Senior Manager Safety

Bring YOUR energy to Alliant Energy!   At Alliant Energy, our purpose is to serve customers and build stronger communities.  We are passionate about powering beyond the market challenges of today, while powering what's next in energy.  When our employees say "I am energy", it means they take pride in the work we do when disaster strikes, as well as all the days in between.  We want you to be safe, happy and healthy.  That's why we prioritize safety, offer volunteer opportunities and provide competitive pay, comprehensive health and retirement benefits, tuition reimbursement and paid time off.

Lead the Culture That Protects Our People and Powers Our Future At Alliant Energy, nothing is more important than the safety of our employees, contractors, and communities. As we continue to invest in grid modernization, infrastructure expansion, and the future of energy, we remain committed to creating a workplace where serious injuries and fatalities are preventable, learning is continuous, and safety is embedded in every decision and every task. As Senior Manager Safety, you will provide strategic leadership for the programs, systems, and culture that support that commitment. You will champion Alliant Energy's Serious Injury and Fatality (SIF) prevention strategy and help advance our Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) philosophy , fostering an environment where learning, accountability, and continuous improvement drive safer outcomes and stronger organizational performance. This role extends far beyond regulatory compliance. You will partner with leaders across the organization to identify and mitigate risk, strengthen organizational learning, influence safety culture, and develop strategies that improve both safety and operational performance. Your leadership will help build resilient systems, empower employees to proactively address risk, and reinforce a culture where every employee plays a role in protecting themselves, their coworkers, and the communities we serve. If you are passionate about shaping safety culture, influencing leadership, and driving meaningful change, this is an opportunity to make a lasting impact on our employees, contractors, customers, and communities while helping advance Alliant Energy's vision for a safer future.

Performs all leadership duties including, but not limited to, hiring and rewarding talent, fostering an inclusive and safe workplace, partnering with employees to set clear goals and expectations, providing timely and specific feedback on performance, developing improvement plans to address performance gaps, addressing conflict with care and respect, identifying opportunities for growth and development, embracing and modeling a mindset of lifelong learning, ensuring employees report to work fit for duty, adhering to our Code of Conduct and modeling Alliant Energy’s Core Values at all times. Directs and guides the strategic and tactical activities of the safety function in accordance with objectives of the organization to ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and operational requirements associated with the company, and to ensure operational performance expectations are met. Leads efforts for the design of cost-effective safety programs to advance the company’s strategic objectives. Engages in the development of safety strategies for the company. Designs and implements new approaches, policies, and procedures to influence continuous improvement in business objectives, productivity, and development within the company and safety department. Maintains an outward look to benchmark the organization against peers' and best-in-class practices related to safety solutions. Leads the execution of short- and long-term priorities, goals, and performance standards for safety-related matters, regularly evaluating results against these performance standards to assure achievement of business unit and company objectives. Keeps management informed of