Safety Professional

Miami, FL, USA|Onsite

Job Overview

Benefits

Performance bonus

comprehensive health coverage

Retirement Planning

ownership opportunities

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid parental leave

Job Description

Peoples Gas is a leading natural gas utility company operating in Florida, known for delivering safe, resilient, clean, and affordable natural gas solutions to a diverse customer base. Serving over 500,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers across 14 service areas, Peoples Gas is recognized as the fastest growing natural gas utility in the Southeastern United States. The company prides itself on fostering an innovative and collaborative work environment where safety, service, and employee engagement are central to its operations. It values diversity and inclusion and strives to build a workforce of empowered team members who are highly valued and celebrated. Peoples Gas promotes individual growth and professional development by offering competitive pay, inclusive health and wellness programs, and extensive training opportunities. Whether you are embarking on your career journey or seeking to advance within the energy sector, Peoples Gas offers strong career pathways aligned with your future aspirations.

The role of Safety Professional at Peoples Gas is a critical position within the company’s safety organization. This role supports the safety leadership responsible for over 750 team members and manages the safety aspects of a vast natural gas system spanning 14,000 miles of pipeline with a fleet that covers 8 million miles annually. The Safety Professional plays an integral role in developing, implementing, and overseeing comprehensive safety programs and procedures tailored for the natural gas utility industry. This includes managing occupational safety, environmental compliance, health, and accident prevention efforts, thereby safeguarding the wellbeing of employees, contractors, and the communities served by Peoples Gas. The Safety Professional will have a hands-on role in field engagement, emergency response to natural disasters such as hurricanes, accident investigations, safety training initiatives, and continual improvement of the Safety Management System (SMS).

This position requires a proficient understanding of industry standards, federal, state, and local safety regulations, as well as a proven track record of leadership in a safety capacity. The candidate is expected to conduct thorough safety audits, develop tailored safety programs, and lead safety committees while collaborating closely with operational teams and regulators. The role also involves fleet safety management and upholding compliance with the Department of Transportation requirements for commercial vehicles. Candidates will need strong communication and organizational skills to effectively convey safety information, handle accident investigations, and support regulatory compliance initiatives. Additionally, the Safety Professional will be required to travel across multiple service areas in Florida and participate in an on-call rotation for emergency response. Peoples Gas values strategic thinking, integrity, and a collaborative spirit, making this role ideal for professionals passionate about driving safety excellence in a vital public utility environment. Overall, working in this role offers a rewarding career path with a dynamic and growing company committed to making a positive impact in the energy sector and the communities it serves.

Job Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field or master’s degree in a related field or high school diploma with extensive relevant experience
minimum 8 years related gas utility operations or professional safety experience
knowledge of safe work practices and utility industry safety programs
familiarity with federal, state and local safety regulations
ability to work autonomously with flexible scheduling
leadership and interpersonal skills in diverse environments
ability to design safety and accident prevention programs
ability to handle high stress and maintain high work standards
strong communication and reporting skills
effective planning and organizational abilities

Job Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in a related field with at least 5 years’ experience as a safety professional or master’s degree in a related field with at least 4 years’ experience as a safety professional or high school diploma with at least 10 years relevant experience with increasing level of responsibility
minimum of 8 years related gas utility operations or related industry operations experience or professional safety experience, a college degree may be considered in lieu of equivalent experience
thorough understanding of the safe work practices and programs related to the utility industry to provide technical support to business units
familiar with federal, state and local safety regulations
autonomous work schedule to maximize field engagement and impact
demonstrated strong leadership, interpersonal skills, and proven experience in a participatory diverse workforce environment
ability to research, develop, and coordinate comprehensive safety and health accident prevention programs
high work standards and high stress tolerance
above average oral and written communication skills to effectively create and present audit reports, investigation reports, safety programs, safe work practices and safe work procedures
good planning, organizing, skills and ability to accept, manage, communicate, and facilitate change

Job Duties

Develop company safety programs and procedures, become SME of safety programs, and ensure they are maintained
natural disaster emergency response, provide safety oversight for hurricane recovery efforts for any damage to the natural gas pipeline
lead special projects, investigation of employee injuries and near misses
provide respiratory protection employee fit testing, inspection of SCBA, air packs and fire suits
SMS Safety management system, facilitate continued improvement with compliance and implementation of the Peoples Gas SMS, work closely with quality assurance team on program reviews and corrective actions
fleet safety oversight including driver score cards, aggression reports, smith driver training, investigate all vehicle collisions, prepare and present information to determine avoidability and corrective actions, FDOT compliance for commercial motor vehicles and hazardous material transportation
provide technical expertise to front line management to assist them with the implementation of safety programs at the operating level
lead safety committee for the service areas, present monthly safety meetings to service areas, conduct a minimum of 100 field safety observations
perform routine field visits to check conditions and ensure compliance with applicable regulations and policies, identify and evaluate hazards and research and recommend control strategies for the hazards
conduct initial, refresher, gas technician apprentice program safety related training such as respiratory protection, pre-job safety briefing, trenching and excavation, smith driver, fire extinguisher, emergency response to natural gas, identification of high energy states
lead for service area environmental coordinators, classify, label, ship hazardous waste, universal waste, participate in service area environmental audits