Sr. Health & Safety Program Manager

Job Title: Sr. Health & Safety Program Manager
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Start Date:

1/27/26
Job Description: New Jersey American Water is seeking a self-motivated, passionate health & safety professional to join our team in Plainfield, NJ. In the Sr. Health & Safety Program Manager role, you will drive home our core purpose of producing and distributing a safe, healthy, and reliable resource to our customers and the community. This position will support our Central region in New Jersey through evaluations, investigations, coaching & mentoring, and team collaboration.

Pay Range: $70,690-$118,100/annually The base salary range represents a good faith salary range for this position. This position is eligible for annual incentive pay and has the opportunity for continued salary growth. If you are hired at American Water your base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as market, geography, skills, education and/or experience. At American Water, we are committed to pay equity.

In addition to compensation, you will be offered a comprehensive benefits package including 401(k), Defined Contribution Plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, medical, prescription, dental and vision coverage, plus disability, paid time off, life insurance, voluntary benefits, health and wellness programs and much more! American Water is also proud to offer employees learning opportunities and work experiences to grow professionally!#LI-BR1 #LI-Onsite

Develops and implements delivery and verification of enterprise health and safety programs aligned with Company policy, practices and procedures. This position will work closely with all management levels to assure policies and programs are effectively developed, implemented, communicated and supported throughout the enterprise.

Program Execution (50%)

• Conduct internal safety program evaluations, physical safety inspections, industrial hygiene monitoring for chemical and physical hazards and ergonomic evaluations in office and field environments, develop recommendations and track corrective actions.
• Deliver safety training programs educating employees on safe working practices, appropriate equipment operation, and emergency procedures.
• Evaluate the impact of regulatory changes against existing practices and assists in the implementation of new regulations.
• Develop or update health and safety practices and procedures as needed.

Technical Support (30%)

• Provides health and safety technical support to field safety staff.
• Conducts and/ or reviews incident investigations and develops corrective action recommendations.
• Gathers, validates and analyzes safety performance statistics (leading and lagging) and makes recommendations for improvements.
• Review results of enterprise safety inspections and, based on data, identify areas for improvement and develop corrective actions.
• Stay abreast of regulatory changes, evaluate impact to the business and develop action plans to address in a timely manner
• Develop inspections checklists and utilize apps and centralized platforms for tracking inspection results, safety performance data and corrective actions enterprise wide.

Management/ Administration (20%)

• Actively engage mid level management, supervision and hourly employees in the development, implementation, delivery and verification of enterprise health and safety programs
• Actively participate in outside industry organizations that are involved in or promote health and safety for the water sector.
• Support the workers’ compensation management process to assure thorough and efficient claims management and investigation.
• Maintain health and safety training plans, training records and monitor progress towards annual training goals.
• Coordinate and verify enterprise safety recordkeeping and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses.

• Ability to influence and work with non-direct reports, peers and management to gain alignment and achieve goals in a complex matrix environment
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules and regulations, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals and assess impact to the business.
• Ability to write technical reports, prepare presentations and correspondence and to communicate relevant information verbally to all levels of the organization.
• Ability to solve practical problems and respond to employee and public complaints effectively.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form. Must be able to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to create and execute SMART goals and meet deadlines
• Ability to technically manage staff of professionals
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision
• Ability to work well in a cooperative team environment, participate routinely in multi-disciplinary projects and activities
• Ability to recognize and deal appropriately with confidential and sensitive information.
• Knowledge of OSHA, Federal,…