Health & Safety Compliance Lead

Requisition ID: 106525 Share Our Purpose. Be Yourself. Feel Valued. People are the heart of our business. As an American Water employee, you will be offered a competitive salary and health benefits package, along with opportunities to develop, grow, and evolve your career. Our benefits packages focus on key areas such as health & wellness, emotional & well-being, and savings for current & future goals.We are Beautifully Different. We strongly believe having diversity across our company makes us more successful and helps us provide essential services to our customers. We are stronger because we embrace different ideas, viewpoints, experiences, and backgrounds. American Water is the best choice for your next role! Click here for more information on our inclusion, diversity, and equity journey.About American Water American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States. With a history dating back to 1886, We Keep Life Flowing® by providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people across 14 regulated jurisdictions and 18 military installations. American Waters 6,500 talented professionals leverage their significant expertise and the companys national size and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers, employees, investors and other stakeholders.As one of the fastest growing utilities in the U.S., American Water expects to invest $30 to $34 billion in infrastructure repairs and replacement, system resiliency and regulated acquisitions over the next 10 years. The company has a long-standing history of executing its core operations, aligned with sustainable best practices, through its commitments to safety, affordability, customer service, protecting the environment, an inclusive workforce and strengthening communities.American Water has been recognized on the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Indexfor the fifth consecutive year, ranked 18th on Barrons 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies 2023 List, earned the U.S. Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act designation and U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys WaterSense® Excellence Award, among additional state, local and national recognitions. For more information, visit amwater.com and join American Water on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.Primary Role Reporting to the VP-Health & Safety, this role is responsible for architecting and driving American Waters Health & Safety compliance, oversight and monitoring programs .This includes ensuring the continuous improvement and expansion of H&S governance program; defining and implementing risk management and compliance systems; setting and refining policies and procedures; overseeing the development of standards, tools, audits, metrics, and employee training; ensuring effective engagement by Health and Safety (H&S) teams on company initiatives, including American Waters sustainability goals; providing expertise; and engaging with State Operations leadership; providing scalable and effective compliance strategies that support current and future business objectives to ensure employee safety and compliance with H&S regulations.Key Accountabilities Support strategic delivery of American Waters safety performance by building a robust oversight and monitoring program and establishing appropriate mechanisms and metrics. Support and drive continuous improvement of American Waters safety management systems and compliance with safety regulations. Ensure continuous improvement and expansion of the safety program including training and strategic audit initiatives. Design and develop plans to assess risks and recommend measures to enhance existing safety management systems. Gather, interpret, and use complex data to develop actionable steps that will improve processes and optimize results. Assess company and customer needs, analyze and provide trends and network areas for improvement. Analyze company-wide trends in audit reports to identify common issues and provide advice on corrective actions. Collaborate with American Water Enterprise Risk Management and Internal Audit teams. Support and guide State Operations leaders on appropriate corrective actions for recommendations or action plans from internal or external audit or inspection reports. Report on key metrics and provide recommendations for process and system improvement. Recommend new strategies/programs/technology that enhance existing strategy, leading from concept to delivery. Earn the trust of State OpTo view the full job description, click here