Are you looking for an exciting job where you can put your skills and talents to work at a company you can feel proud to be a part of? Do you want a workplace that will challenge you and offer you opportunities to learn and grow? A position at Xcel Energy could be just what you're looking for.
Position Summary
Designs and develops safety programs, policies, and procedures. Provides professional consulting across the company. Monitors, interprets, analyzes and communicates federal, state, OSHA and other related rules and regulations. Designs and develops improvement strategy/plans. Conducts health risk assessments and audits. Acts independently to determine methods and procedures on new or special assignments. Consults with management in highly unique or unusual situations.
Essential Responsibilities
Provides corporate oversight, overall program management and leads the development of initiatives. Takes the initiative in developing company response for new safety & health programs.
Represents the company in depositions and legal issues. Provides work direction and mentors other team members including professional and hourly employees, in helping them understand their assignments and technical requirements.
Consults on complex safety & health initiatives and serve as subject matter expert resource for others. Leads cross functional teams. Provides assistance and direction when required for effective team functioning. May serve as acting supervisor when required, such as time reporting requirements, expense approval, etc.
Administers special projects including but not limited to contractor oversight, ventilation requirements, and budgeting activities. Identify and select qualified abatement/demolition contractors for industrial hygiene projects to drive excellence and safety priorities. Experience as a technical liaison with regulatory agencies during project permitting process and close-out.
Identifies, recommends and implements (under direction of management) initiatives/programs to support achievement of business area and corporate objectives. Collaborates with Investment Recovery to ensure demolition and salvage recycling contractors are OSHA compliant and operating safely while obtaining the most value from project recycling.
Acts as the regulatory compliance subject matter expert in the area of safety & health. Analyzes data, reviews initial responses developed by Consultant and Senior Consultant. Reviews and develops response for highly complex regulation. Recommends policy and procedural changes based on regulatory requirements. Interprets new and proposed regulations and recommends response.
Serves as subject matter expert regarding industrial hygiene, health or environmental hazard training, presents final training materials to management for approval and implementation.
Conducts and reviews complex health audits, industrial hygiene surveys, assessments and inspections, exposure monitoring, medical surveillance and engineering controls. Investigations - Independently conducts and coordinates highly complex, extremely serious and/or highly confidential investigations. Provides oversight on other investigations.
Minimum Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Business or related discipline required. Master's degree in Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Health with an emphasis in Industrial Hygiene or closely related field from an ABET Accredited University Program preferred.
Minimum 10-15 years of Industrial Hygiene related experience. ABIH Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) certification AND Certified Safety Professional (CSP) required.
Experience as a technical liaison with regulatory agencies during project permitting process and close-out.
As a leading combination electricity and natural gas energy company, Xcel Energy offers a comprehensive portfolio of energy-related products and services to 3.4 million electricity and 1.9 million natural gas customers across eight Western and Midwestern states. At Xcel Energy, we strive to be the preferred and trusted provider of the energy our customers need. If you're ready to be a part of something big, we invite you to join our team.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Individuals with a disability who need an accommodation to apply please contact us at recruiting@xcelenergy.com .
Non-Bargaining
The anticipated starting base pay for this position is: $97,600.00 to $138,600.00 per year
This position is eligible for the following benefits: Annual Incentive Program, Medical/Pharmacy Plan, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Dependent Care Reimbursement Account, Health Care Reimbursement Account, Health Savings Account (HSA) (if enrolled in eligible health plan), Limited-Purpose FSA (if enrolled in eligible health plan and HSA), Transportation Reimbursement Account, Short-term disability (STD), Long-term disability (LTD), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Fitness Center Reimbursement (if enrolled in eligible health plan), Tuition reimbursement, Transit programs, Employee recognition program, Pension, 401(k) plan, Paid time off (PTO), Holidays, Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO), Parental Leave
Benefit plans are subject to change and Xcel Energy has the right to end, suspend, or amend any of its plans, at any time, in whole or in part.
In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information including but not limited to dates of school attendance and graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.
Deadline to Apply: 06/11/26
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