Director, Safety

About Ameren Services (B&CS)

Ameren Services provides administrative support and services to Ameren Corporation and its operating companies, subsidiaries and affiliates. Ameren Services includes a wide range of skill sets and roles, from finance and legal experts to digital and cyber specialists, plus those charged with ensuring environmental compliance and operational safety. Together, we help execute a strategy that enables Ameren to deliver superior long-term value to customers, shareholders and the environment.

Our benefits include:

• Medical coverage on date of hire

• 100% employer paid cash balance pension plan

• 401(k) with company match fully vested on date of hire

• Long Term Incentive Plan

• Option to enroll in Deferred Compensation

• Minimum of 15 days paid vacation and 12 paid holidays

• Paid parental leave and family caregiver leave

Visit our Benefits & Perks Page for more information on benefits provided to regular full-time employees. ​

About The Position

The Director, Safety is responsible for oversight of the Ameren Safety program for the generation side of the business. The director provides strategic and tactical direction of the department in support of the Ameren safety vision.  The primary objective of the role is to establish a culture of zero unsafe acts, where every employee is committed to the safety of every employee.

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide leadership to a team of professionals, ensuring the continued growth and development of each team member along with managing an annual multimillion-dollar budget.

• Influence leaders and workforce to increase focus on safety, drive and measure safe behaviors, and inspire a safe work attitude.

• Collaborate with other safety leaders to provide solutions to hazardous operational problems, further establish a culture of safety and become a leader in utility safety performance.

• Ensure effective implementation and execution of the Corporate Safety strategy and associated programs.

• Provide overall safety strategy and direction while ensuring program and policy compliance, alignment with contractual obligations, and compliance with Federal and State safety regulations.

• Envision and advise on company safety policies, procedures and programs to safeguard co-workers, property, and the public; initiate in-depth analysis and subsequent implementation of control measures to eliminate unsafe conditions and behaviors; monitor and analyze safety statistics to determine trends; and research best practices and initiate and/or implement applicable leading-edge safety programs in order to continually improve the safety program and results.

• Job duties require travel throughout Missouri service territory approximately 60% of the time.   

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree required, preferably in Safety Management, Occupational Safety, Construction Safety, Risk Management, or other relevant field of study.

• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) preferred. 

• Master’s degree preferred. 

• 10 or more years of progressively responsible experience required.

• Utility experience strongly preferred.

• Relevant experience may include safety management in energy delivery operations (gas or electric), generation, transmission, construction, manufacturing, or other strategic or operational experience with significant exposure to electric and or gas operations.

• Strategic or operational experience in electric and or gas operations preferred.  

• 5 years of supervisory or high-level project experience required. 

In addition to the above qualifications, the successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Strong people leadership skills.

• A working knowledge of general business and core operational concepts.

• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills.

• Ability to engage and influence all sectors of the organization.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Compensation Range:

At Ameren, base salary is one component of a competitive compensation package for employees. Our pay ranges are broad to allow for movement within our organization and to accommodate different skill sets and levels of expertise. We take into consideration a variety of factors including, but not limited to, skills, abilities, experience, education, credentials, and internal equity when determining the base salary offered. Roles are eligible for additional rewards including annual incentive payments based on individual and company performance. Director and above positions also include a Long-Term Incentive Plan and the option to enroll in a Deferred Compensation Plan.

If end date is listed, the posting will come down at 12:00 am on that date:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, military service or status, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other class, trait, or status protected by law.