Environmental Health & Safety Director

At Utili-Serve, we pride ourselves on attention to detail, a commitment to safety, competitive pricing, and over 100 years of combined experience. Utili-Serve offers services to power companies (both large and small), municipalities, and other energy providers. From protective relay services to hydro and pneumatic excavations to building entire electric substations from the ground up, no one knows electrical utilities better than Utili-Serve. We currently work with clients in the southeast with plans to expand our territory throughout the entire US. Our goal is always to improve the lifespan and efficiency of your network and add value to your services with our professional, dedicated approach.

Utili-Serve’s mission and vision is to be the contractor of choice in the Utility Industry. Our comprehensive approach and competitive pricing are coupled with our highly qualified, extremely productive, safety-oriented personnel. We complete each project economically, efficiently, and most importantly safely.

Our DNA consists of Faith, Family, Service, and Stewardship, four principal values that guide each decision we make. As a veteran-owned, family-operated company, our aim is to provide the highest, safest quality of service, while also operating with the utmost integrity for each customer we have the opportunity to service. Since the beginning, our business strategy has been to count our employees as our greatest asset, and to add value to our customers with every project we complete.

 At Utili-Serve, we are powering society forward into a safe, connect, and sustainable energy future. 

Utili-Serve is seeking a Environmental Health & Safety Director

Job Purpose:

Expands, executes and manages Utili-Serve’s Safety Management System (SMS) to support safety, training and Human Performance efforts throughout the organization. 

This key leadership role ensures organizational policy and procedural compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulatory standards and drives company adherence to those policies.

Pursues continuous improvement opportunities throughout the organization, placing focus on a safety system that reduces safety risks and workplace incidents.

Primary Functions:

• Provide innovation and consultation to Senior Leadership on the design and implementation of Safety, Training, and Human Performance processes to enhance compliance to establish world class initiatives for safety excellence.  

• Develop, execute and manage the overall Safety Management System (SMS) including an Organization Safety Plan “roadmap” that details safety, training, and Human Performance Improvement processes throughout the organization. 

• Set strategies and goals for the Safety department that directly connects to the implementation of Utili-Serve’s corporate strategies; Partner with all business units, departments and team members to achieve identified organizational performance goals and KPIs.

• Lead the development and implementation of skills and safety training throughout the organization. 

• Lead the implementation and tracking of the Safety Culture at Utili-Serve and design the measurement for the culture adoption and adherence to the safety roadmaps in partnership with leadership.

• Influence senior leadership with data driven approach to safety culture and compliance, Present recommendations on up-to-date best practices for proactive safety measures and strategies.

• Partner with business unit leaders and other key stakeholders to embed safety within their department core work to establish and maintain a safety-conscious work environment.

• Present reports and data related to findings and recommendations for proactive safety and risk mitigation measures, review metrics to ensure mitigation recommendations have been implemented and their efficacy, make recommendations to address areas of improvement.