Safety Specialist/ Senior Safety Specialist (Dumfries, VA)

Dominion Energy • DUMFRIES, VA

49d • $80,500 - $129,900

About The Position

Dominion Energy is hiring for an intermediate, fully proficient role in its Safety Specialist series. The position recommends and administers company safety and fire protection policies and programs and provides safety oversight and technical support to Corporate, Gas Infrastructure, Power Delivery, or Power Generation groups. It provides oversight, coaching, advice, technical expertise, and training on safety, fire prevention, construction, and operational work methods.

The role responds to safety incidents, gathers and evaluates accident data, conducts root-cause analyses, recommends preventive actions, identifies safety risks, and implements corrective measures. It performs safety and fire protection inspections and evaluates work practices for compliance with OSHA, regulatory, and company requirements. It also monitors relevant governmental regulations; tests, researches, and recommends tools, systems, and equipment; develops and delivers safety and fire protection training; supports public safety programs; assists with accident prevention manuals and technical training materials; and works with managers, supervisors, safety committees, and colleagues on risk reduction and other safety initiatives. The specialist also investigates third-party safety incidents, often in coordination with claims personnel and regulators.

Business-unit duties may include industrial hygiene and exposure-control programs for Gas Infrastructure; technical support and qualifications or training for complex Power Delivery activities; oversight of Power Generation and construction projects, combustible-dust surveys, and equipment evaluations; or companywide safety standardization, performance reporting, and support for sustainability and responsibility reporting in Corporate Safety/Services.

Requirements

• Safety Specialist: at least 3 years of directly related experience.
• Senior Safety Specialist: 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.
• Public speaking and presentation skills.
• Planning and organizational skills.
• Analytical skills.
• Proficient computer skills.
• Ability to perform accident and incident investigations.
• Bachelor's degree, or an equivalent combination of education and demonstrated related experience may be accepted in lieu of the preferred education level.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred degree discipline in Fire Protection, Industrial Hygiene, Safety, or Occupational Safety; other disciplines may be substituted.
• 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.
• Provide guidance on safety, fire prevention, construction, and operational work methods.
• 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.
• Monitor 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 deliver safety and fire protection training and presentations.
• Administer public safety programs for internal and external stakeholders when applicable.
• Assist in developing Accident Prevention Manuals and technical training programs and materials.
• Collaborate 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, identify, evaluate, and control workplace chemical exposures and coordinate industrial hygiene programs such as hearing conservation, respirator, and medical surveillance programs.
• For Power Delivery, provide technical expertise for complex work activities, including qualifying gloving supervisors, switch operator training, unsupervised gloving lineman qualifications, and storm restoration work.
• For Power Generation, 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, facilitate companywide standardization of safety equipment, methods, and practices; identify opportunities for efficient safety-program delivery; report safety performance metrics; and provide input on safety goals and performance for sustainability and responsibility reporting.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision benefits, including coverage for families and domestic partners.
• Vacation.
• Retirement plans, including 401(k) contributions and matching.
• Paid holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Bonus eligibility.
• Sick leave.
• Disability insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level