Sr. Safety Professional

PPL Corporation•Johnstone, Pennsylvania

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About The Position

The Sr. Safety Professional leads safety initiatives supporting field and office employees and works to improve employee safety and health. The role evaluates safe work practices, interprets safety policies, procedures, and rules, supports safety committees, facilitates incident investigations, conducts field observations, and leads safety projects and initiatives. The position serves as a safety expert and liaison between Safety Operations, business lines, and employees, and may be assigned an Electric Utilities emergency and storm role. The company reserves the right to designate the work arrangement as on-site, remote, or a combination, and the assigned work location may change. For remote work, office or on-site presence may be required for face-to-face coordination. Other duties may be assigned, and the employee must comply with all policies and standards.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Safety Management or a related field.
At least 5 years of safety professional experience.
Ability to develop and deliver safety presentations to large audiences using data.

Nice To Haves

At least 3 years of experience in the utility or construction industry.
Initiative to learn the utility business.
Self-motivation.
Ability to challenge group thinking based on information.
Successful management of a safety process.
Successful completion of a professional development plan.
Ability to collect and interpret data from multiple sources and use it to recommend a course of action to the Safety Manager.

Responsibilities

Consult with supervisors, field supervisors, and others to evaluate work practices and recommend safe methods based on PPL safety policies and procedures and external third-party agencies.
Serve as the safety expert to ensure workers understand safety rules, procedures, and regulations.
Participate in or facilitate safety-related working groups and ensure solutions follow Electric Utilities safety rules, procedures, and policies.
Liaise between the safety department and safety committees, bridging communications between employees and sharing recent safety events during meetings.
Communicate recent safety messages to the field and relay safety concerns to Safety Operations.
Facilitate and support incident investigations.
Act as the business lines' key point of contact for the Corporate Corrective Action Tracker System (CCATS), ensuring incidents are entered accurately and promptly.
Conduct field observations and provide feedback to crews and business lines.
Lead safety-related projects and initiatives.
Identify injury trends and develop plans to address negative trends.
Perform other duties as assigned and comply with all policies and standards.