About the position
AES Clean Energy is currently seeking a Senior Safety Specialist. The position is for someone in the Arizona area and support the central region of the US which includes Colorado, New Mexico, Nebraska, Wyoming, South Dakota, and other states as operation facilities are developed. The position will report to the Regional Safety Manager. The Safety Specialist will review safety plans and compliance for solar, solar + battery storage (BESS), and wind O&M projects in the US. The primary responsibility of this role will be to communicate, and audit safety programs and expectations to the AES O&M employees while also ensuring contractors are conducting activities in a safe manner for the protection of our employees, clients, contractors, subcontractors, and the public. Must be able to travel by vehicle and by airplane.
Responsibilities
- Spend time in the field working hand in hand with Operations and Maintenance personnel.
- Maintain compliance with legal and regulatory Safety requirements and agencies.
- Maintain and continually improve the Safety Management Systems.
- Direct, develop, and deliver safety, health, and environmental training programs.
- Contribute to achieving Safety targets in support of business objectives.
- Travel to sites throughout central region of the US for safety support as needed with majority of travel being by vehicle within Arizona.
- Travel to states outside the central region for safety support of other regions when necessary.
- Lead activities and efforts around Safety related incidents and investigations.
- Identify and build action plans and strategies through analytics.
- Acts as a lead safety resource on complex projects.
- Review safety programs and create training on PowerPoints.
- Lead safety meetings.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Occupation Health and Safety, an equivalent degree from a relevant field, or minimum of 3 years of direct safety experience with safety as a primary job role.
- BCSP certification or equivalent is preferred (CSP, ASP, SMS, OHST, etc.).
- Ability to travel extensively in Arizona and across the United States in support of other regions as necessary.
- Up to 75% travel in the regional area with the majority of travel being by vehicle in the state of Arizona.
- Proven leadership skills.
- Proven expertise in field-level safety.
- Experience in a utility-scale solar, Battery Storage (BESS) or, wind project (preferred).
- Experience with utility scale infrastructure (i.e. substations, T&D line, GSU's, Inverters, etc.).
- Possess an understanding of a safety management system (SMS) and its importance.
- Ability to effectively communicate, and influence, at all levels of an organization.
- Ability to build effective relationships; possess strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to review, analyze, and draw conclusions from data; effectively use the conclusions to make and communicate key recommendations.
- Strong computer and analytical skills.
- Able to speak and support operations through video conferences, such as Microsoft Teams.
- Ability to speak in large public settings.
- Proficient in Microsoft office platform, Use of Outlook email, Word, PowerPoint, and other programs as needed.
- Experience with professional computer platforms such as Intelex, ePAS, SiteDocs (Preferred).
- Has a 'finish the work' attitude coupled with a high level of professionalism.
- Must be able to and enjoy working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrates alignment with AES Values (Safety First, Highest Standards, & All Together).
