Electrical Safety Program Manager | Chandler, AZ or Houston, TX
Apply NowCompany: NovaSource Power
Location: Chandler, AZ 85225
Description:
About NovaSource
NovaSource Power Services is the new service partner for renewables asset owners ready to fuel smart growth. As a solar O&M-focused company with 20 years of operating experience, NovaSource has the global reach and strategic capabilities to achieve our clients' renewables goals around the world.
Our turn-key services optimize each step of our clients' project lifecycles - from commissioning to decommissioning and everything in between. Our approach delivers success for our clients, and stability for our teams, and enables us to build a world-class culture of excellence. And that's how we empower a renewable world.
To serve our clients, we invest in our people. Upon hiring, we assess each employee's experience and expertise, then mentor them to grow engaging and satisfying careers.
Summary of Role
The Electrical Safety Program Manager facilitates organizational understanding and compliance with a variety of EHS-related international, federal, state, and local regulations such as: OSHA, EPA, NESC, ISO and NFPA and electrical safety/industry best practices. The role has a core function of ensuring field electrical safety through program development, implementation, auditing and improvement for both US and internation operations. This role is responsible for the development of key elements of the NovaSource Power EHS and Technical training program.
The position is based on site at our Corporate Head Quarters in Chandler, AZ or our Houston, TX office and will require moderate travel, approximately 30% of the time.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Requirements
Education
Experience
Physical Demands
All positions in our office require interaction with people and technology while either standing or sitting. In order to best serve our customers, internal and external, all associates must be able to communicate face-to-face and on the phone with or without reasonable accommodation. NovaSource is committed to compliance with its obligations under all applicable state and federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. In keeping with this commitment, it attempts to reasonably accommodate applicants and employees in accordance with the requirements of the disability discrimination laws. It also invites individuals with disabilities to participate in a good faith, interactive process to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made without imposing an undue hardship.
Potential candidates will meet the education and experience requirements provided on the above job description and excel in completing the listed responsibilities for this role.
US: Diversity Statement - Equal Employment Opportunity
It is NovaSource's policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees. NovaSource disapproves of, and will not tolerate, unlawful discrimination against any applicant or employee because of race, color, national origin or ancestry, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, age, religion, disability, family care status, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws.
NovaSource Power Services is the new service partner for renewables asset owners ready to fuel smart growth. As a solar O&M-focused company with 20 years of operating experience, NovaSource has the global reach and strategic capabilities to achieve our clients' renewables goals around the world.
Our turn-key services optimize each step of our clients' project lifecycles - from commissioning to decommissioning and everything in between. Our approach delivers success for our clients, and stability for our teams, and enables us to build a world-class culture of excellence. And that's how we empower a renewable world.
To serve our clients, we invest in our people. Upon hiring, we assess each employee's experience and expertise, then mentor them to grow engaging and satisfying careers.
Summary of Role
The Electrical Safety Program Manager facilitates organizational understanding and compliance with a variety of EHS-related international, federal, state, and local regulations such as: OSHA, EPA, NESC, ISO and NFPA and electrical safety/industry best practices. The role has a core function of ensuring field electrical safety through program development, implementation, auditing and improvement for both US and internation operations. This role is responsible for the development of key elements of the NovaSource Power EHS and Technical training program.
The position is based on site at our Corporate Head Quarters in Chandler, AZ or our Houston, TX office and will require moderate travel, approximately 30% of the time.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Owner of electrical safety program, including requirements, procedures and auditing.
- Designated SME for NSPS solar technician electrical safety qualification and training development.
- Owner of arc flash safety program, and initiatives associated with arc flash safety program improvements.
- Contributes to continual improvement culture by working with operational teams to improve SOP's involving tasks with electrical risk
- Shares electrical safety industry lessons learned and best practices with organization and works with operational team on implementation
- Assists with other EHS-related projects and initiatives.
- Supports EHS, Field and Technical teams as needed.
- Independent problem-solving of complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating critical issues appropriately
Requirements
- An ideal candidate would be an MV/HV electrician with senior-level O&M technician experience in the field with utility-scale energy power plants or an EHS professional with experience managing MV/HV electrical safety program
- Experience with rooftop safety, aerial lift, scissor lift, forklift, and defensive driving training - Preferred.
- Must be a team player and willing to work with various business units and the global EHS team, with strong interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Experience managing and maintaining records
- Fluent in English (reading and writing); multi-lingual strongly preferred (Spanish or Arabic)
- Knowledge of US state and federal environmental, health and safety regulations.
- International operational or compliance experience working in Australia, Chile, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and/or EU preferred
- Strong time management skills with the ability to prioritize work and follow through on deliverables.
- Must be able to work independently and is a self-motivator.
- Ability to work in a quick-moving, multi-time zone environment.
- Strong organizational and technical writing skills, with special attention to detail.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, SalesForce, and SharePoint.
- Strong public speaking and presentation skills are preferred.
- The position requires moderate travel, approximately 30% of the time.
Education
- Preference to candidates who have a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, occupational, health and safety, education or similar, OR the equivalent level of direct industry experience.
- Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or equivalent industry recognized professional certification preferred.
Experience
- At least 5 years of progressive experience in the energy industry - 10 years or more is preferred.
- Will consider powerline industry experience either as a lineman, or electrical engineer.
Physical Demands
- May need to sit or stand for long periods of time.
- May need to use ladders, bend, twist, and lift up to 50 lbs.
- May need to travel to the field and wear PPE (safety glasses, gloves, safety-toed boots, hard hats, fall protection, and other PPE as site conditions may require).
- Utilize ladders, aerial lifts, or work platforms; must be able to work from heights.
All positions in our office require interaction with people and technology while either standing or sitting. In order to best serve our customers, internal and external, all associates must be able to communicate face-to-face and on the phone with or without reasonable accommodation. NovaSource is committed to compliance with its obligations under all applicable state and federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. In keeping with this commitment, it attempts to reasonably accommodate applicants and employees in accordance with the requirements of the disability discrimination laws. It also invites individuals with disabilities to participate in a good faith, interactive process to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made without imposing an undue hardship.
Potential candidates will meet the education and experience requirements provided on the above job description and excel in completing the listed responsibilities for this role.
US: Diversity Statement - Equal Employment Opportunity
It is NovaSource's policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees. NovaSource disapproves of, and will not tolerate, unlawful discrimination against any applicant or employee because of race, color, national origin or ancestry, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, age, religion, disability, family care status, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws.