Project Specialist - Health and Safety - EHS Safety

Consolidated Edison Company of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Consolidated Edison Company of New York is seeking a Project Specialist to develop and implement company-wide Safety initiatives. You will provide expert guidance on OSHA standards and lead safety program development with strong communication and leadership.

The role requires building reports, analyzing trends, and coordinating safety meetings across diverse job sites and operations. Travel and after-hours support may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's in engineering, science, OSH, or related technical field.
• 5 years of related experience or 3 years with a Master's.

Responsibilities

• Serve as SME in safety areas, provide day-to-day guidance on OSHA standards.
• Review injury/illness reports, coordinate safety meetings, and monthly reporting.
• Develop, implement, and maintain safety programs, policies and procedures.
• Interact with internal/external stakeholders to identify improvements.
• Lead incident investigations and 24x7 response as required.

Skills

Communication skills

MS Office

Safety program management

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, OSH, or related technical field

Master's degree in engineering, science, OSH, or related field

Job description

Overview

The Project Specialist serves to develop and implement key Safety programs and initiatives on a company-wide basis, while also providing support and counsel as a subject matter expert in assigned safety and health-related subject matter areas. This individual applies strong leadership and interpersonal skills along with excellent written and verbal communication abilities to achieve required results and contribute to a positive, team-spirited safe work culture.

This position does not provide employment pursuant to the terms of a STEM OPT Training Plan.

Responsibilities

Core Responsibilities

• Serve as a company subject matter expert (SME) in key Safety areas as assigned, provide day-to-day advice and counsel on various safety issues, address inquiries, providing day-to-day guidance on OSHA standards (such as OSHA 29 CFR 1910.269 and Subpart V governing electric power generation, transmission, and distribution); regularly review injury/illness reports to ensure accuracy; coordinate safety meetings; prepare, monitor and share monthly reports to communicate safety performance data; coordinate special projects, internal and external benchmarking and other safety-related efforts.
• Remain current with upcoming regulatory, company programs, and operating process changes related to Safety, and proactively identify and evaluate potential impacts, responses and remedial actions as necessary.
• Facilitate compliance and promote continuous improvement through the development, implementation, and maintenance of safety programs, policies and procedures.
• Proactively interact with key internal customers and external stakeholders to identify best practices and improvement opportunities.
• Prepare reports and supporting materials to communicate regulatory updates, compliance issues, performance trends, incident analyses, etc.
• Manage and analyze performance metrics in assigned subject matter areas to identify key trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Participate in business safety meetings, daily job briefings, and field job site safety observations or exchanges across active electric/gas/steam jobsites, construction projects, substations, facilities, transmission line operations, and battery energy storage systems (BESS).
• Direct and/or provide immediate response to incidents on a 24x7 basis in accordance with a duty schedule and initiate/support or conduct root-cause accident investigations and recordkeeping.
• Demonstrate ongoing development in the knowledge of safety, health, and associated operating principles, as well as technical and regulatory subject matter in assigned areas.
• Perform other related tasks/assignments and support other subject matter areas as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Education/Experience

• Bachelor's Degree Engineering, Science, Occupational Safety & Health, Industrial Hygiene, or a technical discipline preferred and 5 years of related work experience or
• Master's Degree Engineering, Science, Occupational Safety & Health, Industrial Hygiene, or a technical discipline and 3 years of related work experience

Relevant Work Experience

• Experience in health and safety program development/management, operations leadership, and/or other technical discipline, required.
• Functional expertise in the underlying regulatory bases and technical principles of Con Edison's safety-related procedures and instructions, required.
• Influence and persuasion skills, and ability to initiate/champion change, required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, required.
• Understanding of root cause analysis techniques and data analysis principles, required.
• Operational familiarity with the practices and requirements of Con Edison's service commodities, required.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to adapt communication style to suit different audiences, required.
• Prior experience managing safety-related subject matter areas, or working knowledge of associated Federal, State, and local requirements, preferred.
• Broad familiarity with OSHA and other workplace safety-related requirements, preferred.

Licenses and Certifications

• Driver's License Required
• Other: Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Preferred

Additional Physical Demands

• The selected candidate will be assigned a System Emergency Assignment (i.e., an emergency response role) and will be expected to work non-business hours during emergencies, which may include nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Must be able and willing to travel as needed.
• Must be able to provide off hours support as required.