Principal Health & Safety Specialist

Date: Oct 29, 2024

Location(s): Juno Beach, FL, US, 33408

Company: NextEra Energy

is America’s largest electric company, providing clean, affordable, and reliable electricity to more than 12 million people in Florida. We operate one of the cleanest power generation fleets in the U.S. and our reliability is among the best in the nation. Our goal is to achieve Real Zero carbon emissions from our operations by 2045 by expanding our solar capacity, increasing battery storage and bringing new renewable energy opportunities to Florida, while improving customer affordability and reliability. Are you interested in becoming a game-changer in the energy industry? Join our world-class team today!

Position Specific Description

As a member of the Corporate Safety team, the Health and Safety Specialist will support the safety needs of our organization on both an enterprise-wide and Business Unit specific basis. This person will play a critical role in our safety program founded on culture, compliance, and education across all NextEra Energy operations. Additionally, this individual will interface regularly with OSHA to ensure compliance and address any regulatory concerns.

General Duties

• Maintain and administer the Safety Information Management System (Focus1440) database

• Manage the reporting and documentation of occupational injuries, illnesses, and near-miss incidents, including safety statistics and corporate indicators

• Analyze injury/near miss data and develop systemic prevention improvements and predictive analytics

• Develop and implement safety programs and procedures to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local safety regulations and standards.

• Conduct regular safety audits, inspections, and risk assessments to identify and mitigate potential hazards.

• Liaise with regulatory agencies, including regular interfacing with OSHA, ensuring compliance and effective resolution of compliance issues.

• Stay current with industry best practices, safety regulations, and technological advancements in safety management.

• Perform, review and promote use of incident investigations and root cause analysis tools

• Lead the Corporate Injury Review Team

• Lead the Vehicle Event Review Team

• Provide safety advice, guidance and consultation to the Business Units and to staff managers and employees

• Oversee our occupational nurse program

• Coordinate and promote the Safety network on Employee ShareNet

• Produce management-level reports on safety performance metrics

• Participate in and/or lead various safety projects

• Participate in assigned Joint Safety Committees, Corporate Safety Lead Team and other safety committees

• Research ad hoc safety issues

• Develop corporate safety policies and procedures

• Design and conduct safety training for all levels of employees

• Benchmark incident data and best practices against other utilities

• Respond and provide assistance to all emergency and storm situations

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in a formal safety position

• Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Safety and Health or Industrial Hygiene

• ASP or CSP, or similar is strongly preferred

• Excellent analytical skills

• Excellent communication skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and safety management software.

• In-depth knowledge of OSHA, EPA, and other relevant safety standards and regulations.

• Project management skills

• Must be able to demonstrate a history of utilizing problem solving skills

• Previous experience with unionized environments is preferred

• Utility industry experience is preferred

• Previous OSHA interface experience is strongly preferred

Job Overview

Employees in this role serve as a subject matter expert and technical advisor in the areas of corporate health and safety programs, policies, regulations, and work practices. This role serves as a mentor to lower level consultants and may lead cross-functional projects.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Serves as technical subject matter advisor to business unit leaders or applicable representatives

• Develops and administers health and safety policies, programs, and work practices that

• Ensures compliance with health and safety regulations to prevent employee injuries and illnesses

• Advises the Manager of Safety on matters which affect conformance to current and proposed OSHA standards

• Assists in the development and administration of health and safety training programs

• Provides technical guidance to operating departments on matters involving occupational health and safety

• Interfaces with union through the Joint Safety Committee to bring about improvements in health and safety

• Benchmarks best practices and develops recommendations to improve health and safety programs

• Serves as a mentor to lower level consultants

• May lead a series of cross-functional projects or processes

• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• High School Grad / GED

• Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience

• Experience: 6+ years

Preferred Qualifications

• None

NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Clickto learn more.

Employee Group: Exempt

Employee Type: Full Time

Job Category: Health & Safety

Organization: Florida Power & Light Company

Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable

NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.

NextEra Energy provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to, providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you. Alternatively, you may call 1-844-694-4748. Please do not use this line to inquire about your application status.

NextEra Energy will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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