Manager, Safety - Oahu

HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC CO.; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 120,600 - 156,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Opportunities for advancement

Community and educational program support

Job summary

A leading utility provider is seeking a Manager Supervisor to oversee the Safety & Emergency Planning team. Responsibilities include directing safety program development and leading emergency response initiatives. Candidates should have over 5 years of utility industry experience and strong leadership skills. Excellent benefits and a competitive salary range from $120,600 to $156,700 are offered for this role located in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Qualifications

• Operations experience in transmission and distribution, generation, or emergency response.
• Demonstrated supervisory experience including budgeting and workforce planning.

Responsibilities

• Direct the development of Safety & Emergency Planning programs.
• Manage daily operations of the Safety & EPP team.
• Ensure compliance with federal and state accident investigations.

Skills

Leadership skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Flexibility

Education

5+ years in utility industry

Tools

Microsoft Office

SharePoint

SAP

Job description

Company: Hawaiian Electric Companies

We recognize our competitive advantage – our people. We believe in our people, who share our vision of meeting the needs of our employees, customers, and communities and who carry out the continued success of the company.

Our employees are committed to the company’s foundational values: integrity, excellence, teamwork, environmental stewardship, and community commitment. In turn, we invest in our employees, providing opportunities for challenge and advancement and offering a competitive compensation package.

Posting End Date: This position will remain open until filled. Early applications are highly encouraged.

Job Function

Directs the development and management of the programs within the Safety & Health Manual and oversees maintenance of the Electrical Service Restoration Plan. Facilitates required approvals, procurement, one‑company coordination within the Safety division and the Incident Management Team (IMT) working groups. Oversees maintenance of SharePoint and SAP applications. Provides direct support to the Director, Safety & EPP on division and/or process area assignments and requirements.

Manages daily operations of the Safety & Emergency Planning and Preparedness (Safety & EPP) team. Oversees the development of Safety & EPP programs and project plans, including scope, schedule, budgeting, and program/project development.

Responsible for developing, facilitating, and maintaining strategic initiatives through programs for the division. Develops one company training exercises, tabletop activities, and drills. Deploys as part of a Mutual Assistance Advance Team or in a different capacity, as needed.

Serves as facilitator and other roles as necessary for company emergency response activities.

Essential Functions

• Develop, maintain, implement, and update all occupational division policies, programs, procedures, guidelines, and work rules. Direct the functions and activities of the Safety and Health Manual and Electrical Service Restoration Plan. Ensure programs are maintained; metrics developed, recorded, and reported as necessary; identify best practices and procedures for program maintenance; develop need and justification for projects supporting division programs; plan and forecast program budgets. Develop tracking mechanisms for current programs, new initiatives, and projects.
• Direct and administer all division personnel matters including setting and communicating performance standards, ongoing coaching, training and development, evaluating performance, recognizing employee achievements, counseling, and initiating disciplinary action where appropriate. Ensure timely training in the various roles in NIMS and develop table‑top exercises and drills as necessary. Serve as point of contact for internal and external stakeholders participating in the exercises and drills. Ensure post‑training tasks are completed (lessons‑learned after exercises and drills have timely and effective follow‑up actions, measurements, and results) and facilitate implementation.
• Participate in various federal, state, county, community, and business emergency response committees. Keep abreast of government programs and policies. Participate in Western Region Working Group meetings, conference calls, and on‑site conferences.
• Ensure direct reports adhere to roles and responsibilities in timely investigations of all accidents involving employees, public, equipment, and facilities. Prepare and/or direct the preparation of accident reports. Prepare and maintain case files for all general public and automobile accidents. Participate in litigation activities as assigned for general public and automobile accidents.
• Participate in company emergency response activities as assigned, including any activities required to prepare for such emergency response.

Basic Qualifications

Knowledge Requirements

• Operations experience in transmission and distribution, generation or emergency response.
• First‑responder experience preferred.
• Knowledge of electrical utility emergency response.
• Working knowledge of federal, state and local laws, regulations and procedures related to department and company activities.
• Detailed knowledge of personal computers and standard software applications such as Microsoft Office. SharePoint, SAP and project management software tools highly desirable.
• Thorough knowledge of budgeting and forecasting systems and procedures.
• Thorough knowledge of LEAN continuous improvement principles and best practices to achieve operational excellence.
• Thorough knowledge of SafeStart principles and best practices to achieve a safe workplace environment.

