About the position
As one of the nation's leading electric transmission line construction companies, MasTec Power Delivery is seeking a Director of Safety to oversee and ensure the safety of our projects. This role is critical in maintaining our commitment to safety, integrity, and sustainable practices across all operations. The Director will be responsible for developing and implementing Project Specific Safety Environmental Plans (PSSEP) that are tailored to the scope of work and the anticipated risks associated with each project. This includes ensuring compliance with client requirements and adapting plans to reflect any changes in the work environment. The Director will also lead investigations into any incidents that occur, ensuring they are fully compliant with both client and MasTec investigation requirements. This role involves establishing performance objectives aligned with the strategic goals of the organization and conducting periodic performance reviews for all direct reports. The Director will conduct routine audits, inspections, and observations of work sites, providing responsible project managers and operations executives with findings and generating tracking metrics to identify any outliers. Reporting these outliers to the group level safety director is also a key responsibility. In addition to managing Field Safety Specialists and Safety Managers, the Director will oversee the development and implementation of complex safety initiatives across the organization. This includes researching, developing, and preparing programs that comply with safety and health-related government regulations, as well as TSG and client safety practices. The Director will also conduct risk assessments to identify high and medium-risk work activities, develop job safety analyses, and support the implementation of hazard mitigation methods. Training, coaching, and mentoring leaders on their roles and responsibilities regarding the Health & Safety Program is essential, as is conducting safety management evaluations and acting as a resource for all TSG team members. This position requires a significant amount of time spent in the field, with an average of 80% of the time dedicated to directly supporting projects in the region. The Director will also be expected to travel periodically and for extended periods to support and deliver projects effectively.
Responsibilities
- Ensuring Projects Specific Safety Environmental Plans (PSSEP) are appropriate for the scope of work and for the anticipated risks associated with the project.
- Ensures PSSEPs are compliant with client requirements and are current to reflect a changing work environment.
- Ensuring all incidents are fully investigated in compliance with client and MasTec investigation requirements, including reporting into the safety data management system.
- Establishing performance objectives in harmony with TSG strategic goals and objectives for all direct reports.
- Conducts periodic performance reviews to ensure performance objectives are being met.
- Conducting routine audits, inspections, and observations of work sites and work activities.
- Provides responsible Project managers and Operations executives with findings and generates tracking metrics to identify outliers.
- Reports outliers to the group level safety director.
- Hires and manages Field Safety Specialists and Safety Manager.
- Manages the development and implementation process of complex TSG wide safety initiatives and support structures.
- Leads, manages, and supports complex local and regional safety projects in collaboration with operational stakeholders.
- Researches, develops, prepares, and implements programs designed to comply with safety and health related government regulations and with TSG and client safety and health practices to protect the health and safety of TSG employees and subcontractors.
- Develops and delivers safety content for Project Specific Safety & Environmental Plans.
- Conducts risk assessments to identify high and medium risk work activities, develop job safety analysis, and supports implementation of hazard mitigation methods.
- Performs work site inspections of operational sites; identifies non-compliance issues and requests corrective actions on potential health and safety hazards.
- Conducts follow up inspections to ensure that all corrective actions have been implemented.
- Train, coach, and mentor leaders (union and management) on their roles and responsibilities relative to effective implementation of the Health & Safety Program.
- Conducts safety management evaluations, including a written report and a review of findings.
- Acts as a resource person to all TSG team members to assist them in implementing TSG safety Policy.
- Actively complies with all applicable safety policies, practices, and procedures.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Safety Management, Industrial Hygiene or a related field from an accredited college or university is preferred.
- Minimum of Five (5) years recent verifiable experience in a safety leadership or senior staff position within the energy sector.
- Experience with electrical transmission and distribution operations and construction.
- Experience in developing and delivering project specific safety plans, safety manuals, safety procedures, and safety programs.
- Comprehensive knowledge in areas such as Fall management, LOTO, arc flash, PPE, troubleshooting, high voltage, confined space, hot work permitting, trenching, excavation, scaffolding, craning, hoisting, rigging, mobile equipment and emergency action plans.
- Experience in a Union environment.
- Experience managing project-based assignments, meeting commitments, status reports and project objectives.
- Broad experience with safety audits, hazard abatement, risk assessment, safety training, compliance, and human performance.
- Comprehensive knowledge of OSHA, NESC and NFPA regulations and compliance programs.
- Experience in conducting industrial hygiene sampling of dusts, mists, aerosols, and fumes, interpreting results and corrective action.
- Strong communicator both oral and written with strong leadership skills and ability to function with limited supervision.
- Strong computer skills to include Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, ProCore, desk-top publishing, and E-Learning/LMS software.
