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The Safety Specialist examines workplaces and worksites for environmental or physical factors affecting health, safety, comfort, and performance. The role supports safer operations through risk assessments, safety analyses, site reviews, and coaching. It collaborates on safety programs, conducts training and inspections, participates in incident investigations, reviews safety data, and stops work when unsafe conditions are present.
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Safety Specialist I - III
Date: Oct 20, 2026
Location: Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Company: Entergy
Job Title: Safety Specialist I - III
PS Job Title: Safety Specialist I - III
Work Place Flexibility: Onsite
Legal Entity: Entergy Mississippi, LLC
Safety Specialist I-III
Job Summary/Purpose
All members of Entergy’s safety function will be expected to own safety, work to prevent incidents and seek to improve with the understanding that zero harm is possible. This position is tasked with examining the workplace/worksite for environmental or physical factors that could affect employee and/or contract partner health, safety, comfort, and performance. Ensuring the workplace/worksite is as safe as possible is accomplished through conducting risk assessments, safety analyses, job site reviews, and coaching.
Job Duties/Responsibilities
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Collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure effective implementation of safety programs in accordance with management system elements.
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Conduct training as necessary to ensure applicable rules, procedures, and expectations are understood.
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Conduct engagements and observations with employees and contract partners providing immediate coaching on safe and unsafe conditions observed.
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Conduct field and site inspections, document deficiencies, and develop sustainable solutions to prevent repeat findings.
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Participate in the incident investigation process including root cause analysis and identification of corrective actions.
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Reinforce safe work expectations in accordance with applicable laws, rules, procedures, and expectations.
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Review safety related data and metrics to identify trends and recommend corrective actions to address any issues identified.
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Stop work if there is any unsafe condition.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum Education:
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Safety Specialist I: Any Level Degree Preferred
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Safety Specialist II: Any Level Degree Preferred
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Safety Specialist III: Bachelor Preferred
Minimum Experience:
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Safety Specialist I: 0-2 years work experience
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Safety Specialist II: 2-4 years industry and/or safety experience preferred
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Safety Specialist III: 4-6 years industry and/or safety experience preferred
Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities
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Working knowledge of construction and general industry safety regulations.
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Ability to observe and engage with employees and contract partners.
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Investigation/RCA with tools such as TapRoot, Cause Mapping, Fishbone, Five whys, etc.
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Skilled in analyzing and interpreting data to identify trends.
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Ability to interact with customers and members of the public in a pleasant and tactful manner.
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Ability to manage multiple activities and changing priorities.
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Strong oral and written communication skills.
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Excellent organizational skills.
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Ability to work irregular hours and out of town assignments as required.
Any Certificates, Licenses, etc.:
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Safety Specialist I
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Preferred: Any certification
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Safety Specialist II
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Required: COSS/CHST/OHST or equivalent
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Safety Specialist III
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Required: COSM/CHST/OHST or equivalent
This position is designated as a Safety Sensitive position and is subject to mandatory pre-employment and random drug testing.
Primary Location: Mississippi - Jackson Mississippi : Madison || Mississippi : Jackson || Mississippi : Pearl
Job Function : Corporate
FLSA Status : Professional
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union description/code : NON BARGAINING UNIT
Number of Openings : 1
Req ID: 125338
PS Job Title : Safety Specialist I - III
Travel Percentage : Up to 25%
An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click here (https://jobs.entergy.com/content/EEO/?locale=en\_US) to view the EEO page, or see statements below.
EEO Statement: The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.
Accessibility: Entergy provides reasonable accommodations for online applicants. Requests for a reasonable accommodation may be made orally or in writing by an applicant, employee, or third party on his or her behalf. If you are an individual with a disability and you are in need of an accommodation for the recruiting process please click here ([email protected]?subject=Accessibility) and provide your name, contact number, the accommodation requested and the requisition number that you are requesting the accommodation for. Employee Services will contact you regarding your request.
Additional Responsibilities: As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.
Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf)
The non-confidential portions of the affirmative action program for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans shall be available for inspection upon request by any employee or applicant for employment. Please contact [email protected] to schedule a time to review the affirmative action plan during regular office hours.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.
How this job compares
Set against the 753 open Safety Specialist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$78–97K/yr306 salary ranges
- US median$33–44/hr80 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 11 open Safety Specialist jobs in Mississippi and 753 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- Kiewit162 open
- J.E. Dunn Construction Company82 open
- Amazon46 open
- Experience
- Safety Specialist postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 5 years (484 postings).
- Education
- 105 of the 753 open Safety Specialist jobs (14%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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