Safety Trainee - One-Year Rotation Program

ID 2024-5994
Category
Safety
Position Type
Full-Time Regular
Location
US-TX-Houston
Workplace Type
Remote

About Us

Every moment of every day, people around the world rely on the energy they access through infrastructure built by Quanta. Comprising the largest skilled-labor force in North America, our employees are highly skilled and innovative, continually working to connect people and power. We’re building the infrastructure that supports the energy transition, and there are more opportunities than ever to be part of our team. Join us and build your career building a brighter future.

Imagine what you could do here. We encourage, inspire, and support our people to seize opportunities in our corporate office and with hundreds of our operating companies worldwide that provide solutions for the utility, renewable energy, electric power, industrial, and communications industries.

Quanta actively promotes and maintains a culture of belonging where all employees can be themselves, live their values, and find opportunities to succeed. When you join our team, you join a dynamic organization in which career development is encouraged, excellence is rewarded, and diversity is prized. Come find out how our people power modern life.

About this Role

ABOUT QUANTA SERVICES
Quanta Services is the leading specialty contractor with the largest and highly trained skilled workforce in North America – providing fully integrated infrastructure solutions for the electric power, underground utility and communications industries. The company’s geographic footprint spans North America and Australia, and its network of companies ensures world-class execution with local delivery. People are at the core of everything we do. Every decision we make is motivated by what will benefit our employees, our customers, our shareholders and the communities where we live and work. Our success is driven by the best, most skilled and highly trained workforce in the industries we serve. We never take our success for granted, and so we must never take the people who work for Quanta or its Operating Units for granted either. At Quanta, safety is a core value. Our job is to create a work environment that focuses on preventing an incident, while also building the capacity for failure by always planning and executing work as if failure is going to happen today. Quanta’s management team creates a culture in which all employees have the opportunity and responsibility to take ownership for their safety and the safety of their coworkers. We’ve always held the belief that our most valuable asset – what truly sets us apart – is our employees. At the end of the day, there’s nothing more important than our employees coming home safely.

 

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Safety Trainee will be part of a one-year rotational program that allows you the ability to gain hands-on safety experience throughout multiple industries and jobsites within the Quanta family of companies. In this position, you will learn the basic principles of the industry and its applicable safety requirements, skills of effective safety management, and communication and relationship building behaviors with the goal of becoming a Safety Coordinator at one of our Operating Units (OpUs). You will be assigned to 2 different Quanta Services’ OpUs, in 2 different utility construction industries, throughout the one-year program. Rotations at each OpU will last 6 months and include training, field work, and networking opportunities. In addition, you will be expected to participate in daily safety activities to enhance your professional safety skills while at the OpUs. Joining the Quanta family as a Safety Coordinator Trainee is an exciting avenue for strategic, early-career individuals to gain experience in the utility construction industry in preparation for future safety leadership roles throughout Quanta.

What You'll Do

  • Visit job sites and inspect work areas and equipment to ensure compliance with company, state, and federal safety, health, and environmental policies and regulations.
  • Receive extensive safety, health, and environmental training, including classroom instruction and on-the-job learning opportunities.
  • Assist with development, implementation, and updating of required written safety, health, and environmental programs and plans.
  • Coordinate, plan, and facilitate safety, health, and environmental training.
  • Conduct risk assessments, maintain documentation, and review as needed
  • Help develop controls for identified hazards and coordinate the implementation of controls from result of hazard analysis
  • Maintain safety documentation including written programs, SDS’s, audits, training, incidents, and many others.
  • Review incident investigation reports and participate in the incident investigation process as needed.
  • Perform analysis and trending of safety statistics and metrics to proactively monitor safety performance.
  • Plans, schedules, and executes other safety related projects.
  • Adheres to internal standards, policies, and procedures.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

What You'll Bring

Preferred Education:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety and Health or equivalent.
  • First Aid/CPR/AED training
  • Certified in OSHA 10 or 30 hour

 

Required Experience:

  • 0 – 5 years experience in related field
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
  • Proficient with MS Office programs (Excel, PowerPoint, & Word)
  • Team player and able to build and maintain relationships both internal and external
  • Flexible to change and open to constructive feedback
  • Able to work independently with minimal supervision

 

Licenses/Certifications

  • None required, Graduate Safety Practitioner certification preferred

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

  • Travels: Yes
  • Percent of time: 75-100%

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and/or gender identity), age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and/or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

We prohibit all types of discrimination and are committed to providing access and equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities. For additional information or if reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application, interview, or hiring processes or to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact us the Company’s Human Resources department.

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