Safety Consultant

FirstEnergy at a Glance

We are a forward-thinking electric utility powered by a diverse team of employees committed to making customers’ lives brighter, the environment better and our communities stronger.

FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, FirstEnergy includes one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, more than 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, and a regulated generating fleet with a total capacity of more than 3,500 megawatts.

About the Opportunity

This is an open position with FirstEnergy Service Company, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. 

This is a full-time, on-site position located at any FirstEnergy location (Greensburg, PA preferred).

FirstEnergy takes a market-based approach to pay, which may vary depending on your location.  In addition, your actual base salary will depend on various factors such as your skills, qualifications, and experience.

The estimated pay range for this role is $116,025 - $163,800.  The pay range for certain locations, including the state of New Jersey, include a 20% differential to account for an increased cost of living, making the pay range for NJ $139,230 - $196,560.

Summary

The Consultant, Safety & Human Performance serves as an enterprise-level contributor responsible for the design, governance, and continuous evolution of FirstEnergy’s Safety Management System (SMS) and related strategic safety frameworks. This role operates as a system architect and integrator, ensuring alignment between regulatory requirements, industry best practices, and operational execution across all business units. The Consultant partners closely with Safety Operations leadership, business unit leaders, and cross-functional stakeholders to enable consistent, high-quality implementation of safety strategy while execution and performance accountability remain with operational and safety leaders.

The Consultant, Safety & Human Performance provides leadership from the following perspectives:

• Design, govern, and continuously improve the enterprise Safety Management System (SMS), including policies, standards, frameworks, and governance processes to ensure clarity, consistency, and sustainability across the organization.
• Serve as the enterprise architect for safety strategy execution, translating company vision, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices into integrated safety frameworks and implementation guidance.
• Lead enterprise-level safety initiatives and strategic projects that span multiple business units, ensuring alignment, standardization, and effective integration while execution is owned by business unit and safety operations leaders.
• Partner with Safety Operations leadership to ensure SMS expectations, tools, and governance models support effective field execution and measurable risk reduction.
• Provide expert advisory support to senior leadership by synthesizing safety performance data, trends, and systemic risk insights into actionable, enterprise-level recommendations.
• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including Operations, Workforce Development, Regulatory Affairs, Legal, and industry peers, to strengthen enterprise safety capability.
• Conduct industry benchmarking and external engagement to identify emerging risks, best practices, and opportunities for continuous improvement within FirstEnergy’s safety programs.
• Support the development and oversight of departmental budgets related to enterprise safety initiatives, tools, and programs.

Core Accountabilities & Deliverables

• Enterprise Safety Management System framework, standards, and governance documentation.
• Safety strategic planning artifacts, including multi-year roadmaps, annual priorities, and progress reporting.
• Standardized tools, playbooks, and guidance documents that enable consistent SMS execution across business units.
• Enterprise-level safety performance indicators and measurement frameworks aligned to strategic objectives.
• Executive-ready summaries and insights on systemic safety risks, trends, and improvement opportunities.
• Benchmarking analyses and recommendations to inform continuous improvement and innovation.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Health, Engineering, or a related discipline; or equivalent demonstrated experience in safety systems, operations, or risk management.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of progressive experience in safety, operations, or related enterprise environments.
• Demonstrated expertise in developing, governing, and improving Safety Management Systems or comparable enterprise risk frameworks.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional, enterprise-level initiatives through influence rather than direct authority.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills with the ability to engage audiences from frontline leaders through executive management.

Preferred:

• Master’s degree in Safety, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• Professional safety certifications such as CSP, ASP, GSP, or CUSP.
• Experience in electric utility, energy, or industrial infrastructure environments.
• Demonstrated success translating complex data and system insights into practical, actionable strategy.

Behavioral Attributes:

• Operate with a strong systems-thinking mindset, identifying systemic risk and improvement opportunities beyond individual events.
• Influence and collaborate effectively across organizational boundaries while maintaining role clarity and accountability.
• Exercise sound, independent judgment in ambiguous or complex environments.
• Model integrity, transparency, and accountability while supporting a culture of learning and continuous improvement.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, translating complex concepts into understandable guidance for diverse audiences.
• Must be available to regularly travel across the FirstEnergy service territory as required. 
• Must be available to support enterprise initiatives during storm or emergency response activities as assigned.

Benefits, Compensation & Workforce Diversity

At FirstEnergy, employees are key to our success. We depend on their talents to meet the challenges of our changing business environment. We are committed to rewarding individual and team efforts through our total rewards philosophy which includes competitive pay plus incentive compensation, a company-sponsored pension plan, 401(k) savings plan with matching employer contribution, a choice of medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and life insurance programs, as well as skills development training with tuition reimbursement. Please visit our website at www.firstenergycorp.com to learn more about all of our employee rewards programs. FirstEnergy proudly supports workforce diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability. No recruiters or agencies without a previously signed contract. Unable to sponsor or transfer H-1B visas at this time.

Safety

Safety is a core value for FirstEnergy and is essential to all of our business activities. We ensure employees have the tools, information, and processes to perform their duties in a manner that assures safety for themselves, their co-workers, our customers and the public. Our goals are to provide a safe work environment, to maintain an accident-free, injury-free workplace, and to promote and maintain public safety. To meet these goals, we dedicate ourselves to achieving world-class safety standards.

Position Classification

Exempt

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