Job Title: Renewable Safety Specialist III, Sr. or Lead

Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid 

Legal Entity: Entergy Arkansas, LLC 

Renewable Safety Specialist III, Sr or Lead

Job Summary/Purpose

All members of Entergy’s safety function are expected to own safety, work proactively to prevent incidents, and continuously seek improvement with the understanding that zero harm is possible. This position is responsible for examining the workplace and worksite for environmental or physical factors that may affect employee or contract partner health, safety, comfort, and performance. Ensuring the workplace is as safe as possible is achieved through conducting risk assessments, safety analyses, job‑site reviews, procedural reviews and providing coaching to reinforce safe work expectations.

Senior and Lead Safety Specialists are expected to possess and demonstrate leadership and mentorship capabilities with Entergy employees and contract partners, modeling safe behaviors and guiding others in the application of safety processes, procedures and expectations. The individual in this role must be a self‑starter and a confident decisionmaker who can work with minimal oversight. In addition, the person must live strategically within the assigned territory to effectively support site needs and maintain a consistent and visible field presence.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure effective implementation of safety programs in accordance with management system elements.
• Conduct training as necessary to ensure applicable rules, procedures, and expectations are clearly understood.
• Conduct engagements and observations with employees and contract partners, providing immediate coaching on safe and unsafe conditions.
• Lead, plan, and schedule field and site inspections; document deficiencies; and develop sustainable corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Lead or participate in the incident investigation process, including root cause analysis and identification of corrective and preventive actions.
• Set and reinforce safe work expectations in accordance with applicable laws, rules, procedures, and company standards.
• Review safety‑related data and metrics to identify trends and recommend corrective actions to address identified issues.
• Lead efforts in coordination with key stakeholder leadership to plan, design and implement effective emergency response procedures for individual sites within the fleet.
• Stop work if any unsafe condition or action is observed.
• Provide mentoring, guidance, and support to other safety professionals.
• Take an active role in the planning of upcoming work to help identify potential safety issues and develop appropriate solutions.
• Travel approximately 80% across the assigned territory to support site needs, conduct field engagements, and ensure consistent program implementation.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum Education:

• Safety Specialist Senior: Bachelor Preferred
• Safety Specialist Lead: Bachelor Required

Minimum Experience:

• Safety Specialist Senior: 6-10 years industry experience with a minimum of 3 years in safety
• Safety Specialist Lead: 10+ years industry experience with a minimum of 4 years in safety

Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities

• Working knowledge of construction and general industry safety regulations.
• Ability to observe and engage effectively with employees and contract partners.
• Experience conducting investigations and root‑cause analyses using tools such as Taproot, Cause Mapping, Fishbone, and Five Whys.
• Skilled in analyzing and interpreting data to identify trends and recommend corrective actions.
• Ability to interact with customers and the public in a pleasant, professional, and tactful manner.
• Ability to manage multiple activities, shifting priorities, and time‑sensitive tasks.
• Ability to understand and identify gaps between procedures and their applicability in the field.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and planning skills.
• Ability to work irregular hours and travel for out‑of‑town assignments as required.
• Strong computer skills, including the ability to utilize safety systems, reporting tools, and digital platforms effectively.
• Strong problem‑solving abilities with the capability to think critically and “outside the box” when developing solutions.
• Strong knowledge and understanding in fire and emergency response procedures in rural areas.

Any Certificates, Licenses, etc.:

• Safety Specialist Senior:
  • Required: ASP/CUSP/OSHA500 or equivalent
• Safety Specialist Lead:
  • Required: ASP/CSP/SMS/CUSP/CIH or equivalent

Primary Location: Arkansas-Little Rock Arkansas : Little Rock 
Job Function: Professional
MRV Minimum Salary: $97,000.0000 
MRV Maximum Salary: $145,000.0000 
FLSA Status: Professional 
Relocation Option: Level II
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT 
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 123379
Hiring Manager: Charles B Jones
Recruiter: Shaun Johnson
Travel Percentage:Travel: More than 75%

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click here to view the EEO page, or see statements below.

EEO Statement: The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. 

The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.

Accessibility: Entergy provides reasonable accommodations for online applicants. Requests for a reasonable accommodation may be made orally or in writing by an applicant, employee, or third party on his or her behalf. If you are an individual with a disability and you are in need of an accommodation for the recruiting process please click here and provide your name, contact number, the accommodation requested and the requisition number that you are requesting the accommodation for. Employee Services will contact you regarding your request.

Additional Responsibilities: As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

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The non-confidential portions of the affirmative action program for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans shall be available for inspection upon request by any employee or applicant for employment.  Please contact HRCompliance@entergy.com to schedule a time to review the affirmative action plan during regular office hours.

WORKING CONDITIONS:
As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

Our expectations are the five employee and leader behaviors we believe are essential for positive stakeholder outcomes.

Our expectations:

1. Make our customers more successful
2. Innovate and continuously improve
3. Collaborate and share knowledge
4. Be accountable for results
5. Recognize and reward outcomes