[Hiring] Director, Safety System & Program Excellence @The MasTec Companies

Role Description

The Director, Safety System & Program Excellence is responsible for the strategic leadership, governance, and continuous improvement of the MasTec Power Delivery Safety Management System (SMS). This role serves as the central owner of the segment's safety systems, programs, standards, reporting, operational assessments, and supporting processes that drive safety excellence across all business units.

The Director will lead the development, implementation, maintenance, and optimization of safety programs, policies, standards, work practices, information systems, analytics, and compliance processes. This position partners closely with operations, safety leaders, training teams, human resources, claims management, and executive leadership to ensure consistent execution of safety expectations while leveraging data, technology, and continuous improvement principles to reduce risk and improve organizational performance.

The ideal candidate combines deep safety expertise with strong systems thinking, process improvement capabilities, data analytics experience, and the ability to lead enterprise-wide strategic initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety, Engineering, Industrial Management, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive safety, operational excellence, systems management, or program management experience.
• Minimum 5 years of leadership experience managing teams and enterprise-level initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience administering safety management systems and enterprise software platforms.
• Strong understanding of incident management, safety analytics, auditing, corrective action management, and risk reduction principles.
• Advanced proficiency in data analysis, dashboard development, KPI management, and business reporting.
• Experience developing policies, standards, procedures, and governance processes.
• Strong project management and change management capabilities.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.

Requirements

• Master's degree in a related discipline (preferred).
• CSP, ASP, CUSP, CHST, PMP, Lean Six Sigma, or similar professional certifications (preferred).
• Experience within electric utility, power delivery, transmission, distribution, renewable energy, telecommunications, or heavy construction industries (preferred).
• Experience implementing workflow automation and digital transformation initiatives (preferred).
• Knowledge of OSHA, DOT, utility industry standards, and safety management systems frameworks (preferred).

Benefits

• Build, develop, and lead a high-performing team focused on systems, analytics, training, compliance, and program excellence.
• Establish performance expectations and accountability measures for direct reports.
• Foster a culture of operational excellence, ownership, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with operational leaders to ensure programs and systems effectively support field execution.
• Influence organizational strategy through data-driven recommendations and technical expertise.

Success Measures

• Maintaining a best-in-class safety management system that supports operational excellence.
• Delivering accurate, timely, and actionable safety analytics to leaders.
• Increasing system utilization, data quality, and process efficiency.
• Driving closure and effectiveness of corrective actions resulting from assessments and audits.
• Improving onboarding, training effectiveness, and program consistency.
• Enhancing standardization of safety policies, work practices, and governance processes.
• Successfully executing strategic projects that advance MasTec Power Delivery's safety vision and objectives.