Sr. Director, Safety

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Purpose: The Sr. Director, Safety is a highly collaborative, multi-dimensional role which oversees the engagement and value delivery of the safety team and program across all of NRG. This position will have direct accountability for the day-to-day operational leadership of the safety function. Additionally, this position will be critical to the enhancement and evolution of the safety culture across the organization.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities: - include but are not limited to:

• Serve as the operational head of the safety organization
• Lead a team dedicated safety leaders and engineers, providing expectations, mentorship, professional development, and performance feedback
• Foster an environment of collaboration, accountability, and innovation
• Serve as a subject matter expert interpreting OSHA rules and regulations for management
• Lead the transformation to redefine safety standards for the company and set a precedent for progressive safety operations
• Build a comprehensive safety roadmap in collaboration with internal customers, stakeholders, and leadership
• Champion a safety-first culture and drive continuous improvement across the organization

• Support and emphasize the importance of safety and health programs and promote regulatory compliance
• Assist the corporate organizations in fostering employee involvement and understanding of safety program objectives
• Influence a positive safety culture that proactively identifies and reduces risk and reinforces safety accountability for all employees
• Manage the development and communication of safety notifications and bulletins
• Identify and develop company-wide corrective actions to ensure that safety incidents are not repeated, ensure corrective actions institutionalize improvements.
• Maintain company safety statistics and related reports
• Initiate, assist in, and/or review incident investigations and safety inspections
• Enhance the current suite of safety technology and systems to further engage stakeholders and reduce risk.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Safety, Engineering, or other related field
• 15+ years’ progressive experience in health and safety engineering and management, preferably in complex technical environments such as heavy industry, power, or advanced R&D

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree, Engineering or Occupational Safety
• Previous experience in leading enterprise wide safety organizations

  Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Working knowledge of safety and health regulations and best practices
• Strong leadership skills
• Ability to influence positive change across the enterprise
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to operate effectively in a team environment
• Ability to effectively communicate (verbal and written) across all levels of the organization
• Ability to establish and maintain a positive and professional working relationship with individuals at all levels of the organization
• Ability to read, write and understand English
• Effectively and efficiently manage challenging workload independently with support from others

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to operate in multiple work environments such as power generation plants, warehouses, office settings, etc.
• Frequent travel should be expected

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/Protected Veteran Status/Disability. Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills.

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