
• Knowledge of industry best practices related to area of discipline.
• Skills in project management.
• Skills in facilitation and presentations.
• Skills in systems and programs used in functional area, including data retrieval.
• Customer focus skills.
• Safety leadership skills.
• Analytical thinking skills.
• Problem solving skills.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Decision-making skills.
• Organization and prioritization skills.
• Knowledge of business process interrelationships.
• Business acumen.
• Skills in change leadership.
• Risk management skills.

Benefits

• Total rewards package designed to reward contributions to the company.
• Support for well-being and professional development.