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Safety Supervisor/Sr Safety Supervisor

Ameren · Collinsville, IL · $84,400–$137,200 a year · Full time

Posted Oct 1, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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Likely interview questions for this role

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About your past

How would you explain behavioral safety principles to a crew of experienced linemen who think they've heard it all?

What they are checking: Whether they can earn credibility with skilled workers rather than lecturing them.

Tell me about a time you helped a group's safety performance actually get better. How did you know it worked?

What they are checking: Whether they can point to real results and measure them, not just activity.

How do you make a safety committee meeting worth people's time?

What they are checking: Whether they can run safety activities that employees actually engage in and act on.

Tell me about a time you had to tell a senior leader something they didn't want to hear about safety.

What they are checking: Whether they have the courage and tact to raise hard issues with leadership.

What would you do

You're doing a field safety observation and see a crew skipping a step in the job briefing. How do you handle it on the spot?

What they are checking: Whether they coach in the moment in a way that changes behavior instead of creating resentment.

A leader pushes back on your recommendation because it will slow down a project. What do you do?

What they are checking: How they hold firm on real risks while working with operations instead of against them.

How do you build accountability for safety without making people afraid to report mistakes?

What they are checking: Whether they understand that fear kills reporting, and reporting is how hazards get fixed.

How would you tailor safety coaching for a gas crew versus an electric line crew?

What they are checking: Whether they understand that different work brings different hazards and calls for different coaching.

About the work

Which OSHA standards matter most for electric and gas utility work, and how do you keep up with changes?

What they are checking: Whether they know rules like 1910.269 and how to turn them into practical compliance strategies.

Walk me through how you'd lead an incident investigation after a serious near miss.

What they are checking: Whether they find root causes and system fixes instead of stopping at blaming the worker.

What leading indicators would you track to know safety is improving before an injury happens?

What they are checking: Whether they think beyond injury rates to measures that predict and prevent harm.

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The full job description

As published by Ameren.

About Ameren Illinois Ameren Illinois provides electric transmission and distribution service and natural gas distribution service. Every day, we deliver electricity to 1.2 million electric and 816,000 natural gas customers in central and southern Illinois. We deliver safe, reliable energy to more than 1,200 communities. Our benefits include: • Medical coverage on date of hire • 100% employer paid cash balance pension plan • 401(k) with company match fully vested on date of hire • Minimum of 15 days paid vacation and 12 paid holidays • Paid parental leave and family caregiver leave Visit our Benefits and Perks Page for more information on benefits provided to regular full-time employees. ​ About the Position: Safety Supervisor • Provide leadership and support to improve safety performance across assigned business areas and help strengthen employee accountability for safety. • Assist operating groups in planning, conducting, and evaluating safety meetings and safety committee activities. • Interpret federal, state, and company safety requirements and recommend appropriate compliance strategies. • Conduct field safety observations, identify risks, and provide timely feedback and recommendations to employees and leaders. • Deliver constructive coaching and guidance to employees and leadership on safe work practices and behavioral safety principles. • Support incident investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective action development to prevent recurrence. • Analyze injury, incident, and exposure data to identify trends and improvement opportunities. • Assist with the development, implementation, and administration of injury prevention, hazard recognition, and safety improvement programs. • Support the administration of safety recognition programs. • Participate in safety-related projects and initiatives and collaborate with other safety professionals to develop consistent practices and solutions across the organization. Additional Responsibilities for Senior Safety Supervisor • Serve as a recognized safety subject matter expert and strategic safety partner for operations leadership. • Lead complex incident investigations, trend analyses, and corrective action development efforts across multiple business units. • Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of safety programs, standards, and initiatives. • Mentor Safety Supervisors and operational leaders in regulatory compliance, risk identification, safety leadership, and injury prevention strategies. • Provide advanced interpretation and application of OSHA, DOT, PHMSA, EPA, and other applicable regulatory requirements. • Lead cross-functional safety initiatives and special projects focused on reducing organizational risk and improving safety performance. • Present safety performance metrics, recommendations, and strategic initiatives to senior leadership. • Drive consistency in safety practices and expectations across operating regions and departments. Minimum Qualifications: Safety Supervisor • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Safety, Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, Business, or a related field required. • Three or more years of safety, utility operations, industrial, construction, or related experience required. • Working knowledge of occupational safety regulations and safety management principles. • Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Certified Utility Safety Professional (CUSP), or other relevant certification preferred. Senior Safety Supervisor • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Safety, Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, Business, or a related field and five or more years of progressively responsible safety experience; OR • Master's degree in Safety or related field and three or more years of progressively responsible safety experience. • Demonstrated advanced knowledge of OSHA, DOT, PHMSA, and other applicable safety regulations. • Experience leading significant safety programs, investigations, and organizational improvement initiatives. • Certified Safety Professional (CSP) strongly preferred. • Previous leadership, mentoring, project leadership, or supervisory experience preferred. Additional Qualifications: The successful candidate will demonstrate: • Strong leadership and influence skills with the ability to build productive relationships at all levels of the organization. • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while contributing effectively in a geographically dispersed team environment. • Strong verbal, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills. • Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. • Ability to analyze data, identify trends, and develop actionable recommendations. • Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. • This is field based job. The successful candidate will need to travel to locations across the territory to support their operational customers. • Ability to support storm restoration, emergency response activities, and other business-critical events requiring extended work hours, travel, weekends, and holidays. Working Conditions This position works in both office and field environments, mostly with field facing co-workers. Occasional overtime, overnight travel, and participation in emergency response efforts could be required. The successful candidate must be capable of supporting major storm restoration and emergency operations, which may require extended work hours, weekends, holidays, and travel outside the assigned territory. Compensation Range: $84,400.00 - $137,200.00 * This pay range encompasses multiple levels of the role. Career level and compensation depends upon applicant's credentials. At Ameren, base salary is one component of a competitive compensation package for employees. Our pay ranges are broad to allow for movement within our organization and to accommodate different skill sets and levels of expertise. We take into consideration a variety of factors including, but not limited to, skills, abilities, experience, education, credentials, and internal equity when determining the base salary offered. Roles are eligible for additional rewards including annual incentive payments based on individual and company performance. If end date is listed, the posting will come down at 12:00 am on that date: Thursday October 15, 2026 All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, military service or status, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other class, trait, or status protected by law.

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