Safety & Health Coordinator - Safety and Health Consultant

American Electric Power•North Charleston, SC

20h•$74,551 - $128,688

About The Position

Responsible for advising and assisting management with the administration of safety and health event policies and procedures, including public safety matters. The role disseminates safety and health information, coordinates implementation of safety and health programs, conducts observations and visitations, and guides management on safety and accident prevention. This position is posted at multiple classification levels and will be filled according to the selected candidate’s education, experience, skills, and qualifications. The Safety & Health Consultant classification requires at least six years of safety and health or electric utility operations experience in addition to the applicable education requirement. The role requires daily travel and occasional overnight travel.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in safety, health, industrial hygiene, occupational health, or a relevant field; or an associate degree in a relevant field with two years of related electric utility field operations experience; or a high school diploma or GED with four years of safety and health administration, field experience, or related electric utility field operations experience.
For the Safety & Health Consultant classification, at least six years of safety and health or electric utility operations experience, in addition to the education requirement.
Valid driver’s license, which must be maintained.
Strong oral and written communication skills and basic computer skills.
Ability to work with a high degree of autonomy and independence.
Ability to communicate effectively with management, employees, contractors, and other business partners.
Ability to observe work practices, identify potential safety and health concerns, and provide appropriate guidance and recommendations.
Ability to interpret and apply applicable federal, state, and local safety and health regulations.
For the Safety & Health Consultant classification, knowledge of intervention techniques and experience with instruction and meeting facilitation.
For the Safety & Health Consultant classification, understanding of organizational development principles and performance-improvement methodologies.
For the Safety & Health Consultant classification, extensive knowledge of OSHA standards.
Ability to travel daily and occasionally stay overnight.

Nice To Haves

Certified Safety Professional, Certified Industrial Hygienist, and/or Certified Utility Safety Professional certification is preferred for the Safety & Health Consultant level.

Responsibilities

Instruct, advise, and assist management and employees in carrying out safety and health, public safety, and event-prevention programs, policies, and procedures.
Develop, prepare, deliver, and provide guidance on materials and programs for safety and health meetings, conferences, courses, and related activities.
Observe personnel, tools, equipment, work practices, and processes to ensure safe and proper procedures are followed.
Advise and assist with safety and health event analysis and serve as a resource to event analysis committees.
Maintain working knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local safety and health regulations, including OSHA standards.
Review and assist with efforts to evaluate contractors’ compliance with applicable regulations and Company requirements.
Assist organizations in developing long-term safety and health performance-improvement strategies and implementation processes.
Assess organizational safety and health processes and develop initiatives to improve safety and health outcomes.
Coach employees and organizational leaders in developing and evaluating specialized safety and health materials and performance assessments.
Provide individual coaching, instruction, meeting facilitation, and presentations related to safety and health programs and performance.
Maintain professional development and stay current on regulations, industry practices, intervention techniques, and performance-improvement methods.
Assist the Safety and Health Manager and Corporate Safety staff with special assignments that may have Company-wide implications.
Provide guidance and assistance to less-experienced safety and health professionals, as assigned.
Promote and enforce the Company’s Safety and Health and event-prevention programs.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.