Health & Safety Program Manager

Share Our Purpose. Be Yourself. Feel Valued. People are the heart of our business. As an American Water employee, you will be offered a competitive salary and health benefits package, along with opportunities to develop, grow, and evolve your career. Our benefits packages focus on key areas such as health & wellness, emotional & well-being, and savings for current & future goals. We are Beautifully Different. We strongly believe having diversity across our company makes us more successful and helps us provide essential services to our customers. We are stronger because we embrace different ideas, viewpoints, experiences, and backgrounds. American Water is the best choice for your next role! Click here for more information on our inclusion, diversity, and equity journey. About American Water American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States. With a history dating back to 1886, We Keep Life Flowing® by providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people across 14 regulated jurisdictions and 18 military installations. American Water’s 6,500 talented professionals leverage their significant expertise and the company’s national size and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers, employees, investors and other stakeholders. As one of the fastest growing utilities in the U.S., American Water expects to invest $30 to $34 billion in infrastructure repairs and replacement, system resiliency and regulated acquisitions over the next 10 years. The company has a long-standing history of executing its core operations, aligned with sustainable best practices, through its commitments to safety, affordability, customer service, protecting the environment, an inclusive workforce and strengthening communities. American Water has been recognized on the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Indexfor the fifth consecutive year, ranked 18th on Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies 2023 List, earned the U.S. Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act designation and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense® Excellence Award, among additional state, local and national recognitions. For more information, visit amwater.com and join American Water on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Primary RoleAmerican Water is currently seeking a Health & Safety Program Manager to join our Kentucky team! The H&S Program Manager is responsible for supporting safety and loss control initiatives by developing, implementing, and enhancing programs that promote employee health and safety while minimizing organizational risk. This role partners closely with operational teams to ensure regulatory compliance, improve safety performance, and foster a strong safety culture throughout the organization. #LI-RB33#LI-OnsiteKey Accountabilities

• Develop and implement (including delivery of) educational training programs and activities that help develop and improve the safety process within the company and to ensure compliance with federal state and local regulations
• Develop and implement the use of regulatory compliance programs, including investigating new technologies, providing professional review and recommendations for the purchase of tools, materials and equipment that will enhance safety performance throughout the organization
• Conducts safety audits and inspections to identify hazards and deficiencies that expose the company to loss or failure to comply with regulatory requirements
• Compile, analyze, and interpret data related to safety training and performance to measure the effectiveness of existing programs
• Provide assistance and expertise in accident/claim investigation and claims management, when required, and make recommendations to prevent reoccurrencesKnowledge
• Knowledge of Company Risk Management Policies and Procedures
• Knowledge of federal, state and local regulations applicable to safety and health field
• Working knowledge of the various functional areas and their role in the organization, including operating procedures of the Company Working knowledge of federal, state and local regulations, as well as a working knowledge of the various functional areas of a water utility, so as to develop and implement appropriate risk management activities associated with departmental goals
• Demonstrated understanding of a water utility operation, knowledge, of and ability to, integrate regulatory requirements into the training and development of all operating unit employees Experience/Education
• Minimum 5 years experience in safety/loss control in a related industry or municipal operation
• Associate level degree required in a related field, i.e safety/loss control. Bachelor's level degree preferred Travel Requirements
• Primarily limited to with Region. Some overnight travel may be required. Must be flexible

American Water is currently seeking a Health & Safety Program Manager to join our Kentucky team! The H&S Program Manager is responsible for supporting safety and loss control initiatives by developing, implementing, and enhancing programs that promote employee health and safety while minimizing organizational risk. This role partners closely with operational teams to ensure regulatory compliance, improve safety performance, and foster a strong safety culture throughout the organization.