Senior Employee Safety Specialist

Posting Start Date:

May 19, 2025

Posting End Date:

June 3, 2025

Position Number:

80001264

Union:

Non-Union

FLSA Status:

Salaried Exempt

Department:

Administrative Operations

Salary Grade:

E-15

Salary Range:

$71,697.60 - $107,556.80

Employment Type:

Full Time

Building Location:

Central Office Building

Building Street:

700 S. Eisenhower Boulevard

Building City:

Middletown

Building State:

Pennsylvania (US-PA)

Building Zip Code:

17057

Work Schedule: Flexible Work Options

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, opened on October 1, 1940, is known as “America’s First Superhighway”!  Our mission is to operate a safe, reliable, customer-valued toll road system that supports national mobility and commerce.  The PTC operates a 565-mile system with over 205 million transactions annually.  Together, we are building the highway of the future.

 

The Commission values its team members and understands the importance of work/life balance to the health, well-being and productivity of its team. Therefore, this position may be eligible for Flexible Work Options* such as:

• Hybrid Work - combination of remote and in-person reporting
• Alternate Work Schedule - flexibility to adjust work schedule length to complete work week in fewer days

*Some options may require completion of probationary period. 

 

The Commission requires all employees to establish PA residency within 6 months of hire and to maintain PA residency, regardless of Flexible Work Options. 

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.  The Commission will not sponsor applicants for work visas. 

Job Purpose and Summary

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is seeking a Senior Employee Safety Specialist with knowledge and experience handling Pennsylvania’s Accident and Illness Prevention Programs (AIPP) for a self-insured entity. The ideal candidate would possess experience in the following:

• safety management systems
• professional report writing
• injury and fleet incident reporting and analysis
• incident investigations
• safety training development and delivery
• workplace safety committees
• working with safety consultants
• industrial hygiene investigations
• ability to network with all levels of the organization

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Supervises/leads and provides guidance to lower-level staff including performance management, delegation of work assignments, and review of work product.
• Supervises/leads a variety of complex programs, projects, and/or special assignments. Reviews work of others to ensure consistency and compliance with programs. Recommends and implements changes to facilitate effectiveness. 
• Leads and coordinates project/program teams and meetings. Ensures proper communication with impacted groups.
• Maintains professional liaison with internal and external customers, vendors, and other representatives. Provides guidance and recommendations to department heads, managers, and other staff on policies, procedures, guidelines, and programs. Works to implement changes with other departments as necessary. 
• Responds to inquiries and resolves complex problems in assigned program areas. Provides guidance a