Safety and Technical Training Specialist

Essential Utilities, Inc. delivers safe, clean, reliable services that improve quality of life for individuals, families, and entire communities.

Operating as the Aqua (water and wastewater services) and the Peoples and Delta (natural gas) brands, Essential serves approximately 5.5 million people across 10 states. We are committed to sustainable growth, operational excellence, a superior customer experience, and premier employer status - including a competitive and comprehensive benefits package as well as a commitment to career growth opportunities.

We are advocates for the communities we serve and are dedicated stewards of natural lands, protecting more than 7,600 acres of forests and other habitats throughout our footprint.

Our company is one of the most significant publicly traded water, wastewater service and natural gas providers in the U.S.

Accountable for the development and implementation of safety/technical training across the Company including strategies, plans, and programs to support organizational goals, analyses, compliance, budget/cost management, and interactions with affected groups or individuals internal and external. Supervise work of associate, intermediate, and senior safety and technical training specialists.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Provide supervision and technical guidance to direct reports to ensure that training needs are met and safety services provided.
• Collaborate with managers and supervisors to identify training needs.
• Develop and implement safety and training consistent with best practices and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with all safety/technical training procedures.
• Resolve highly complex problems; identify trends and suggest preventative and remedial solutions.
• Manage the performance of direct reports including establishing goals and objectives, implementation of training and development programs, daily assignments, performance reviews and planning.
• Maintain awareness of industry trends, technology changes and regulatory changes and apply knowledge to improve safety and training programs.
• Develop documentation (e.g. proposals, status reports, work plans, risk management plans, etc.) as required to support safety and training effort.
• Responsible for ensuring quality standards for delivery of safety services and training in respective areas.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function(s).

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Thorough knowledge of SOPs, gas industry, and PNG operations practices, procedures, PNG policies, procedures, and standards.
• Knowledge of software applications such as LMS, JSSO, and SAP. Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong team leader, planning, and writing skills.
• Solid problem solving, analytical, and decision-making abilities.
• Possess the ability to drive organization change through strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to clearly articulate, develop, and implement action plans.

EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum of 5 - 8 years of safety/technical training experience. Natural gas industry and field experience may substitute for a portion of this requirement.
• Experience with gas industry/ operations practices.
• Demonstrated experience developing, implementing, presenting, and updating training strategies.
• High School Diploma required, BS or BA preferred.
• Valid driver's license and ability to drive PNG Company Vehicles.

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to:

• Working conditions include approximately 50% travel to work sites of PNG (and travel beyond Pittsburgh representing PNG).
• Perform medium work- exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Physical demands include the ability to see, hear, talk, and perform tasks requiring manual dexterity; able to drive PNG vehicles.
• Operate standard office equipment, ability to drive heavy equipment when required, handle tools.

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Utilities, Inc., is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Equal employment opportunity is provided to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to the following legally protected characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions, including medical conditions related to lactation), physical or mental disability, covered-veteran status, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal law.
Essential Utilities is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you have a condition that may prevent you from applying for a job online or need to request an accommodation during the interview process, please call (1-877-271-9012).
To maintain the integrity of the recruitment process and to avoid real or perceived conflicts of interest due to employment and/or assignment of family members and personal referrals, specific guidelines apply to the hiring and assignment of these individuals including, but not limited to:

• Family members cannot result in a supervisor/subordinate reporting relationship
• Family members cannot work in the same department.