Skills Requirements

• Leadership skills and the ability to work with a variety of individuals to lead to EPP division goals.
• Strong analytical, organizational and conceptual skills to manage a variety of projects, programs and assignments simultaneously.
• Ability to remain flexible in a demanding work environment and adapt to rapidly changing priorities.
• Ability to establish long‑range outcomes and specify strategies and actions necessary to achieve objectives; analyze risks, benefits and opportunities of strategies.
• Ability to innovate by searching for new ways to improve existing processes or systems; address gaps by creating innovative and unique solutions.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills to handle confrontational, difficult and/or sensitive issues with tact, courtesy and discretion.
• Excellent written, oral and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated supervisory/leadership skills including effective written, oral and listening communication skills; conflict resolution skills; the ability to work with and communicate with all levels of the organization, including bargaining unit, management, and regulatory; and the willingness and ability to train.

Experience Requirements

• 5+ years of utility industry experience including project management, operations or emergency response.
• 3–5 years of demonstrated supervisory experience including budgeting, workforce utilization planning, and statistical analysis.

Role: Manager Supervisor

Number of Vacancies: 1

Location: Honolulu – Oahu

Hiring Range: $120,600.00 – $156,700.00 (Salary will be based on skills and qualifications.)

About Hawaiian Electric Companies

Hawaiian Electric Companies provide electricity and services to 95 percent of the state’s 1.4 million residents. The company is also one of the state’s leading employers and a major contributor and supporter of community and educational programs. The demand for power that has fueled the growth of the Hawaiian Islands has been met by Hawaiian Electric Companies for well over a century. As the next millennium unfolds, the company is committed to providing quality service and seeking clean local energy sources to power generations of Hawaii families and businesses to come. Visit us at http://hawaiianelectric.com.

Applicant Certification

By submitting an application for the position, candidates: 1. Authorize the Hawaiian Electric Companies to confirm all statements contained in the application and/or any materials submitted and made a part of the application as they relate to the position and to the extent permitted by law; 2. Authorize and consent to, without reservation, the Hawaiian Electric Companies sharing any and all information regarding previous or present employment, educational training or personal information from their records and from any other source with the hiring department or subsidiary company; 3. Release, discharge, and hold harmless, Hawaiian Electric Companies, from any and all liability for any damage which may be claimed as a result of furnishing such information to the hiring department or subsidiary company; 4. Authorize release and transfer of all personnel records to be maintained by the hiring company in the event of an inter‑company transfer; and 5. Authorize, direct, and consent to Hawaiian Electric Companies and/or its authorized agents to conduct investigations into candidates’ background. These investigations may include, but are not limited to, searches for information about applicants; record of criminal convictions to the extent permitted by law, education records, professional certifications, personal character references, and employment history.

EEO Statement

Hawaiian Electric Companies is an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Hawaiian Electric Companies complies with all applicable laws, including Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Any request for reasonable accommodation needed during the application process should be communicated by the candidate to the HR Service Center at (808) 543‑4848.

Affiliate Disclaimer

Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc., Maui Electric Company, and Hawaii Electric Light ("Company") are Hawaii Public Utilities Commission ("PUC") regulated companies. The disclosure relating to affiliate transaction requirements that follows is made pursuant to the PUC’s Decision and Order No. 35962, issued on December 19, 2018, and subsequently modified by Order No. 36112, issued on January 24, 2019 in Docket No. 2018‑0065.

By submitting your application, you understand and acknowledge that, if you are hired by the Company and subsequently transferred, assigned or otherwise employed by an affiliate, said affiliate will be required to make a one‑time payment to the Company in an amount up to twenty‑five percent (25%) of your base annual compensation.

In addition, if you are hired by the Company and subsequently transferred, assigned or otherwise employed by an affiliate or an affiliate‑related entity, for a period of one year, you cannot appear in negotiations or otherwise interact directly with the Company or work on the same matter that you worked on while with the Company.

Affiliate is defined as "any person or entity that possesses an ‘affiliate interest’ in a utility as defined by section 269‑19.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes ("HRS"), including a utility’s parent holding company, except as otherwise provided by HRS section 269‑19.5(h)."

Affiliate‑Related Entity is defined as "a third party that provides electricity‑related services in a regulated utility’s service territory that has a material financial, operational, or ownership interest with an unregulated affiliate of the utility and of whom the utility has reasonable knowledge."

For a current list of all affiliates and affiliate‑related entities, please see: https://www.hawaiianelectric.com/about-us/key-performance-metrics/financial/affiliate-transactions.