Safety Supervisor/Sr Safety Supervisor

Ameren Corporation; Collinsville (IL); On-site; USD 84,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

Ameren Illinois is seeking a Senior Safety Supervisor to lead safety initiatives across field and office environments in Illinois. You will coach teams, interpret regulations, and drive decile-level safety performance while maintaining compliance and incident prevention.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in Safety or related field, CSP preferred, and 5+ years of safety experience; master’s degree with 3+ years also qualifies for the Sr. track. Occasional travel and overtime may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in Safety or a related field.
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or other safety related certification preferred.
• Five or more years of safety related experience required.
• Sr. Safety Supervisor: Bachelor's degree with five or more years of experience or master's degree with three or more years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective leadership to improve safety performance of the company and act as a standards bearer to help drive safety to top decile performance levels.
• Help drive personal accountability for safety across the business segment.
• Assist operating groups in the planning, conducting and evaluation of safety meetings.
• Collaborate with other Customer Operations safety personnel to ensure the collective knowledge of the department is represented in products provided to the operating groups.
• Develop, maintain and analyze statistical data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.

Job description

About Ameren Illinois

Ameren Illinois provides electric transmission and distribution service and natural gas distribution service. Every day, we deliver electricity to 1.2 million electric and 816,000 natural gas customers in central and southern Illinois. We deliver safe, reliable energy to more than 1,200 communities.

Our benefits include:

• Medical coverage on date of hire
• 100% employer paid cash balance pension plan 401(k) with company match fully vested on date of hire
• Minimum of 15 days paid vacation and 12 paid holidays
• Paid parental leave and family caregiver leave
• Visit our Benefits and Perks Page for more information on benefits provided to regular full-time employees.

About The Position

The Safety Supervisor supervises, monitors, coaches and advises operating personnel and other management personnel regarding company safety policies, procedures, and programs to safeguard employees and property of the Company.

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide effective leadership to improve safety performance of the company and act as a standards bearer to help drive safety to top decile performance levels.
• Help drive personal accountability for safety across the business segment.
• Assist operating groups in the planning, conducting and evaluation of safety meetings.
• In addition work to assist employee safety committees in effectively supporting the safety efforts.
• Assist in the interpretation of federal and state safety regulations and recommend appropriate methods of compliance to affected operating groups.
• Conduct field safety observations aimed at identifying potential risks with follow-up communications with the appropriate operating workgroup.
• Provide effective positive and constructive safety coaching to all members of business segment.
• Assist the operating groups in the analysis of safety related incidents to prevent future recurrences.
• Develop, maintain and analyze statistical data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Assist in the development and administration of injury and illness prevention programs and hazard recognition programs.
• Assist in the administration of the safety recognition programs.
• Spearhead various safety projects and initiatives established to address areas of high risk or actual injury experience.
• Collaborate with other Customer Operations safety personnel to ensure the collective knowledge of the department is represented in products provided to the operating groups.

Qualifications:

• Safety Supervisor: Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in Safety or a related field.
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or other safety related certification preferred.
• Five or more years of safety related experience required.
• Sr. Safety Supervisor: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with five or more years of experience or master's degree in Safety or related field with three or more years of experience required.
• Five or more years of experience in safety or a related field required along with a thorough knowledge of regulatory safety standards is required.
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certification is preferred.
• Advance degree in Safety is preferred.

Work Conditions:

The Senior Safety Supervisor works a standard work week in an office and field environment. This position requires occasional overtime (evenings, weekends) that may involve overnight travel. This position will also be expected to provide support during outages, storms, or other emergencies as required which may require working extended hours, weekends and holidays. In addition to the above qualifications, the successful candidate will demonstrate: Ability to prioritize and self direct work activities with little direct supervision and participate in a geographically dispersed team environment. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint). Excellent leadership, communication, and human relations skills. Ability to support major storm response activities involving long hours over multiple days, plus travel out of supported territory.

Additional Information

Ameren’s selection process includes a series of interviews and may include a leadership assessment process. Specific details will be provided to qualified candidates.

Compensation Range

Compensation Range: $84,400.00 - $137,200.00 * This pay range encompasses multiple levels of the role. Career level and compensation depends upon applicant's credentials. At Ameren, base salary is one component of a competitive compensation package for employees. Our pay ranges are broad to allow for movement within our organization and to accommodate different skill sets and levels of expertise. We take into consideration a variety of factors including, but not limited to, skills, abilities, experience, education, credentials, and internal equity when determining the base salary offered. Roles are eligible for additional rewards including annual incentive payments based on individual and company performance.

Application Deadline

If end date is listed, the posting will come down at 12:00 am on that date: Tuesday September 15, 2026

Equal Opportunities

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, military service or status, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other class, trait, or status protected by law.

About Ameren

Ameren is a leader in the energy industry, and our transformation toward more clean, renewable energy is also transforming other industries and infrastructure in our communities. As a regional company serving local customers, we not only serve our communities, we're a part of them. This isn't just a job. At Ameren, we invest in you, so you can power the quality of life you want.