Safety Director

As one of the nation's leading electric transmission line construction companies, MasTec Power Delivery companies engineer and construct efficient and reliable electrical transmission, distribution, and substation & switchyard systems. Our extensive workforce includes both union and nonunion teams, which, combined with our specialized equipment fleet, allows us to effectively meet our clients' needs for power delivery, emergency restoration, and ongoing maintenance. We've been involved in some of the most challenging and recognizable electric projects across the U.S. From the electric plant to the end users, MasTec's experienced managers and crews consistently deliver transmission, distribution, and substation & switchyard services with an unfailing commitment to safety, integrity, and sustainable practices.  

• →Ensuring Project Specific Safety and Environmental Plans (PSSEP) are appropriate for the scope of work and for the anticipated risks associate with the project. Ensures PSSEPs are compliant with client requirements and are consistently maintained to reflect a changing work environment by developing and delivering content.
• →Ensuring all incidents are escalated in accordance with company policy and are fully investigated in compliance with client and MasTec investigation requirements, including reporting into the safety data management system.
• →Establishing performance objectives in harmony with TSG strategic goals and objectives for all direct reports. Conducts periodic performance reviews to ensure performance objectives are being met.
• →Conducting routine audits, inspections, and observations of work sites and work activities. Identifies non-compliance issues and requests corrective actions on potential health and safety hazards. Conducts follow up inspections to ensure that all corrective actions have been implemented.
• →Provides responsible Project managers and Operations executives with findings and generates tracking metrics to identify outliers. Reports outliers to the group level safety director.
• →This position may be called upon to provide support on projects outside of their assigned region.
• →Hires and manages Field Safety Specialists and Safety Manager(s).
• →Manages the development and implementation process for complex TSG wide safety initiatives and support structures.
• →Leads, manages, and supports complex local and regional safety projects in collaboration with operational stakeholders.
• →Researches, develops, prepares, and implements programs designed to comply with safety and health related government regulations/standards and with TSG and client safety and health practices to protect the health and safety of TSG employees, subcontractors , customers and members of the public.
• →Conducts risk assessments to identify high and medium risk work activities, develop job safety analysis, and supports implementation of hazard mitigation methods
• →Train, coach, and mentor leaders (union and management) on their roles and responsibilities relative to effective implementation of the Health & Safety Program.            
• →Conducts safety management evaluations, including a written report and a review of findings. 
• →Acts as a resource  for all TSG team members to assist them in implementing TSG safety policies and programs.
• →Actively complies with all applicable safety policies, practices, and procedures.  
• →Performs any and all other duties, tasks, and responsibilities, which may be assigned by authorized personnel.
• →Periodic and extended travel to support and deliver projects.

• Effectively communicate MasTec and TSG safety initiatives, objectives, and processes to internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead throughout all levels of the organization including direct reports, peers, and senior leaders.
• Build and lead collaborative work teams to deliver on client and Company commitments.
• Establish and track accountability for commitments to ensure commitments are delivered on time and to a high degree of professionalism and quality.
• Effectively manage conflict.

• This position will spend, on average, a minimum of 80% of their time in the field directly supporting projects in their region.

• Bachelor’s degree in Safety Management, Industrial Hygiene or a related field from an accredited college or university is preferred. Candidates with an excellent record of project or regional safety leadership experience will be considered for this position.
• Minimum of Five (5) years recent verifiable experience in a safety leadership or senior staff position within the energy sector
• Experience with electrical transmission and distribution operations and construction.
• Experience in developing and delivering project specific safety plans, safety manuals, safety procedures, and safety programs.
• Comprehensive knowledge in areas such as Fall management, LOTO, arc flash, PPE, troubleshooting, high voltage, confined space, hot work permitting, trenching, excavation, scaffolding, craning, hoisting, rigging, mobile equipment and emergency action plans.
• Experience in a Union environment.
• Experience managing project-based assignments, meeting commitments, status reports and project objectives.
• Broad experience with safety audits, hazard abatement, risk assessment, safety training, compliance, injury case management and human performance.
• Comprehensive knowledge of OSHA, NESC and NFPA regulations and compliance programs
• Experience in conducting industrial hygiene sampling of dusts, mists, aerosols, and fumes, interpreting results and implementing corrective actions.
• Experience in developing, reviewing and delivering safety programs meeting the requirements of clients
• Strong communicator both oral and written with strong leadership skills and ability to function with limited supervision.
• Strong computer skills to include Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, ProCore, desk-top publishing, and E-Learning/LMS software.