Safety Specialist-Electric Operations

Job Purpose: Serves as a safety professional supporting OUC operational, maintenance, construction, engineering, and contractor activities. Conducts field safety assessments, supports risk reduction initiatives, develops and maintains safety programs and procedures, assists with incident investigations, and provides coaching and guidance to promote safe, compliant, and operationally practical work practices.

Partners with operations, engineering, leadership, employees, and contractors to strengthen hazard recognition, regulatory compliance, human performance, and continuous improvement across utility operations. Primary Functions: Conduct field safety observations, inspections, audits, and hazard assessments across utility operations, maintenance activities, contractor work, construction projects, and related field environments, with primary emphasis in power and water production, transmission and/or distribution.

Partner with supervisors, employees, contractors, planners, and leadership to identify hazards, evaluate risk, and implement practical and sustainable corrective actions aligned with operational needs and regulatory requirements. Support the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of safety programs, procedures, standards, safe work practices, and operational guidance documents.

Review work planning activities, job briefings, outage activities, and higher-risk work to improve hazard recognition, control effectiveness, human performance, and decision-making processes. Participate in and support incident, injury, vehicle, property damage, and near-miss investigations; identify contributing factors and root causes; and assist with development of corrective and preventive actions.

Contribute to Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), risk assessments, operational readiness reviews, and evaluations for new or modified work activities, equipment, processes, and facilities. Conduct safety-related training, coaching, and employee engagement activities to reinforce safe work practices, regulatory compliance, hazard awareness, and organizational safety expectations.

Collaborate with other safety and technical training team members for developing or updating training as needed. Support contractor safety oversight activities by participating in field evaluations, safety observations, coordination efforts, and verification of compliance with company and regulatory requirements. Support regulatory compliance efforts, internal assessments, corrective action tracking, and preparation for inspections, audits, and organizational reviews.

Maintain records, reports, inspection documentation, investigation findings, corrective actions, and related safety program documentation in accordance with organizational and regulatory requirements. Monitor safety performance trends, identifies opportunities for improvement, and supports initiatives focused on operational learning, risk reduction, and continuous improvement.

Collaborate across departments and business units to support organizational safety initiatives, emergency response activities, and enterprise safety objectives. Perform other duties as assigned.