Health & Safety Specialist

Aqua, an Essential Utilities company, employs people in a variety of roles within our eight-state footprint, ranging from field workers and customer service representatives who are on the front lines working with customers, to scientists and engineers who help ensure we’re delivering reliable water and wastewater services to our communities.  If you’re looking for a rewarding career helping improve our environment and protect our natural resources, we encourage you to join our team!

About Essential Utilities

Essential Utilities, Inc. delivers safe, clean, reliable services that improve quality of life for individuals, families, and entire communities.

Operating as the Aqua (water and wastewater services) and the Peoples and Delta (natural gas) brands, Essential serves approximately 5.5 million people across 10 states. We are committed to sustainable growth, operational excellence, a superior customer experience, and premier employer status - including a competitive and comprehensive benefits package as well as a commitment to career growth opportunities.

We are advocates for the communities we serve and are dedicated stewards of natural lands, protecting more than 7,600 acres of forests and other habitats throughout our footprint.

Our company is one of the most significant publicly traded water, wastewater service and natural gas providers in the U.S. 

Job Description

• Interfaces with field staff and management to determine safety support needs, and delivers on the same.
• Manages, develops, implements, and enforces Aqua’s safety program.
• Works with local and corporate stakeholders to develop, implement, and update effective Standard operating procedures and policies.
• Investigates injuries and incidents and interfaces using Aqua practices and procedures.
• Interprets technical and regulatory information to provide guidance to operations staff.
• Serves as a subject matter expert (SME) to explain Aqua policies and procedures and safety/risk management concepts and practices
• Be an active member on the PA safety committee.
• Prepare and manage operational and capital safety budgets.
• Conduct safety audits and field inspections and document findings and assign follow-up actions.
•  Initiate changes to safety program for continuous improvement.
• Establish and maintain safety training programs and records of completion.
• Manage safety equipment needs for required inspection or replacement frequencies.
• Implement and manage Right to Know requirements for Hazardous materials
• Investigate and evaluate new safety equipment for appropriateness.
• Administer procurement and distribution of safety PPE and tools.
• Manage safety vendors and or consultants.
• Respond and support safety for emergency situations.
• Participate in the review of engineering designs and construction projects with a focus on general workplace safety, ergonomics, hazard identification (labeling), parking/maneuverability.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Aqua, an Essential Utilities company is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. Equal employment opportunity is provided to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to the following legally protected characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions, including medical conditions related to lactation), physical or mental disability, covered-veteran status, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal law.
Aqua is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities.  If you have a condition that may prevent you from applying for a job online or need to request an accommodation during the interview process, please call (1-877-271-9012).  
To maintain the integrity of the recruitment process and to avoid real or perceived conflicts of interest due to employment and/or assignment of family members and personal referrals, specific guidelines apply to the hiring and assignment of these individuals including, but not limited to:

• Family members cannot result in a supervisor/subordinate reporting relationship
• Family members cannot work in the same department.