At Dandelion, Safety is our main priority and we strive to ensure all of our projects are completed with the highest regard to safety, protection of property and quality assurance. The Director of Safety will spearhead creation and ongoing support surrounding our culture of safety across the entire company with a concentrated focus on our Drilling, Excavating and other field operations functions. This position will report to the COO and work closely with the HR team and our Operations team.

Responsibilities:

Will create, guide and oversee all Policy and Program creation to ensure that we have thorough, timely and comprehensive operations procedures that support minimizing risk and increase a focus on safety
Will manage the safety team to ensure that we assemble a comprehensive and thoughtful program that considers all hazards to health and property associated with Dandelion operations
Will work closely with training to develop training that both educates and supports all programs, such training will provide the necessary safety training to perform their job duties safely, effectively and reduce the chance of property damage
Ensure operations and safety personnel are performing regular visits to job sites and warehouses in an organized and tracked program.
Works with Safety Team to provide feedback on all safety and risk audits, in an effort to further support and develop a culture that places safety in the foreground.
Develop a strong relationship with our subcontractors to ensure we learn from their best practices and get them to buy into our safety goals so that we create a strong reputation in the industry for working safely.
Will be responsible to analyse our operations both now or in the future, to be proactive in identifying any hazards and the solutions that will protect, eliminate, or minimize the hazards
Working with all stakeholders to streamline our incident reporting procedures to be timely and consistent to support prevention.
Along with the necessary stakeholders will develop corrective action protocols which will further support our mission
Define, recommend and ensure what resources are needed by Risk and Safety to support our culture goals and keep people and property safe
Oversee and manage all administration on Fleet Coverage, Property/Casualty, Executive Risks and any other insurance needed to successfully support the needs of the business and its growth.
Manage the investigation of claims filed by employees and clients, to ensure the appropriate reporting to the designated insurance carrier or third party claims administrator (TPA) for the self insured portion.
Maintain the appropriate level of analysis and communication of each assigned claim throughout the claim process until closure of the file. Working with insurance to keep claims reserves managed so that we do not harm our experience.
Serve as the main point-of-contact and for communication with the carrier/TPA and conduct QA on the vendor to ensure optimum service is provided to the company and its clients. Monitor vendor effectiveness and assist with vendor improvement.
Review and gain stakeholder approval on reserve changes, litigation referrals, awards and payments.
Ensure alignment on priorities and direction by collaborating with operations, finance, human resources, fleet management and upper management.
Understand and handle any communications needed for insurance renewal, insurance expirations or stakeholder meetings.
Provide risk analysis as needed to stakeholders to help achieve profitability goals.

Required Experience

OSHA 30 Certification with a practical knowledge of OSHA laws, regulations and policies that cover the construction field
Working knowledge of Construction Safety Principles including appropriate use of heavy equipment such as excavators, drill rigs, skid steers, or cranes that ensure protection of health and property
Knowledge of insurance and claims processes for on the job injuries and property damage
Experience building and strengthening safety culture at a construction or similar organization
Experience training others on technical topics and processes to reduce liability and risks to the employee and the business
Experience building out safety committees and scalable safety programs within a rapidly scaling organization
Capable of identifying known potential exposures and recommending corrective action
Ability to travel as needed
Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
Experience as a manager who can coach versus a policing approach towards Safety and property damage

Desired Experience

OSHA 500 or Greater
Thrives in a fast paced work environment with competing priorities
Experience and knowledge of rules surrounding drilling health and safety
Sense of humor is a major plus.

You’ll love working at Dandelion because:

Since spinning out of Google X in 2017, Dandelion Energy has been electrifying home heating by building and installing innovative geothermal heat pump products. We both work directly with homeowners and count some of the nation’s largest home builders as our customers. Our team has raised the profile of geothermal heat pumps nationally, designed and built the nation’s most efficient residential heat pump, successfully advocated for electrification-friendly policy change on the local and national levels, and completed high quality installations of thousands of geothermal heat pumps throughout the Northeast US.

Our talented team consists of experts in hardware engineering, HVAC installation, drilling, solar financing, behavioral economics, and high-growth operations amongst many other backgrounds. Motivated by the potential to catalyze and scale a widespread transition to sustainable and affordable heating and cooling, our work is both complex yet rewarding. We are working to create a wholesale shift in how people heat and cool their homes — join us!

Dandelion Energy is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage qualified individuals from all backgrounds to apply for this position.To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter detailing your relevant experience and qualifications to [contact email/website]. We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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