Wind Safety SpecialistAlliant Energy, headquartered in Madison, Wis., is a Fortune 1000 company traded on the NYSE under the symbol LNT. Our corporation is a regulated, investor-owned public utility holding company providing regulated electric and natural gas service to approximately 1 million electric and 400,000 natural gas customers in the states of Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota.
We are currently recruiting for a Wind Safety Specialist - at our General Office in Cedar Rapids, IA.
We are looking for a professional that possesses:
Knowledge of wind farm operations, maintenance and construction safety requirements preferred.
Experience in task identification, resource management, project tracking, financial tracking and forecasting.
Decision making skills balancing technical, regulatory, environmental, financial schedule and political perspectives.
Ability to anticipate project issues and develop and execute mitigation strategies and contingency plans to minimize the associated risk.
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Job Summary
Responsible for developing, maintaining, and managing the health and safety aspects of the Alliant Energy wind farms for both O&M and Construction activities. Works closely with the Renewable Asset Management leadership team to identify technical objectives, key expertise, training and skill sets needed for the site and project teams, and to ensure requirements are accounted for in the project plan.
Job Accountabilities:
Monitors and coordinates health and safety programs and activities of the wind farm sites and project teams. Develops new and enhance existing health and safety procedures as necessary.
Defines and measures safety performance against wind industry indicators and develop programs focused on continuous safety performance improvement.
Reviews contractor and O&M method statements and ensures alignment with corporate and industry standards and health and safety requirements.
Participates in meetings with site employees, contractors and subcontractors to ensure health and safety practices and issues are adequately addressed.
Actively communicates with corporate safety ensuring alignment and buy-in regarding the nature and importance of the site and project for implementation of safety processes.
Prepares, implements and leads health and safety audits and training for the wind farms, and provides safety consulting services to sites.
Demonstrates leadership in the area of safety and health.
Visits each operational wind farm site on a scheduled basis to assess and assist in the development, maintenance and implementation of the safety services.
Conducts investigations and statistical reporting regarding complaints, review of accidents, incidents, injuries and illnesses that have occurred along with the review of resource literature and related standards. May assist in OSHA record keeping activities.
Prepares data summaries and related materials, exhibits and reports needed to fulfill obligations to management, other utilities, agencies and regulatory bodies concerning safety issues.
All other duties as assigned.
Job Qualifications:
Education or experience equivalent to a four year degree from an accredited college or university, with emphasis in safety management or related area.
General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (OSHA or NEBOSH).
A minimum of five years progressively responsible technical and/or professional experience.
Ability to effectively communicate with internal and external stakeholders of the projects and site operations and maintenance.
Demonstrated ability to interpret government regulations.
Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
Must possess a valid driver-s license.
Ability to work in a diverse work environment.
Disclaimer - The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
Alliant Energy is committed to providing an inclusive work environment for all and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V. The successful candidate will be subject to a pre-employment drug screen and background investigation.
A core corporate value of Alliant Energy is to be a responsible corporate citizen, caring for the environment and the communities where we do business and encouraging diversity in our employee and supplier ranks, we recognize, respect and appreciate the valuable and different perspectives that each of us bring to the work environment, our company and our customers.
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