Safety Specialist III
About The Position
The Safety Specialist III is a senior-level safety professional responsible for leading and advancing health and safety programs supporting electric transmission, substation construction and maintenance, and natural gas distribution operations. This role serves as a subject matter expert in high-hazard utility environments, ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations while partnering with operations leadership to proactively manage risk and strengthen safety culture across field-based operations. This position provides advanced technical safety oversight for energized work environments, gas system integrity activities, and large-scale infrastructure projects.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Health, Industrial Hygiene OR equivalent combination of education and 4–5 years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
- 5+ years of progressive safety experience, preferably in a complex or high-risk environment.
- Demonstrated experience managing safety programs and regulatory compliance initiatives.
- Strong understanding of high-voltage electrical systems, grounding, arc flash hazards, and minimum approach distances.
- Working knowledge of gas distribution hazards, pipeline safety practices, and emergency response protocols.
- Experience with switching orders, energized work permits, and pre-job hazard assessments.
- Strong field presence with ability to influence frontline crews and contractors.
- Excellent investigation, reporting, and data analysis skills.
- Ability to work extended hours during outages, gas emergencies, and storm events.
- Frequent travel to project sites.
- Participation in emergency response, outage support, and storm restoration activities, including extended hours.
Nice To Haves
- CUSP (Certified Utilities Safety Professional)
- CHST or equivalent industry credential
Responsibilities
- Lead and support safety programs specific to transmission line construction and maintenance, substation construction and commissioning, and gas distribution operations.
- Ensure compliance with OSHA Construction (29 CFR 1926), OSHA General Industry (29 CFR 1910), and DOT Pipeline Safety regulations (49 CFR 192), as applicable.
- Oversee safety programs related to: Electrical safety and arc flash protection
- Energized work and switching operations
- Fall protection and tower climbing
- Trenching and excavation
- Confined space entry
- Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)
- Heavy equipment and crane operations
- Gas leak response and pipeline integrity work
- Conduct field safety audits of transmission crews, substation projects, and gas distribution teams.
- Lead complex incident investigations and perform formal root cause analysis.
- Analyze injury trends, near misses, and leading indicators to drive continuous improvement.
- Serve as a safety liaison during regulatory inspections and third-party audits.
- Support contractor safety management programs for large capital and maintenance projects.
- Provide technical safety guidance during pre-job planning, tailboards, switching procedures, and outage coordination.
- Assist with emergency response and storm restoration activities.
Benefits
- 401(k) Plan
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Health, Dental, & Vision Insurance
- Voluntary Life Insurance
- Voluntary Short Term & Long-Term Disability
- Paid time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
