Occupational Health & Safety Specialist-96033

To Apply: http://www.progress-energy.com/aboutus/employment/postings/jobs.asp Job Description This position can be filled anywhere in the Progress Energy Florida service territory. This is a field position that will support the Corporate Services and Supply Chain Departments, located in Florida.  Candidate will be responsible for providing professional health and safety technical assistance; performing hands-on health and safety hazard analysis, employee exposure monitoring and compliance assessments; providing recommendations and support to mitigate or eliminate workplace hazards; and developing and implementing written health and safety policies, procedures, and practices. Candidate will work closely with Corporate Services and Supply Chain management to ensure accomplishment of goals through effective planning, organizing and scheduling of individual work activities.  Candidate will maintain professional knowledge of existing and proposed changes in industrial hygiene and industrial safety regulations and serve as the point of contact for the Corporate Services and Supply Chain as the health and safety technical expert.  In addition, candidate will be responsible for assessing the operational impact of existing and proposed regulations and will be able to independently identify, develop and present recommendations to Corporate Services and Supply Chain management. Candidate must possess strong team skills and be able to coordinate work activities with other health and safety specialists, and provide regulatory specific support to management responsible for implementation of regulatory requirements. In addition to normal work, position must be available to be on-call as necessary and to work with other Health & Safety professionals and Corporate Services and Supply Chain management to perform work required during emergency situations, including storm duty.  At least 75% travel may be required for this job due to the number of locations in Florida. The majority of this travel will be in-state, day travel. Minimum requirements for this job are a Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Industrial Hygiene, or other related field, and 5 years experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience (work experience will be considered as equivalent).  Operational experience is preferred. Post can be filled at a higher level based on the successful candidate's qualifications.    Qualifications Position requires a Bachelor's degree and 1-4 years like-work experience.  Four years of like-work experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree, or combination of education and like-work experience totaling 5 - 8+ years.    Equal Employment Opportunity Progress Energy is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or veteran's status.   Equal Employment Opportunity Progress Energy is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or veteran's status. Job Information Job Title: Occupational Health & Safety Specialist-96033 Company: Progress Energy Location: Saint Petersburg, FL 33701 Status: Full Time, Employee Job Category: Quality Assurance/Safety Career Level: Experienced (Non-Manager) Education Level: Bachelor's Degree Contact Information Company: Progress Energy Reference Code: 96033