Manager Safety

Position Description

The Manager Safety provides leadership and direction for Santee Cooper's enterprise safety programs. This role partners with leaders and employees to strengthen a proactive safety culture, reduce workplace risk, support compliance with applicable safety requirements, and improve safety performance across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Leads the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of enterprise safety programs, policies, standards, and practices
• Monitors leading and lagging safety indicators, analyzes trends, and recommends actions to prevent injuries and reduce risk.
• Oversees incident and near-miss investigations, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and follow-up to verify that risks have been addressed.
• Oversees compliance with applicable OSHA, state, and industry safety requirements, including required safety records and reporting.
• Conducts or oversees safety assessments, audits, inspections, and risk evaluations; tracks findings through resolution.
• Develops initiatives that strengthen employee engagement, leader accountability, and ownership of workplace safety.
• Partners with Operations, Human Resources, Legal, Risk, and other stakeholders on safety matters and corrective actions.
• Monitors regulatory developments, industry practices, and emerging hazards; recommends updates to safety programs.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED require. Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred.
• 5+ years of progressively responsible directly related experience
• Demonstrated leadership experience, including experience leading people, teams, projects, or significant cross-functional initiatives. Experience leading safety programs, investigations, and improvement initiatives is required. Team leadership experience is preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of occupational safety requirements, hazard identification, risk assessment, and incident investigation.
• Ability to interpret safety data and translate findings into practical prevention measures.
• Ability to communicate effectively with field employees, supervisors, and senior leaders and influence safe work practices.

Working Conditions / Physical Requirements

Work is performed in both office and field environments and may include exposure to outdoor weather, construction areas, plants, substations, rights-of-way, or other utility operational sites. Requires regular sitting and computer use with intermittent standing, walking, bending, reaching, climbing, and navigating uneven terrain. PPE may be required when visiting operational locations. Work may require occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling of items up to 30 pounds.

Compensation Information

$116,650 - $145,800 (min. - mid.)