Safety Program Manager Jobs in Buffalo, NY (NOW HIRING)

National Grid is hiring a Senior Supervisor for our Safety Program Development & Implementation department. This will be a Hybrid role based out of any of our Upstate New York offices.

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live.

The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating, and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry. To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business.

The Senior Supervisor, Safety Program Training is responsible for leading the development, execution, and continuous improvement of safety programs and initiatives that protect employees, contractors, and operations. This role will drive a strong, generative safety culture through effective communication, governance participation, incident analysis, risk management, and contractor engagement. By leveraging data, benchmarking, and humanfactors principles, the Senior Supervisor will ensure hazards are proactively identified and controlled, lessons learned are effectively shared, and safety practices are consistently embedded across the organization to improve performance and prevent incidents. This role requires a proactive approach to safety culture, effective communication, and collaboration with various stakeholders to ensure compliance with safety standards and regulations. Continuous evaluation and improvement, including periodic reviews of processes, policies and procedures, are crucial to adapting to changing conditions and ensure long-term success. 

• Implement effective programs to address human factors, complacency, and normalization of deviance against safety & work practices.
• Implement initiatives to improve safety performance through internal and external benchmarking, analytics and process efficiencies.
• Improve field capabilities related to hazard recognition and risk assessments through education & reinforcement of the High Energy program. Leverage digital Job Brief data to target areas of opportunity to improve Job Brief quality and content.
• Support safety training and program rollouts as necessary.
• Monitoring of KPIs and targets to ensure business objectives are achieved.
• Support all safety initiatives through various forums including Safety Summits, Safety Focus Days, Half Day off Truck, Contractor Safety Conference or other safety focused initiatives.
• Partner cross-functionally with key stakeholders, Safety, Work Methods, Engineering and Learning and Development.
• Support and deliver Field Operations Training (FOT) across NY Electric
• Partner with Learning and Development, Safety and operation teams to design and implement effective training programs that meet safety compliance and operational needs.
• Evaluate and coordinate training initiatives, such Aubrey Daniels Safety and Leadership and Human Performance training to foster a Just Culture.
• Lead the deployment of new safety training initiatives, ensuring effective communication and implementation across all levels of the organization.
• Facilitate safety training through train-the-trainer approach.

Supervisory/Interpersonal- Experience Required

• Ability to create a high energy team climate whereby team members are free to discuss relevant issues and with a strong emphasis on continuous improvement, questioning the value of every activity and creating better solutions.
• Ability to effectively influence operational and non-operational stakeholders and represent the Electric Operating group in a knowledgeable, professional manner
• Demonstrates openness to change and working collaboratively across teams.
• Strong presentation, communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively influence decision making.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in occupational safety, environmental science, or a related operations field with 3-5 years of relevant experience in Safety Management and Electric Utility.
• Safety Certification, Certified Safety Professional (CSP) preferred or willingness to achieve certification.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively engage with diverse teams.
• Accomplished in developing and maintaining credible and productive working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Knowledge of safety regulations and standards applicable to the utility industry.
• Ability to analyze data and trends to drive continuous improvement in safety performance.