Safety Specialist II
Apply now Job No: 499497 FT/PT: Full-time Regular/Project/Seasonal: RegularLocation: Austin, TX 78744 City: AustinState: TexasCategories: Safety (Industrial), Hybrid
Ready to join a team that truly makes an impact on the lives of fellow Texans? Our Safety Team is looking for a Utility Safety Specialist to help serve our Enterprise teams. In this role, you will monitor, review and evaluate contractors' safety performances, including conducting field safety evaluations and observations, tracking contractor incidents, and responding, as necessary, to ensure compliance. Our ideal candidate has strong communication and interpersonal skills, strong technical and organizational skills, including the ability to multi-task and prioritize work, be self-sufficient in their work, and will strive for excellence in all areas of their work, exemplifying LCRA's core values: service, initiative, respect, integrity, and safety.
You will be trusted to:
- Monitor, review, evaluate and report on contractor safety performance
You qualify with:
- Six or more years of experience in safety and health, utility safety to include water, gas operations, energy generation, electric utility transmission and distribution operations or other relevant experience. Experience must include at least two or more years of direct safety team experience within an organization to include experience with administration, oversight or applying work safety practices, policies and procedures. Experience must include at least two years of experience with ANSI, OSHA 1910.268, IEEE C95.6-2002, DOT standards and applicable work practices and safety policies. A degree(s) in industrial maintenance, electrical systems, occupational safety and health, public health or related field may be substituted per LCRA guidelines for certain years of experience.
You are a great fit with:
- Prior experience in construction, utility or energy sector safety contractor compliance role including providing prequalification, guidance, evaluation, formal/informal instruction to contractor operational staff
You gain:
- Competitive salary & medical, dental, vision and legal insurance
- Paid time off, including time for vacation, sick and family care leave
- 401(k) match up to 8% that includes a student loan 401(k) contribution program option
- Life and disability insurance
- Wellness program including wellness incentive
- Extensive learning & development programs
And more - all to create a compelling and rewarding work environment.
Equal Opportunity Employer
LCRA provides equal employment opportunities and a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at LCRA are based on business need, job requirement and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, or veteran status in accordance with applicable federal and state legal requirements governing nondiscrimination in employment.
LCRA is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities. Applicants with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can contact LCRA Human Resources (512) 578-4004 or email lcra.benefits@lcra.org . Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
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