Regional Safety Manager

Kindle Energy Management Company LLC (“Kindle”), a portfolio company of the private equity firm, The Blackstone Group L.P. (“Blackstone”), specializes in the management, optimization, and development of power generation in the United States and Canada. Kindle is currently assisting with recruiting for the role of Regional Safety Manager for Gavin Power LLC, a portfolio of power plants that Kindle manages across southern Ohio/Indiana. This position will report to the Kindle Portfolio Operations Team and may require travel of >50%.

Regional Safety Manager

Overview:

The Regional Safety Manager, is an essential position to promoting safety excellence within the company and will report to the Director Operations for Gavin Power LLC. The position will work with the Leadership Team at each of their regional plant locations to drive a safety culture to achieve top decile safety performance. The role will provide onsite support, reinforce employee engagement, and ensure safety programs are administered effectively across their region. Additionally, this position will develop various safety and metric reports, coordinate and deliver training, perform detailed incident investigations, and support other activities established by the company leadership.

Responsibilities:

- Partner with plant leadership to develop, implement, and maintain safety programs, including safety policies, and procedures

- Monitor and evaluate changes in applicable OSHA regulations, applicable consensus standards, standard interpretation Letters and industry best practices to ensure policies, procedures and work practices remain current

- Provide leadership and guidance to plant leadership on safety matters, promoting a safety-enriched culture

- Champion Safety over Production initiatives

- Serve as a change agent to achieve a zero-injury safety culture within the region

- Effectively communicate safety information to employees and plant leadership

- Develop and implement strategies for continuous improvement in safety performance

- Track and trend leading indicators to identify and implement best practices across the fleet

- Conduct regular safety audits, inspections and risk assessments. Provide recommendations and strategic support to mitigate or eliminate workplace hazards.

- Track the completion of associated corrective measures and action items

- Maintain company’s standard when conducting incident investigations identifying causal factors, root causes, and corrective actions

- Maintain accurate records of safety incidents

- Assist with the development and delivery of safety training

- Prepare reports for executive leadership and regulatory agencies

- Assist with reviewing and/or preparation of applicable regulatory reports

- Develop safety flashes, operating experience bulletins, vendor business cases, and recordability determination reports

- Assist with injury management and documentation

- Mentor and advise station Health and Safety Specialists

- Provide oversite of annual medical surveillance

- Provide support and oversite of region Industrial Hygiene program

Skills and Qualifications:

- Strong understanding of safety regulations in the Electric Power Generation industry

- Demonstrated experience developing Safety and Health programs

- Experience in safety program management and implementation

- Ability to articulate the attributes of an effective safety culture

- Experience engaging workers across an organization to build a safety culture

- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills

- Ability to conduct safety audits, investigations, and risk assessments

- Demonstrates strong problem solving, critical thinking and analytical skills

- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and safety-related software

- Ability to work independently and as part of a team

- Experience in training and/or public speaking

Education/Experience:

- Minimum of 8-10 years in the Electric Power Generation or closely related industry

- Previous experience as a Supervisor of people and safety programs

- Bachelor’s degree with major course work in safety and health, industrial hygiene or other closely related field is preferred

- Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certification is preferred

Working Conditions:

This role is expected to reside in commutable distance to the plants in Southwest Ohio/Southeast Indiana with an expectation of weekly travel to plant locations. The primary work will be performed onsite at natural gas and coal power generating plants and requires the ability to work outdoors in environments that often experience adverse weather conditions (heat, dust, rain, wind, snow, etc.) and working at heights. Some site support activities (maintenance outages and investigations) may be time sensitive and for a duration measured in concurrent days or weeks. This role may require work after normal working hours, at night, on weekends, holidays and includes overnight travel. Ability to travel extensively on short notice is required. Person is required to respond by telephone or in person during working hours and after working hours.