Alaska Remote Safety Lead

Alaska Power & Telephone; Craig (AK); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Alaska Power & Telephone seeks a Safety Manager to drive day-to-day safety program implementation across all locations. You will maintain a strong field presence, conduct inspections, coordinate training, and track corrective actions with the Director of Safety & Training guiding policy and strategy.

Required: Alaska residency and 5+ years in safety roles, with proven experience in inspections, investigations, training, hazard assessments, and remote-site operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety and health, safety management, engineering, industrial hygiene, environmental health, or a related field; an equivalent combination of education, trade experience, and progressively responsible safety experience may be considered.
• Five or more years of relevant safety or high-hazard operational experience, preferably in electric utility, telecommunications, construction, industrial, generation, transportation, or remote operations.
• Experience conducting field inspections, incident investigations, training, hazard assessments, and corrective-action follow-up across multiple locations.
• Ability to travel extensively within Alaska, including by commercial aircraft, small aircraft, ferry, boat, and company vehicle, and remain overnight in remote communities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 and the ability to use safety, training, and reporting systems.

Responsibilities

• Implement AP&T safety policies, written programs, procedures, tools, and annual priorities consistently across all company locations.
• Develop and maintain a risk-based field-visit schedule approved by the Director, including remote and difficult-to-access sites.
• Maintain regular field presence and provide practical safety coaching to employees and managers.
• Conduct and document inspections across facilities, shops, yards, vehicles, and sites within assigned scope.
• Identify hazards, assess risk, recommend controls, assign owners, set due dates, and verify completion.
• Maintain the centralized corrective-action log and elevate high-risk items to the Director.
• Support pre-job briefings, job hazard analyses, energized work planning, and other high-risk work controls.
• Reinforce that operating leaders remain responsible for work methods and hazard corrections.
• Lead routine investigations and support significant investigations under the Director’s direction.

Skills

Field inspections

Incident investigations

Training delivery

Hazard assessments

Recordkeeping

Communication

Microsoft 365

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in safety/engineering/occupational health

Job description

Alaska Power & Telephone seeks a Safety Manager to drive day-to-day safety program implementation across all locations. You will maintain a strong field presence, conduct inspections, coordinate training, and track corrective actions with the Director of Safety & Training guiding policy and strategy.

Required: Alaska residency and 5+ years in safety roles, with proven experience in inspections, investigations, training, hazard assessments, and remote-site operations.