ENGIE

Health & Safety Advisor

Posted on: 29 Oct 2024

Houston, TX

Job Description

What You Can Expect

As our Health and Safety Advisor in Houston, TX, you will be responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring Health and Safety programs for the Distributed Solar & Storage (DSS) team, partnering with other Business Entities and Operating Companies’ and H&S staff to influence an organizational culture that leads to an injury free working environment. Every day you will support safety excellence through engaging with project staff and leadership, incident review, safety trend tracking, and providing training and guidance. You will report to the HSE Director and assist in development and implementation of a Health and Safety (H&S) Management System that encompasses standards of excellence, programs, policies, procedures and processes for ENGIE Energy Solutions (ES) North America.

What You’ll Bring

Bachelor’s Degree in Safety Management, Engineering or Business
Certified Safety Professional and OSHA safety certifications
A minimum seven (7) years’ Safety Management, with three (3) of those years’ experience in power generation and energy distribution
Subject matter expert in OSHA (US) CFR 29 Parts 1910 / 1926
Experience with root cause failure analysis tools and their application for recordable events
Experience with behavioral science and the psychology behind influencing change
Experience in commercial and industrial construction environments
You have experience working in environments with  energy distribution systems, new construction of solar and battery storage sites, and facility O&M management
You feel confident in supporting H&S database management and providing required monthly statistical reports to ES North America Business Unit (BU) corporate and Business Entity (BE) executives
As our Health and Safety Advisor you will conduct regular onsite training, supervision, compliance audits, incident investigations, and safety cultural assessments
You know how to as directed, lead serious incident investigations into High Potential (HiPo) incidents, including those that result in a lost time accident 
You can identify countermeasures to prevent recurrence and eliminate deviations from the standard
You have managed the selection of third-party H&S auditors, consultants and contractors
You have experience reviewing contractor safety plans and procedures to assure their standard is equal or more stringent than ES North America’s safety criteria as stipulated in the procurement Terms & Conditions

Additional Details

This is a field position requiring regular travel to operational  sites
This role requires daily attendance at a worksite 
Must be available to travel domestically up to 50% of the time and with the need for some overnight trips
Must possess a valid U.S. driver’s license/clean driving record for rental cars through ENGIE
Must be willing and able to comply with all ENGIE ethics and safety policies 
While performing the duties of this job, the employee can be exposed to weather conditions 
The position consists of 75% work indoors and 25% work outdoors; outdoor work may expose the employee to weather conditions 
Could involve some lifting / up to 50 lbs 

ENGIE

Houston, TX

ENGIE North America offers a range of capabilities in the United States and Canada to help customers decarbonize, decentralize, and digitalize their operations. These include comprehensive services to help customers run their facilities more efficiently and optimize energy and other resource use and expense; clean power generation; energy storage; and retail energy supply that includes renewable, demand response, and on-bill financing options. Nearly 100 percent of the company’s power generation portfolio is low carbon or renewable. In 2018, ENGIE recorded €60.6 billion in global revenues ($71.3 billion USD). More than 6,000 employees work in the region, and Houston serves as corporate headquarters. About the businesses:

Retail Electricity

ENGIE is one of the largest non-residential retail electricity suppliers in the United States and currently serves commercial, industrial, and institutional customers in 14 markets. Supplying energy to nearly 50 percent of Fortune 100 companies, ENGIE serves over 89,000 accounts, with an estimated peak load totaling nearly 13,000 MW. The company also offers electricity service to residential and small business customers in 12 U.S. markets under the brand Think Energy®.

Energy Services

Through the integrated facility management and commitment to energy performance improvement of customer facilities, ENGIE offers integrated management solutions—including on-site solar, battery and cogeneration design and installation—that enable clients to focus on their business. The company is a recognized leader in the operation and maintenance of infrastructure including airports, office buildings and industrial sites, as well as a wide range of technical infrastructure. In managing energy expenses and usage, ENGIE has identified more than $4.1 billion in savings for multi-site clients over the last three years and, in working with utilities, delivered nearly $15.4 billion in energy savings for consumers in the last 12 years.

Power Generation

In the United States and Canada, ENGIE owns and/or operates cogeneration, steam, and chilled water facilities, including more than 1,000 MW in the portfolio produced by combined heat and power (CHP) units located within commercial or industrial facilities and using waste heat from an onsite generation system to provide for heating and chilling needs. The North America renewables portfolio consists of wind, solar, and biomass/biogas assets, with a capacity of more than 1,200 MW in operation and another 2,300 MW under construction.

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