Alaska HSE Leader — Safety Strategy & Compliance

Opti Staffing Group; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 140,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligibility 15–20%

Job summary

Opti Staffing Group is partnering with an Alaska-based organization to hire an experienced Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Leader who will drive the safety function across flight, ground, and support operations in Alaska. This is an individual contributor leadership role reporting to the CEO, with potential Manager or Director level based on experience.

You will own the safety program end‑to‑end, including SMS, regulatory compliance, risk prevention, and incident investigations, while

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressively responsible safety experience in high-risk environments preferred.
• Experience with Safety Management Systems, incident investigation, root‑cause analysis, corrective action, hazard identification, and injury prevention.
• Working knowledge of OSHA requirements applicable to high‑risk operations.
• Ability to analyze safety data, identify trends and translate findings into practical prevention strategies.
• Strong communication, collaboration, facilitation, and influencing skills across frontline and executive audiences.
• Ability to work independently balancing strategic leadership with hands‑on program administration.
• Willingness to travel regularly to operational locations throughout Alaska.
• Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Occupational Safety, Emergency Management, Healthcare Administration, Aviation Safety, Public Health, or related field preferred; equivalence considered.

Responsibilities

• Lead the organization’s safety strategy and SMS with a focus on injury and incident prevention.
• Maintain a visible safety presence across Alaska locations to identify hazards and strengthen practices.
• Promote Just Culture, safety reporting, accountability, and organizational learning.
• Identify emerging risks and develop prevention strategies with operational leaders.
• Lead or coordinate investigations involving injuries, incidents, near misses, and significant hazards, including root‑cause analysis.
• Develop and track corrective and preventive actions through completion.
• Analyze injury trends, incident data, hazard reports, and safety metrics to set priorities.
• Maintain OSHA, CAMTS, state/federal aviation and other safety compliance requirements.
• Coordinate safety programs, drills, inspections, meetings, and required documentation.
• Oversee health and workforce safety programs including health screenings and exposure prevention.
• Partner with Operations and other departments on safety intersections with training and workers’ comp.
• Serve as primary safety advisor to CEO and key advisor to COO and leadership.
• Manage administrative and operational responsibilities required for a single‑person safety function.

Skills

Safety leadership

SMS

Incident investigation

Root-cause analysis

OSHA knowledge

Communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in safety-related field

Job description

Opti Staffing Group is partnering with an Alaska-based organization to hire an experienced Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Leader who will drive the safety function across flight, ground, and support operations in Alaska. This is an individual contributor leadership role reporting to the CEO, with potential Manager or Director level based on experience.

You will own the safety program end‑to‑end, including SMS, regulatory compliance, risk prevention, and incident investigations, while