Con Edison

Manager - EH&S Substation Operations

Con Edison  •  New York City, NY (Onsite)  •  16 days ago
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Job Description

Are you a strategic environmental, health, and safety leader who thrives in complex, mission-critical operations? As Manager, EH&S Substation Operations, you will play a highly visible leadership role shaping environmental performance across essential utility infrastructure. You will lead environmental programs, remediation initiatives, spill response, and a skilled team of professionals to ensure regulatory excellence, strengthen operational resilience, and advance a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement. This is an opportunity to make a measurable impact by partnering across operations and EH&S functions to identify risk, implement practical solutions, and help deliver safe, reliable service to the communities we serve.

This position does not provide employment pursuant to the terms of a STEM OPT Training Plan.

Core Responsibilities

  • Lead and coordinate environmental programs, remediation initiatives, spill response activities, and field resources to ensure strong compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, as well as company standards.
  • Provide visible, hands-on leadership to the workforce by setting priorities, directing critical work, and ensuring activities are executed safely, efficiently, and with operational excellence.
  • Partner with leaders across operations and EH&S to assess risk, address business needs, and implement practical programs and solutions that strengthen environmental performance and protect employees.
  • Oversee substation inspections and compliance activities to help ensure adherence to regulatory obligations and company expectations across a complex operational footprint.
  • Identify and champion innovative opportunities to improve efficiency, increase productivity, and reduce cost while maintaining a strong focus on safety and compliance.
  • Provide environmental and safety expertise on engineering designs, equipment installations, and capital projects to support sound decision-making and regulatory alignment from planning through execution.
  • Maintain emergency readiness and provide leadership during 24/7 response situations, ensuring timely, effective environmental and safety actions when critical issues arise.
  • Direct EH&S remediation projects from planning through completion, ensuring timely execution, strong oversight, and full regulatory compliance.
  • Track, analyze, and drive resolution of substation spill activity to minimize environmental impact, reduce risk, and improve long-term performance.
  • Serve as a key liaison with federal, state, and local regulatory agencies, building credibility and supporting the organizations environmental goals and compliance commitments.
  • Take on additional leadership responsibilities and related assignments as needed to support departmental priorities and operational objectives.

Required Education/Experience

  • High School Diploma/GED and a minimum of 10 years' work experience in Environmental, Health, & Safety or Substation Operations or
  • Associate's Degree and a minimum of 5 years' work experience in Environmental, Health, & Safety or Substation Operations and
  • Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 3 years work experience in Environmental, Health, & Safety or Substation Operations

Preferred Education/Experience

  • Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Environmental Sustainability and 3 years of relevant experience in the Environmental, Health, & Safety field and/or Electric/Substation Operations

Relevant Work Experience

  • Demonstrated strong commitment to excellence and understanding the vital importance of personal accountability, required.
  • Ability to develop concepts into successful safety and environmental programs, required.
  • Ability to effectively interact with customers, support staff, regulatory agencies, and various levels of management, required.
  • 3 to 5 years of supervisory experience and knowledge of administrative procedures, required.
  • General knowledge of major environmental, health and safety laws and regulations as well as experience working with regulatory agencies, required.
  • Ability to respond to the field for Emergencies, Job Site Safety Evaluations, required.
  • Medical clearance for respirator fit test for Half Face/Full Face/ SCBA respirators, required.
  • Familiarity with the Incident Command Structure, required.
  • 3 to 5 years of EH&S or Substation related work experience, required.

Skills and Abilities

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills and
  • Ability to lead/manage others and
  • Effective leadership skills and
  • Excellent organizational skills and
  • Demonstrated customer service skills and
  • Demonstrated time management and priority setting skills and
  • Ability to simultaneously handle multiple priorities and

Licenses and Certifications

  • Driver's License Required

Physical Demands

  • Ability to respond to system emergencies
  • Able to work in all weather conditions, i.e. excessive heat and/or cold
  • Perform extended driving through heavy traffic and severe off-road conditions
  • Ability to carry tools and materials when climbing ladders and scaffolds, and entering confined spaces
  • Ability to work in adverse conditions that include, noise, confined spaces, and high elevations
  • Ability to climb ladders and stairs
  • Ability to work on elevated platforms, scaffolds, catwalks, roofs, and/or other equipment
  • Perform work in underground vaults through manholes
  • Ability to work in inclement weather and adverse conditions (i.e., excessive heat, cold, noise, confined spaces)
  • Ability to work with, and in, the vicinity of high voltage and/or other high-energy systems
  • Ability to be approved to wear and use either a full or half-face respirator and self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), without facial hair or other conditions that may interfere with the seal, in accordance with OSHA regulations
  • Ability to climb in and out of manholes and excavations
  • Stand, walk, and climb ladders and stairs for the duration of the workday
  • Stand, walk, lift, climb, bend, kneel, stoop, and/or reach for the duration of the workday
  • Ability to travel to company locations to work on storm restoration and heat contingencies
  • Wear necessary Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), i.e. fire-retardant clothing and safety harnesses
  • Use equipment with a maximum weight rating of 375lbs when wearing and/or carrying 25lbs of clothing and equipment

Additional Physical Demands

  • The selected candidate will be assigned a System Emergency Assignment (i.e., an emergency response role) and will be expected to work non-business hours during emergencies, which may include nights, weekends, and holidays.
  • Must be available to work off-hours as required
  • Must be available to work in all Con Edison locations
  • Must be willing and able to respond to emergencies as needed

Mission Statement:


Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison), Orange & Rockland Utilities (O&R), and Consolidated Edison Transmission (CET) employees are required to follow health, safety, and environmental policies, EEO, Standards of Business Conduct, and all other applicable company policy and procedures. We all share a responsibility to advance the company’s mission by excelling at our three corporate priorities – safety of our people and the public, operational excellence in all that we do, and ensuring the best possible customer experience.

Benefits:


We are dedicated to supporting the physical, mental, and financial health of our employees and their families. This commitment extends beyond the workplace to foster personal growth and holistic wellbeing. Our life-changing rewards package includes:


  • Rich medical & pharmacy benefits, including vision benefits
  • Dental benefits
  • Health Savings Accounts
  • Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • 401(k) with robust matching
  • Employer paid Pension Plan
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a generous matching contribution
  • State of the art Employee Assistance Program
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Generous paid time off plus paid holidays
  • Family support: emergency backup child, & elder care assistance
  • Social responsibility and volunteer opportunities
  • Employee discount program
  • Commuter Benefits
  • Culture of growth and learning: career development; tuition reimbursement; recognition program
  • Life and Long-Term Disability Benefits


*Please be aware that some benefits may not apply to provisional or part-time job titles.

Con Edison

About Con Edison

We provide power to more than 10 million people and businesses across NYC and Westchester. Reliability and accessibility are central to what we do and how we provide energy service. Leading the industry to power tomorrow is our other focus- we are committed to aggressively transitioning away from fossil fuels to a net-zero economy by 2050. To help achieve this we collaborate with customers, regulators, policymakers, engineers, and other stakeholders to ensure our clean energy future is informed by principles of affordability, equity, and environmental justice. We’re also heavily investing in new technologies and the infrastructure that can get us there.

What are a few things we have achieved so far?

• Since 2009, our energy efficiency programs have prevented 11 million metric tons of carbon emissions – the same amount it would take to power 1.4 million homes for a year

• Recently, we’ve embarked on an 8-year project to make our systems more resilient in the face of extreme weather events

Industry
Energy & Utilities
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
New York, NY
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
coned.com
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