About this role
Job Summary: Designs, delivers, and evaluates high-quality safety technical training programs for electrical utility professionals, strengthening workforce competency, ensuring regulatory compliance, and reducing operational and safety risks across the organization.
Job Description:
• Serves as a Subject Matter Expert responsible for defining, reviewing and approving technical safety training, and curriculum, ensuring alignment with applicable policies and regulations, and driving high-quality technical skill development for training participants.
• Designs and develops high-quality training materials, including presentations, job manuals, job aids, learning content, and field guides to ensure trainees effectively master required competencies.
• Partners with departmental leadership teams to support targeted training and retraining initiatives, ensuring alignment with business unit objectives, operational procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborates with external vendors to coordinate and deliver specialized Safety, Health, Environmental, and Technical Training, while also identifying internal subject matter experts and preparing them to serve as company instructors through structured TraintheTrainer programs.
• Plans and schedules training sessions by coordinating classroom space, equipment availability, instructor resources, and operational constraints, resulting in smooth program delivery and minimal disruptions to operational workflows.
• Identifies and evaluates organizational training needs and skill gaps through assessments, observations, audits, and feedback, and develops targeted Technical Safety training content to address those gaps.
• Monitors compliance, evaluates process effectiveness, and tracks best practices and emerging trends in Safety, Health, Environmental, and Technical Training to ensure alignment with policies and regulations, while integrating new methodologies to drive continuous improvement.
• Delivers HSEQ related training programs, to identified stakeholders adjusting delivery methods based on audience, risk level, and operational requirements training to enhance understanding and adoption of best practices.
• Follows established company policies, procedures, and standards to ensure full compliance with applicable laws and industry regulations.
• Participates in storm restoration tasks and assigned drills to contribute to the safe and reliable recovery of services.
• Performs additional tasks aligned with role expectations and qualifications to support team goals and operational flexibility.
Supervisory responsibilities: No
Additional Job Description: Education
• Valid Journeyman Power Lineworker Certificate or recognized equivalent or related discipline.
Experience
• 5 years' experience in a Power Lineworker position.
• Experience in utility operations as a journey-level worker with general technical exposure to substation environments and working knowledge of transmission, distribution and underground systems.
• Experience working as a Foreman is preferred.
• Experience in managing Health & Safety compliance is preferred.
• Availability and flexibility to travel, including overnight stays as needed to support program site visits, participant evaluations and field assessment across various locations.
Additional experience may substitute for required education when it aligns with the competencies and knowledge necessary for the role:
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering with a minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in:
• electrical utility operations performing leadership functions in substations, lines, URD
• similar role within an apprenticeship program or technical training environment performing comparable responsibilities.
• safety technical advisor or specialist with experience in technical training programs development and execution, accompanied by OSHA and/or safety practices standards. certification (e.g. OSHA 10, OSHA 30)
Competencies (Skills)
• Subject Matter Expertise: demonstrates deep knowledge in a specific functional area.
• Regulatory Awareness: applies relevant policies, laws, and standards.
• Collaboration: works cross-functionally to support business needs.
• Growth Mindset: dedicated to continuous learning and improvement.
• Communication: communicates complex information in a clear, structured, and accessible manner tailored to diverse audiences.
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish
Licenses/Certifications Required:
• Valid Journeyman Power Line-worker Certificate or recognized equivalent
• Hold OSHA, CPR, First Aid certifications or complete training within the first 90 days.
• Valid Puerto Rico driver’s license.
Travel Requirements
• 70% Approximately
Physical Demands
• Stationary Position: Occasionally
• Pushing/ Pulling/ Reaching: Occasionally
• Kneel: Occasionally
• Grab: Occasionally
• Bend: Occasionally
• Lift/Carry over: 36 to 50 pounds
Working Conditions
• Wet or humid: Occasionally
• Working near or on moving mechanical parts: Occasionally
• Working near or on heavy machinery: Occasionally
• Working in high places: Seldom
• Exposed to fumes or airborne particles: Never
• Frequency of working in outdoor weather conditions: Frequently
• Work with electricity: Never
• Loud noise conditions: Occasionally
LUMA Energy is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, military status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal or local laws.