Sr. Safety Professional

PPL Corporation; Walbert (PA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

PPL Corporation is seeking a Safety professional to lead safety initiatives for both field and office employees. The role includes evaluating work practices, interpreting safety policies, facilitating incident investigations, and driving safety projects to improve overall health and safety performance.

The candidate should have a BS in Safety Management or related field and 5+ years of experience, with strong data analysis and presentation skills to communicate safety information to large

Qualifications

• BS degree in Safety Management or related field.
• 5+ years of safety professional experience.
• Ability to take data and develop and deliver a safety presentation to large audiences.

Responsibilities

• Consult with supervisors to evaluate work practices and recommend safe methods.
• Serve as the safety expert to ensure workers understand safety rules and procedures.
• Lead safety projects and initiatives and identify injury trends to address.

Skills

Safety management

Public speaking

Data analysis

Communication

Education

BS in Safety Management or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Data visualization tools

Job description

Company Summary Statement

As one of the largest investor-owned utility companies in the United States, PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL), is committed to creating long-term, sustainable value for our 3.5 million customers, our shareowners and the communities we serve. Our high-performing regulated utilities — PPL Electric Utilities, Louisville Gas and Electric, Kentucky Utilities and Rhode Island Energy — provide an outstanding experience for our customers, consistently ranking among the best utilities in the nation. PPL’s companies are also addressing challenges head-on by investing in new infrastructure and technology that is creating a smarter, more reliable and resilient energy grid. We are committed to doing our part to advance a cleaner energy future and drive innovation that enables us to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 while maintaining energy reliability and affordability for the customers and communities we serve. PPL is a positive force in the cities and towns where we do business, providing support for programs and organizations that empower the success of future generations by helping to build and maintain strong, diverse communities today.

Overview

The primary responsibility of this position is to lead the safety initiatives to support both field and office employees. This includes evaluating safe work practices, interpreting safety policy, procedures, and rules, supporting safety committees, facilitating incident investigation, conducting safety field observations, and other operational needs as appropriate. Lead safety projects and initiatives. Works to improve overall employee safety and health.

Responsibilities

• Consult with supervisors, field supervisors, and others to evaluate work practices and recommend safe methods for implementation based on knowledge of PPL’s safety policies and procedures and external third-party agencies.
• Serve as the safety expert to ensure all workers fully understand safety rules, procedures, and regulations.
• Participate and/or facilitate safety related working groups to ensure all solutions to issues adhere to Electric Utilities safety rules, procedures, and policies.
• Liaison between the safety department and safety committees to effectively bridge communications between employees and provide updated, recent safety events during meetings.
• Effectively communicate recent safety messages to the field and communicate safety concerns back to Safety Operations.
• Facilitate and support incident investigations.
• Key point of contact to the business lines for the Corporate Corrective Action Tracker System (CCATS) to ensure all incidents are entered in a timely fashion and with accuracy.
• Conduct Field Observations and provide feedback to crews and business lines.
• Lead safety related projects and initiatives.
• Identify injury trends and create plans to address negative trends.
• All positions in which driving is an essential function of the job, regardless if the job code is marked safety sensitive or not, will also be included as safety sensitive.
• May be assigned an Electric Utilities emergency and storm role. This is a special assignment that comes into play during storms and other emergencies when the company needs to restore power or respond to other issues affecting customer service. This role may necessitate the need to work after-hours, outside of your normal schedule.
• The company reserves the right to determine if this position will be assigned to work on-site, remotely, or a combination of both. Assigned work location may change. In the case of remote work, physical presence in the office/on-site may be required to engage in face-to-face interaction and coordination of work among direct reports and co-workers.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

Qualifications

Required Education:

BS degree in Safety Management or related field.

Required Experience:

• 5+ years of safety professional experience.
• Ability to take data and develop and deliver a safety presentation to large audiences.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A minimum of 3 years in the utility or construction industry.
• Shows initiative to learn the utility business.
• Demonstrate self-motivation.
• Ability to resist group think to challenge the group based on information.
• Successful management of a safety process.
• Successful completion of a professional development plan.
• Ability to collect and interpret data from multiple sources and use the information to recommend a course of action to Safety Manager.