Safety Specialist/ Senior Safety Specialist - Dumfries, VA

Military Spouse Corporate Career Network•Dumfries, VA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This is an intermediate, fully proficient role in Dominion Energy’s Safety Specialist series. The role recommends and administers company safety and fire protection policies and programs, providing safety oversight and technical support to Corporate, Gas Infrastructure, Power Delivery, or Power Generation groups. It provides coaching, advice, technical expertise, and training on safety, fire prevention, construction, and operational work methods; responds to safety incidents; analyzes accident data; conducts root-cause investigations; and recommends preventive actions. The position identifies safety risks, implements corrective measures, and conducts inspections and work-practice reviews to verify compliance with OSHA, regulatory, and company requirements. It also monitors relevant governmental regulations, evaluates tools and equipment, develops and delivers training, supports public safety programs, and contributes to accident-prevention materials and risk-reduction initiatives. The specific duties vary by business unit and may include industrial hygiene, utility work qualification and training, generation and construction project oversight, combustible-dust surveys, safety program standardization, and safety performance reporting. The role is on-site in Dumfries, Virginia. Office work is indicated, with potential exposure or activity involving cold, dust/grease/oil, fumes, heat, loud noise, outdoors, pressurized lines and valves, radiation, and travel, each listed as up to 25% except office work, listed at 76–100%. No testing is required.

Requirements

Safety Specialist level: at least 3 years of directly related experience.
Senior Safety Specialist level: at least 5 years of directly related experience.
Understanding of company safety policies and work methods.
Knowledge of applicable safety and fire protection regulations and requirements.
Technical proficiency in the applicable job-specific discipline.
Knowledge of Management Service (MMS) requirements.
Knowledge of applicable hazardous-material and chemical management and transportation.
Job-specific knowledge of industrial hygiene sampling and surveying techniques.
Strong communication, writing, interpersonal, and coaching skills.
Good public-speaking and presentation skills.
Good planning and organizational skills.
Good analytical skills.
Proficient computer skills.
Ability to perform accident and incident investigations.
A bachelor’s degree is preferred; an equivalent combination of education and demonstrated related experience may be accepted in lieu of the preferred education level.
The preferred degree disciplines are Fire Protection, Industrial Hygiene, Safety, or Occupational Safety; other disciplines may be substituted.

Nice To Haves

Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH).
Certified Safety Professional (CSP).

Responsibilities

Recommend and administer company safety and fire protection policies and programs.
Provide safety oversight, technical support, coaching, advice, and training to assigned business groups.
Respond to safety incidents, gather and evaluate accident data, conduct root-cause analyses, and recommend preventive actions.
Identify potential safety risks and implement corrective measures.
Conduct safety and fire protection inspections and monitor work practices for compliance with OSHA, regulatory, and company requirements.
Maintain awareness of governmental regulations and policies that may affect company operations.
Test, research, and recommend tools, systems, and equipment, ensuring compliance with technical specifications.
Develop, implement, and conduct safety and fire protection training and presentations.
Administer public safety programs for internal and external stakeholders, as applicable.
Assist with Accident Prevention Manuals and technical training programs and materials.
Work with managers, supervisors, safety committees, and colleagues on risk-reduction plans and safety initiatives.
Investigate third-party safety incidents, often coordinating with claims personnel and regulators.
For Gas Infrastructure assignments, identify, evaluate, and control workplace chemical exposures and coordinate industrial hygiene activities, including hearing conservation, respirator, and medical surveillance programs.
For Power Delivery assignments, provide technical expertise for complex activities, including qualifying gloving supervisors, switch-operator training, unsupervised gloving lineman qualifications, and storm restoration work.
For Power Generation assignments, oversee generation and construction projects, including coal-combustion-products and renewable projects, and conduct combustible-dust surveys and equipment evaluations at fossil-fuel and biomass locations.
For Corporate Safety/Services assignments, facilitate companywide standardization of safety equipment, methods, and practices; identify efficient ways to deliver safety capabilities and services; report safety performance metrics; and provide input on safety goals and performance for corporate sustainability and responsibility reporting.