Electrical Utility Safety Leader

Gregory electric; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with company match

Fully paid health insurance

Job summary

Gregory Electric is seeking a Utility Safety Superintendent to serve as the senior field safety representative for electrical utility operations. You will work with project managers and crews to identify hazards, coach safe work, and enforce compliance, all while directing safety programs on active projects.

You will lead inspections, investigations, and trainings on electrical, work-zone, excavation, fall protection, PPE, and equipment safety, reporting findings to Operations leadership and the

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of progressively responsible experience in electrical utility construction, utility safety, or utility field supervision.
• Experience with overhead and underground utility construction activities.
• Ability to recognize electrical, excavation, work-zone, fall, rigging, lifting, and mobile equipment hazards.
• Experience leading crews, coaching supervisors, conducting inspections, enforcing safety requirements, or performing comparable field leadership duties.
• Ability to challenge unsafe decisions regardless of seniority while maintaining productive working relationships.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to meet driving-record requirements.
• Ability to pass pre-employment drug screening and background checks.

Responsibilities

• Provide field safety oversight and conduct inspections, audits, and hazard assessments for overhead and underground utility projects.
• Coach employees, supervisors, and subcontractors; correct unsafe conditions and behavior.
• Exercise stop-work authority when imminent danger or significant risk is identified.
• Participate in pre-job planning, safety meetings, and reviews of energized work and high-risk activities.
• Assist with investigations involving injuries, near misses, vehicle events, and property damage; identify factors and develop corrective actions.
• Deliver classroom and field training on electrical, work-zone, excavation, fall-protection, PPE, and equipment safety.
• Verify compliance with safety policies, client requirements, OSHA standards, and regulations.
• Evaluate subcontractor safety performance and drive corrective actions.
• Maintain accurate records and ensure closure of deficiencies.
• Identify recurring hazards and communicate findings to leadership.

Skills

Safety leadership

Hazard recognition

Coaching & training

Incident investigation

Documentation & record-keeping

Communication

Time management

Driving license

Education

OSHA 30-hour Construction

First Aid/CPR/AED

NCCER or equivalent safety credentials

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Gregory Electric is seeking a Utility Safety Superintendent to serve as the senior field safety representative for electrical utility operations. You will work with project managers and crews to identify hazards, coach safe work, and enforce compliance, all while directing safety programs on active projects.

You will lead inspections, investigations, and trainings on electrical, work-zone, excavation, fall protection, PPE, and equipment safety, reporting findings to Operations leadership and the