Public Safety Specialist

Company Summary Statement : Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company, part of the PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) family of companies, are regulated utilities that serve more than 1.3 million customers and have consistently ranked among the best companies for customer service in the United States. LG&E serves 334,000 natural gas and 433,000 electric customers in Louisville and 16 surrounding counties. KU serves 569,000 customers in 77 Kentucky counties and five counties in Virginia. LG&E and KU are major employers and active supporters of the communities they serve. They empower employees, community members and initiatives across their service territory through volunteerism and investments in organizations that support education, sustainability and wellbeing. Overview: Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain a strategic plan for achieving public safety education goals in collaboration with the Manager - Public Safety.
  Lead the company’s public safety image from an educational and community relations perspective.
  Proactively seek opportunities to promote public safety awareness among key stakeholders and oversee all third-party communication outreach and contracts.
• Deliver electrical education programs (e.g., High Voltage demonstrations, lectures, seminars) and mass communications to the public, fire departments, police, contractors, municipal and government officials, schools, and customers across the LGE/KU footprint, which may require working after hours. Strong public speaking skills is required.
• Perform on-site investigations of overhead electric contacts to LG&E / KU facilities, gathering necessary documentation in support of the claims team.
• May require gas event
• investigations at times as needed.
• Oversee the substation fire response protocol in coordination with local fire departments, county emergency management agencies, and the utility.
• Educate fire department emergency responders on safe work practices in and around electric facilities.
• Support LGE/KU emergency management in a storm role as assigned, which may require working after-hours.
• Develop and oversee public safety communications initiatives such as videos, internet sites, brochures, and presentations.
• Implement best practices for disseminating public safety messages and track their effectiveness across the LG&E and KU service territories.
• Represent the company with key industry agencies on public safety initiatives.
• Lead the process of tracking public safety communication and outreach event records, ensuring system enhancements as needed.
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned by the Manager - Public Safety.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

Qualifications:

• Associate's Degree in Safety Management, Communications, Electrical Technology, or a related technical field and 5 years of experience in safety operations, electric and gas preferred, utility construction or operation, or a related technical field, OR an equivalent combination of education and experience on a year-for-year basis.

• 5 years experience in safety operations, electric and gas preferred, utility construction or operation, or a related technical field, OR
• Strong public speaking skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Formal incident investigation experience and/or training (e.g., Taproot, Apollo RCA).
• Working knowledge of National Electric Safety Code (NESC) and OSHA 1910.269.