Regional Safety Manager- Generation

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Regional Safety Manager- Generation (Houston)

Overview:

Works within NRG’s Corporate Safety Department reporting to the Director of Safety. The Regional Safety Manager – Generation, is an essential position to promoting safety excellence within a Fortune 500 company. The position will work with the Leadership Team at each of their regional plant locations to drive a safety culture to achieve top decile safety performance. The role will provide onsite support, reinforce employee engagement, ensure safety programs are administered effectively across their region.  Additionally, this position will develop various safety and metric reports, coordinate and deliver training, perform detailed incident investigations, and support other activities established by the Safety group and the Fleet Leadership Team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with plant leadership to develop, implement, and maintain safety programs, including safety policies, and procedures
• Monitor and evaluate changes in applicable Occupational Safety and Health regulations, applicable consensus standards, standard interpretation Letters and industry best practices to ensure policies, procedures and work practices remain current
• Provide leadership and guidance to plant leadership on safety matters, promoting a safety-enriched culture
• Serve as a change agent to achieve a zero-injury safety culture within the region
• Effectively communicate safety information to employees and plant leadership
• Develop and implement strategies for continuous improvement in safety performance
• Conduct regular safety audits, inspections and risk assessments. Provide recommendations and strategic support to mitigate or eliminate workplace hazards.
• Track the completion of associated corrective measures and action items
• Maintain NRG’s standard when conducting incident investigations identifying causal factors, root causes, and corrective actions
• Maintain accurate records of safety incidents
• Assist with the development and delivery of safety training
• Prepare reports for Generation Leadership and regulatory agencies
• Develop safety flashes, operating experience bulletins, vendor business cases, and recordability determination reports
• Assist with injury management and documentation
• Mentor and advise station Health and Safety Specialists
• Engage with station safety committees and the Fleet Safety Steering Committee
• Provide oversite of annual medical surveillance
• Provide support and oversite of region Industrial Hygiene program
• Promote best practices across the region by sharing information from across nrg, conferences, and industry peers.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Strong understanding of safety regulations in the Electric Power Generation industry
• Demonstrated experience developing Safety and Health programs
• Experience in safety program management and implementation
• Ability to articulate the attributes of an effective safety culture
• Experience engaging workers across an organization to build a safety culture
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills
• Ability to conduct safety audits, investigations, and risk assessments
• Demonstrates strong problem solving, critical thinking and analytical skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and safety-related software
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Experience in training and/or public speaking

Education/Experience:

• Minimum of 8-10 years in the Electric Power Generation or closely related industry
• Previous experience as a Supervisor of people and safety programs

• Bachelor’s degree with major course work in safety and health, industrial hygiene or other closely related field is preferred
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certification is preferred

Working Conditions:

This role is expected to reside in the Houston area with an expectation of a minimum of 75% of the time per week spent working at a plant location. The primary work will be performed onsite at our Generation fleet and requires the ability to work outdoors in environments that often experience adverse weather conditions (heat, dust, rain, wind, snow, etc.) and working at heights. Some site support activities (maintenance outages and investigations) may be time sensitive and for a duration measured in concurrent days or weeks. This role may require work after normal working hours, at night, on weekends, holidays and includes overnight travel. Ability to travel extensively on short notice is required. Person is required to respond by telephone or in person during working hours and after working hours.

NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability. Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills.

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