Senior Associate, HSSE Operations

RWE Clean Energy, LLC
To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent

Functional area: Health, Safety & Environment
Remuneration: Exempt

As the Senior Associate in HSSE Operations, your primary responsibility will be to ensure safe and healthy working conditions for all colleagues and business partners. This involves implementing effective HSSE management systems, processes, and programs across operational sites to achieve departmental KPIs and targets. You will also oversee environmental compliance at these sites, ensuring adherence to relevant legislation and regulations. By fostering a culture of safety and accountability, you will protect both personnel and the environment while driving continuous improvement in HSSE performance.

Role Responsibilities:

• Implement  HSSE Management System pertaining to compliance and strategy for RWECE’s North American operations in order to establish HSSE as a key Company Value and drive continuous improvement in HSSE within all operations and functional departments of the company
• Assist in the continuous development and execution of internal evaluation plans
• Report, investigations, and closures of CAPA for incidents and events using RITAS case management software in a timely manner
• Maintain, monitor, and report HSSE performance metrics, statistics, records, and injury reports (OSHA 300) in a timely manner, using automated record-keeping systems for assigned region
• Perform analyses, root cause analyses, and determine corrective actions for adverse events or trends within assigned region
• Perform Wind/Solar/Battery operations and maintenance audits, inspections, technical assessments and observations
• Track and verify closure of site-level corrective actions, reporting all discrepancies requiring additional resources to resolve at the system level
• Facilitate site HSSE Committees and meetings
• Support all technologies (wind, battery storage, and solar), regions, and RWECE EH&S Manager as required
• Actively participate in HSSE Program reviews and recommend HSSE Management System program objectives and targets
• Train site employees in the areas of HSSE concepts and the HSSE management system; monitor performance to ensure compliance with established HSSE policies, practices, and reporting requirements
• Train employees in HSSE-specific topics, as needed
• This is a safety-sensitive position. Primarily field environment; up to and possibly more than 50% travel; may be exposed to hazardous conditions (Working at Height 300+ ft., Confined Space, Bloodborne Pathogens); supports multiple office and field work sites

Job Requirements and Experiences:

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health, Safety, and/or Environmental Science or a related field preferred
• Professional certifications preferred
• Minimum 2 years of EHS experience applicable to operations, maintenance, and/or construction of power generation and related facilities, preferably wind is required 
• Minimum 8 years of experience in lieu of a degree is acceptable; other factors will be taken into consideration​​​​​​. 5 years can be satisfied with an associate degree from an accredited school
• Working knowledge of federal OSHA, CAL OSHA, California Environmental Knowlege, and EPA, state OSHA/EPA, and labor standards for General and Construction industries, as well as the general principles of Industrial Safety and Industrial Hygiene preferred
• Specific knowledge of local and state safety (California) and environmental regulations preferred
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite, MSVisio, project implementation; auditing, management of change for ISO 40001, OHSAS 18001, ISO 9001
• Familiarity with enterprise resource planning systems, e.g., Oracle, SAP, Maximo,