Manager, Safety - Oahu

Company: Hawaiian Electric Companies

We recognize our competitive advantage – our people. We believe in our people, who share our vision of meeting the needs of our employees, customers, and communities and who carry out the continued success of the company.

Our employees are committed to the company’s foundational values: integrity, excellence, teamwork, environmental stewardship, and community commitment. In turn, we invest in our employees, providing opportunities for challenge and advancement and offering a competitive compensation package.

Posting End Date:
This position will remain open until filled. Early applications are highly encouraged.

Directs the development and management of the programs within the Safety & Health Manual and oversees maintenance of the Electrical Service Restoration Plan. Facilitates required approvals, procurement, one‑company coordination within the Safety division and the Incident Management Team (IMT) working groups. Oversees maintenance of SharePoint and SAP applications. Provides direct support to the Director, Safety & EPP on division and/or process area assignments and requirements.

Manages daily operations of the Safety & Emergency Planning and Preparedness (Safety & EPP) team. Oversees the development of Safety & EPP programs and project plans, including scope, schedule, budgeting, and program/project development.

Responsible for developing, facilitating, and maintaining strategic initiatives through programs for the division. Develops one company training exercises, tabletop activities, and drills. Deploys as part of a Mutual Assistance Advance Team or in a different capacity, as needed.

Serves as facilitator and other roles as necessary for company emergency response activities.

• Develop, maintain, implement, and update all occupational division policies, programs, procedures, guidelines, and work rules. Direct the functions and activities of the Safety and Health Manual and Electrical Service Restoration Plan. Ensure programs are maintained; metrics developed, recorded, and reported as necessary; identify best practices and procedures for program maintenance; develop need and justification for projects supporting division programs; plan and forecast program budgets.
  
  Develop tracking mechanisms for current programs, new initiatives, and projects.
• Direct and administer all division personnel matters including setting and communicating performance standards, ongoing coaching, training and development, evaluating performance, recognizing employee achievements, counseling, and initiating disciplinary action where appropriate. Ensure timely training in the various roles in NIMS and develop table‑top exercises and drills as necessary. Serve as point of contact for internal and external stakeholders participating in the exercises and drills.
  
  Ensure post‑training tasks are completed (lessons‑learned after exercises and drills have timely and effective follow‑up actions, measurements, and results) and facilitate implementation.
• Participate in various federal, state, county, community, and business emergency response committees. Keep abreast of government programs and policies. Participate in Western Region Working Group meetings, conference calls, and on‑site conferences.
• Ensure direct reports adhere to roles and responsibilities in timely investigations of all accidents involving employees, public, equipment, and facilities. Prepare and/or direct the preparation of accident reports. Prepare and maintain case files for all general public and automobile accidents. Participate in litigation activities as assigned for general public and automobile accidents.
• Participate in company emergency response activities as assigned, including any activities required to prepare for such emergency response.

• Operations experience in transmission and distribution, generation or emergency response.
• First‑responder experience preferred.
• Knowledge of electrical utility emergency response.
• Working knowledge of federal, state and local laws, regulations and procedures related to department and company activities.
• Detailed…