Safety Trainee - One-Year Rotation Program

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

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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 3 different Quanta Services’ OpUs, in 3 different utility construction industries, throughout the one-year program.  Rotations at each OpU will last 4 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 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.

*This position will require full-time national travel. You must be prepared to spend extended periods of time in the field working on a construction site. (Travel-related costs are covered by the company.)*

What You'll Do

Essential job duties:

• 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

Education and Experience:

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%

Rebuilding the energy grid.

Leading the energy transition.

Powering modern life.

Building a better world for generations to come.

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.