Director, Health & Safety
Company: American Water
Location: Saint Louis
Posted on: May 4, 2024
Job Description:
Share Our Purpose. Be Yourself. Feel Valued.
People are the heart of our business. As an American Water
employee, you will be offered a competitive salary and health
benefits package, along with opportunities to develop, grow, and
evolve your career. Our benefits packages focus on key areas such
as health & wellness, emotional & well-being, and savings for
current & future goals.
We are Beautifully Different . We strongly believe having diversity
across our company makes us more successful and helps us provide
essential services to our customers. We are stronger because we
embrace different ideas, viewpoints, experiences, and backgrounds.
American Water is the best choice for your next role! Click here
for more information on our inclusion, diversity, and equity
journey.
About American Water
American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest regulated water and
wastewater utility company in the United States. With a history
dating back to 1886, We Keep Life Flowing - by providing safe,
clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater
services to more than 14 million people across 14 regulated
jurisdictions and 18 military installations. American Water's 6,500
talented professionals leverage their significant expertise and the
company's national size and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for
the benefit of customers, employees, investors and other
stakeholders.
As one of the fastest growing utilities in the U.S., American Water
expects to invest $30 to $34 billion in infrastructure repairs and
replacement, system resiliency and regulated acquisitions over the
next 10 years. The company has a long-standing history of executing
its core operations, aligned with sustainable best practices,
through its commitments to safety, affordability, customer service,
protecting the environment, an inclusive workforce and
strengthening communities.
American Water has been recognized on the 2023 Bloomberg
Gender-Equality Indexfor the fifth consecutive year, ranked 18th on
Barron's 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies 2023 List, earned the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act designation and
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's WaterSense - Excellence
Award, among additional state, local and national recognitions.
SAFETY always be the top focus for us - for every employee,
customer, and community we serve. This includes physical safety,
emotional safety and health and wellbeing. Nothing is more
important. Therefore, we want YOU as a safety leader in Missouri!
Apply now for immediate consideration.
For more information, visit amwater.com and join American Water on
LinkedIn , Facebook , Twitter and Instagram .
Primary Role
Director - Health & Safety provides technical and strategic
leadership, aligned with Company strategies and goals, to
continuously drive and improve safety culture on the journey to
zero injuries. This role will have functional oversight of the
Health & Safety programs for multiple states as designated and will
be responsible for governance and consistency of approach across
American Water footprint. This role will collaborate and work
closely with State leadership, VP's of Operations and Operational
Excellence leadership to ensure policies and effective programs are
designed, developed, communicated, implemented and supported
throughout a designated region comprising of multiple states and
operational units.
Key Accountabilities
- Responsible for design, development, implementation, execution
and maintenance of enterprise health and safety policies,
practices, manuals and programs including Contractor Safety
Management Program.
- Ensure compliance with Occupational Health and Safety (OSHA)
regulations, State OSHA regulations, as applicable and local
regulations when they apply.
- Develop, communicate and execute health and safety strategic
plans to achieve Company's safety goals.
- Lead the Corporate Health & Safety Center of Expertise (COE)
serving as a strategic lead and technical resource, providing
guidance and direction to the business units on health and safety
matters.
- Manage direct and skip level reports within a strong matrixed
organization structure with oversight and accountability for
Functional as well as Operational objectives
- Co-lead and support the corporate safety council in
implementation of strategies, programs, and activities.
- Lead and provide guidance on investigation of complex incidents
using recognized root cause analysis and 5 why methodology.
- Track, validate and summarize enterprise health and safety
performance statistics (leading and lagging metrics) and analyze
results against company goals and targets, recommending
modifications or changes as warranted. Maintain records and
associated metrics for safety performance as required by regulation
or AW.
- Working with State and Functional groups, develop targeted
strategies and solutions that address leading injury causes (actual
and potential) at both the enterprise and state/ business function
level. Direct or conduct assessments or audits to determine
effectiveness of program implementation within business units.
- Direct or conduct assessments/ audits in State Operations for
Multiple states.
- Stay abreast of regulatory changes, evaluate impact to the
business and develop action plans to address in a timely
manner.
- Provide industrial hygiene guidance and direction to minimize
chemical, physical or biological exposures in the workplace.
- Provide support to the business on any health and safety
related regulatory inspections or actions.
- Actively participate in outside industry organizations that are
involved in or promote health and safety for the water and
wastewater sector.
- Direct health and safety professionals in their duties which
include training, auditing, accident investigations, database
management and recordkeeping.
- Closely interfaces with the Human Resources function and the
Operational Risk Management group
- Ensures that claims and accidents are investigated in a timely
manner and necessary reports are submitted to assure
compliance.
- Prepare and submit required annual reports per regulatory
requirements.
Knowledge/Skills
- Knowledge of OSHA, Federal, State and Local regulations as
applicable utilities, construction, and related industries.
- Knowledge of and familiarity with health and safety program
management and OSHA regulatory requirements for construction and
general industry with increased opportunities to apply expertise
across disciplines or organizational areas.
- Knowledge of water utility industry strongly preferred.
- Environmental Regulations.
- Department of Transportation regulations.
- Strong process, project, and program management skills.
- Proven ability to lead through influence and deliver results
through others.
- Ability to be both visionary and strategic in thinking, as well
as tactical in executing training strategies while anticipating and
considering how the business may be impacted by training
initiatives.
- Strong quantitative skills (e.g., analytical, technical,
problem solving).
- Effective people management skills (e.g., planning, organizing,
recruiting, controlling, and leading individual staff and
teams).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills (e.g.,
fluency in report writing and presentations).
- Effective interpersonal skills (e.g., persuasion, negotiation,
listening, cooperation, tact, diplomacy, problem solving, internal
consulting).
- Leadership presence (e.g., ability to deal effectively and
maintain collaborative relationships with Company senior management
and other key stakeholders).
Experience/Education
- 15 plus years' experience in safety management, utility,
construction, or industrial setting that provides the knowledge and
exposure to the fundamentals, principles and concepts of the Health
& Safety function.
- 5 years' experience in a leadership position managing senior
Health & Safety professionals in a matrix organization and driving
programs of large scope and complexity.
- Demonstrated experience in development, management and delivery
of Health & Safety programs.
- Bachelor's degree in safety management, safety engineering,
industrial hygiene, occupational environment health and safety, or
a related field. Equivalent role related work experience in lieu of
a degree will be considered.
Work Environment
- In addition to regular office environment, will occasionally
have to work in construction environments, near moving mechanical
parts and in outside weather conditions.
- May include an environment where possible exposure to physical
hazards, weather extremes, wet and/or humid conditions, and
chemicals.
Certifications & Licenses
- CSP (Certified Safety Professional).
- Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH).
- Valid Driver's License and ability to pass motor vehicle
background check.
Travel Requirements
- Up to 30% travel over a broad regional geographic area with
overnights.
Competencies
- Prioritizes & Role Models Safety
- Self-Awareness
- Develops Talent
- Plans, Aligns, & Directs
- Drives Engagement
- Decision Quality
Join American Water... We Keep Life Flowing ---
American Water is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity
(EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and
applicants based on his or her age, race, color, pregnancy, gender,
gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion,
marital status, citizenship, or because they are an individual with
a disability, protected veteran or other status protected by
federal, state, and local laws.
Nearest Major Market: St Louis
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