Safety Lead: Risk Prevention & Incident Coaching

Entergy; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Entergy is seeking a seasoned safety professional to own safety initiatives across sites, preventing incidents and driving continuous improvement toward zero harm. The role involves examining workplaces for environmental or physical risk factors, conducting risk assessments, safety analyses, and coaching teams to enhance health, safety, and performance.

The candidate will lead investigations, manage field inspections, review safety metrics for trends, and ensure compliance with applicable laws

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher preferred in safety, engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of industry experience with at least 4 years in safety.
• Strong knowledge of construction and general industry safety regulations.
• Experience with incident investigation methods and RCA tools.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to implement safety programs per management system elements.
• Conduct training to ensure understanding of rules, procedures and expectations.
• Engage with employees and contract partners to coach on safe and unsafe conditions.
• Lead field/site inspections, document deficiencies, and develop sustainable corrective actions.
• Oversee incident investigations including root cause analysis and corrective action recommendations.
• Set and reinforce safe work expectations in compliance with laws and procedures.
• Review safety data to identify trends and propose actions.
• Stop work for unsafe conditions and mentor other safety professionals.

Skills

Data analysis

Root cause analysis

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Safety program coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

TapRoot

Cause Mapping

Fishbone

Five whys

Job description

Entergy is seeking a seasoned safety professional to own safety initiatives across sites, preventing incidents and driving continuous improvement toward zero harm. The role involves examining workplaces for environmental or physical risk factors, conducting risk assessments, safety analyses, and coaching teams to enhance health, safety, and performance.

The candidate will lead investigations, manage field inspections, review safety metrics for trends, and ensure compliance with applicable laws