Safety Consultant - Nuclear

Xcel Energy; Minneapolis, Saint Paul (MN, MN); Hybrid; USD 73,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Pharmacy Plan

Dental

Vision

401(k) plan

PTO

Job summary

Xcel Energy is seeking a safety professional to lead mid-to-large projects ensuring OSHA compliance and safe work practices across locations, including Minneapolis. The role emphasizes hazard assessment, audits, and training to reduce injuries and improve workplace safety culture.

You will collaborate with site management, safety committees, and vendors to implement controls, monitor regulatory changes, and provide guidance on best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Safety, Industrial Hygiene or related discipline.
• At least 3 years of work experience in safety.
• Recognized safety certification required.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical safety consulting to internal customers and advise on hazard controls.
• Perform safety audits, ergonomic assessments, and reviews of accident history.
• Monitor federal, state, and local safety rules and advise on compliance options.
• Develop and deliver regulatory compliance training for new hires and annual OSHA training.
• Engage management to strengthen safety leadership at locations.

Skills

Safety knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Hazard assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Safety/Industrial Hygiene

Job description

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL) is a leading energy provider and Fortune 500 company, dedicated to serving millions of electricity and natural gas customers across eight states: Minnesota, Colorado, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, New Mexico and Texas. We make energy work better for our customers, helping them thrive every day. That means always raising the bar - delivering better service and providing more reliable, resilient, and sustainable energy.

Xcel Energy is a place where you’ll have opportunities to grow, expand your skills, and help lead the clean energy transition. We offer meaningful rewards, recognition, and support to help you build your career and make an impact - both on the job and beyond. Most importantly, it means you’ll be joining a company that knows employees are the driving force behind its success and is committed to helping you be your best.

Xcel Energy supports a hybrid work model to enable collaboration and flexibility. Many roles are expected to work onsite three days per week (Tuesday–Thursday); however, work location expectations vary based on role, team, and business needs.

Position Summary

Conduct multiple, medium-to-large, critical projects and programs to ensure compliance with federal, state and local safety and health statutes and regulations. Responsible to recognize, monitor and make recommendations to ensure workplace safety hazards are corrected through audits, ergonomic assessments and interventions ensuring compliance with OSHA and other regulatory agencies rules.

Essential Responsibilities

• Provide technical safety consulting services to internal customers. Responsibilities include recognition, evaluation and recommendations for minimizing employee injuries/illnesses through hazard identification, accident investigation, audits, ergonomic assessments and review of accident history.
• Conduct focused work site and crew observations to identify safety excellence and hazards. Provide annual safety audits and focused self-assessments to measure and evaluate hazard controls and hazard control programs and deliver feedback to business unit management on their level of regulatory compliance. Will function as a consultant to local safety committees, employees and management. Will assist in program development and direction and be responsible to audit the results.
• Monitor and interpret federal, state, and local safety and health rules and regulations which impact the business units and recommend compliance options in conjunction with safety policies and programs.
• Develop training lesson plan content and provide regulatory compliance training to personnel for new hire safety orientations and annual OSHA required training.
• Maintain professional expertise. Attend professional development conferences/seminars and maintain professional certifications. Participate on internal or external task force committees related to new regulatory compliance or continuous improvement in safety. Maintains a working knowledge of current safety regulations and serves as a resource to management and employees on interpretation and compliance.
• Engage and influence management to help develop their responsibility and leadership in safety in their locations. Assist site management with contractor safety questions and compliance paperwork. Work with contractor safety consultant during overhaul/projects to ensure alignment and consistency in safe work expectations for work teams.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Safety, Industrial Hygiene or related discipline or a combination of education and experience providing equivalent knowledge required.
• At least 3 years of work experience within the safety field.
• Recognized safety certification required.

Preferred Requirements

• Certified Safety Professional designation (BCSP) preferred.
• Radiation Safety Officer (RSO)
• Radiation Worker Training (Rad Worker I & II)
• Department of Energy Nuclear Safety Training or Work History
• Human Performance Improvement (HPI) training

Our culture is grounded in shared values and employee commitments that guide how we work, support one another, and grow together.

Our Values

Connected, Committed, Trustworthy, Safe

Our Employee Commitments

• Work that makes a difference
• A team you can count of
• Opportunities to grow
• Rewards that help you thrive

Non-Bargaining

The anticipated starting base pay for this position is: $73,700.00 to $104,633.00 per year

This position is eligible for the following benefits:

• Annual Incentive Program
• Medical/Pharmacy Plan
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Health Care Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account (HSA) (if enrolled in eligible health plan)
• Limited-Purpose FSA (if enrolled in eligible health plan and HSA)
• Transportation Reimbursement Account
• Short-term disability (STD)
• Long-term disability (LTD)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Fitness Center Reimbursement (if enrolled in eligible health plan)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Transit programs
• Employee recognition program
• Pension
• 401(k) plan
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Holidays
• Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO)
• Parental Leave

Benefit plans are subject to change and Xcel Energy has the right to end, suspend, or amend any of its plans, at any time, in whole or in part.

In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information including but not limited to dates of school attendance and graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

Deadline to Apply: 10/15/26

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