Safety and Health Specialist (Industrial)

Job description

Job Title

Safety & Health Specialist Reporting Location: 62 Lake Mirror Road, Forest Park, Georgia. The successful candidate must work onsite Monday through Thursday and may work remotely on Fridays. The schedule is subject to change based on business needs. Relocation assistance is not available.

Travel Requirements

Up to 25%, including overnight travel.

Job Summary

The Safety & Health Specialist supports the Reliability Service Centers—including the Repair Shop, Central Tool Shop, and Juliette Metrology Lab—by providing safety expertise, strengthening regulatory compliance, and promoting proactive risk management. The specialist partners with operations and leadership to deliver training, analyze safety performance, conduct assessments and investigations, maintain required documentation, and implement site and Southern Company safety programs.

The role also serves as a liaison among onsite and offsite management and organizational support groups. The specialist must be adaptable and willing to support additional safety projects, assignments, or work groups as business needs evolve. These assignments may provide opportunities to broaden technical knowledge and operational experience.

Job Requirements

Education A four-year degree in Occupational Safety and Health Management or a related field is preferred. Certification from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals—such as CSP, CUSP, CHST, GSP, or ASP—is preferred. Completion of OSHA-specific training, including OSHA 30, is preferred.

Experience

A minimum of two years of experience developing, implementing, and monitoring compliance with safety and health policies and procedures is required. Field experience applying general industry safety standards is required. Experience delivering presentations to large audiences is required. Experience conducting facility safety assessments, audits, incident investigations, and corrective-action activities is preferred. Experience developing injury-prevention, accident-prevention, and compliance programs, policies, and procedures is preferred.

Leadership experience is preferred. Three or more years of combined experience in Transmission, Distribution, Generation and/or Nuclear is a plus. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Ability to work independently with limited supervision while remaining highly motivated and self-directed. In-depth knowledge of current federal, state, and local safety and health laws, regulations, and general industry requirements is preferred.

Ability to develop recognized subject-matter expertise in safety and health issues. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain safety requirements effectively across all organizational levels and work groups. Strong leadership, teamwork, interpersonal, organizational, time-management, research, and analytical skills, supported by high integrity and ethical standards. Knowledge of auditing procedures and processes is preferred.

Other Requirements

Proficiency with Microsoft applications, including SharePoint, Planner, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, is required. Ability to travel overnight is required. A valid, unrestricted driver’s license is required. Ability to consistently demonstrate initiative, self-motivation, and alignment with Southern Company values.

Job Responsibilities

Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management: Stay current on applicable safety and health laws, regulations, industry trends, and best practices, and advise management on compliance with company policies and procedures.

Program Leadership

Partner with management to develop, implement, and maintain site-specific safety and health programs, compliance strategies, policies, procedures, action plans, and guidelines, including injury-prevention and accident-prevention initiatives.

Assessments and Corrective Actions

Lead or support detailed safety inspections, audits, assessments, monthly facility walkdowns, and critical-control verifications to identify noncompliance, mitigate hazards, and reduce risk.

Risk Response

Manage risks associated with safety and health programs and coordinate required notifications to the appropriate agencies when noncompliance occurs.

Incident Response

Investigate incidents, near misses, and noncompliance events; ensure timely reporting and notification; develop corrective actions; and support post-job reviews and event-learning activities.

Training and Employee Engagement

Develop and deliver training on safety and health policies, procedures, job risks, risk-mitigation methods, and compliance requirements. Reinforce Critical Risk Management, critical controls, Human Performance principles, and behavior-based safety practices.

Performance Communication

Prepare and present recurring safety-performance updates, emerging-risk analyses, and required improvement actions to leadership.

Continuous Improvement

Lead safety and health initiatives and meetings that promote best practices, proactive behaviors, continuous improvement, and a positive safety culture.

Operational Partnership

Collaborate with onsite contractors and work groups to integrate safety and health requirements into daily operations and support compliance across the workforce.

Organizational Support

Serve as a corporate safety and health resource by providing expertise, guidance, and support to the Safety & Wellness Committee and other safety support teams.

Documentation and Confidentiality

Maintain required safety documentation and protect the confidentiality of reports, incidents, and disability management cases. Success in this role will be demonstrated through effective risk reduction, timely corrective-action closure, regulatory compliance, strong safety engagement, and trusted partnership with operational leadership.