Utility Safety SuperintendentID: 1719
Location: Columbia, SC
Department: Administration
Utility Safety Superintendent
Electrical Utility Construction
Position Summary
The Utility Safety Superintendent is Gregory Electric's senior field safety representative for electrical utility operations. Working with project managers, general foremen, foremen, and employees, this position identifies and corrects hazards, coaches safe work, investigates incidents, delivers training, and verifies compliance. The successful candidate must understand utility construction, spend most workweeks on active projects, address unsafe decisions professionally, and follow corrective actions through closure.
Primary Responsibilities
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Assist with investigations involving injuries, near misses, vehicle events, and property damage; identify contributing factors and help develop practical corrective actions.
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Deliver classroom and field training on electrical, work-zone, excavation, fall-protection, PPE, equipment, and other assigned subjects.
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Verify compliance with company safety policies, client requirements, OSHA standards, and applicable federal and state regulations.
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Maintain accurate inspection, investigation, training, and corrective-action records; track deficiencies through documented closure.
These duties are not all inclusive and may change based on company and project needs.
Required Experience and Qualifications
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Demonstrated ability to recognize electrical, excavation, work-zone, fall, rigging, lifting, and mobile equipment hazards.
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Experience leading crews, coaching supervisors, conducting inspections, enforcing safety requirements, or performing comparable field leadership duties.
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Strong communication, documentation, organization, and time-management skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office.
Preferred Backgrounds and Credentials
Regulatory and Technical Knowledge
The successful candidate should be able to apply the requirements that govern assigned utility work. Relevant knowledge includes the following standards and hazard areas, as applicable to company operations:
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Electrical transmission and distribution of construction, energized work, minimum approach distances, grounding, and equipotential-zone practices.
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Excavation, confined spaces, fall protection, cranes, rigging, material handling, mobile equipment, and work-zone traffic control.
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DOT and FMCSA requirements, NFPA 70E, the National Electrical Code, client rules, and utility procedures where applicable.
Physical Demands
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Stand, walk, climb, crawl, kneel, navigate construction areas, operate assigned tools or vehicles, and lift or carry up to 60 pounds when required.
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Wear required PPE, including a hard hat, gloves, safety glasses, respirator, fall-arrest equipment, and safety-toe footwear as applicable.
The physical demands described above represent the duties commonly required for this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Work Environment
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Frequent work around electrical systems, energized equipment, moving equipment, fumes, vibration, and mechanical parts.
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Work at heights, near excavations, confined spaces, and in heat, cold, rain, wind, and construction noise.
Why work at Gregory Electric?
Equal Employment Opportunity
Gregory Electric Company, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. Gregory Electric Company, Inc. is a drug-free workplace.
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