About the Role
As our Field Safety Technician, you're the road warrior who keeps every office, jobsite, and crew running safely. You will set the standard by leading JSAs and safety meetings, coaching crews through real conversations, and ensuring the right equipment, training, and habits are in place.
Responsibilities
- Set the standard and lead by example as a trusted partner on-site.
- Serve as the safety and training subject matter expert for operational leadership.
- Support and maintain safety policies and programs to ensure compliance with regulations.
- Implement safety training, including OSHA-mandated courses.
- Lead and coach proper technique for Job Safety Analysis (JSA), crew meetings, weekly safety meetings, and safety stand-downs.
- Conduct job site observations and implement lasting changes.
- Coach and mentor through tough conversations when safety issues need to be corrected.
- Help build high-risk task Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) documents.
- Lead near-miss and incident investigations, including data collection, interviews, findings, and follow-through.
- Provide emergency care evaluation and first aid, and manage return-to-work and restricted-duty cases.
- Support the safety equipment program, including evaluation, recommendations, inventory, and issuance.
- Communicate daily with operational and safety leaders.
- Assist with fleet and driver safety efforts to reduce collisions and strengthen driver training.
Requirements
- 2–5 years of field safety experience, with a solar, electrical, or roofing background preferred.
- Hands-on trade experience in electrical, roofing, solar, or HVAC is highly valued.
- OSHA 500 and OSHA 30-Hour Construction certification required.
- NFPA 70E (Electrical Safety in the Workplace) training certificate.
- Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety preferred.
- Valid driver's license with a clean, insurable motor vehicle record.
- Willingness to travel 85% of the time, including overnight stays.
- Expert knowledge of residential roofing, fall protection, ladder safety, and electrical safety.
- Familiarity with aerial work platforms (boom/scissor lifts) and rigging.
- Experience teaching First Aid/CPR, Defensive Driving, Fall Protection, or similar courses.
- Comfortable with Google Workspace and Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook).
- Able to conduct inspections and carry inspection equipment.
- Comfortable with long stretches at a desk or in a vehicle, as well as climbing ladders to inspect roofs.
- Able to lift up to 25 lbs.
- Able to work in 100+ degree weather.
- Comfortable bending, stretching, squatting, and lifting.
- Comfortable with heights, roofs, and ladders.
Skills
- Safety program management
- Training and coaching
- Job Safety Analysis (JSA)
- Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)
- Incident investigation
- First aid and emergency care
- Safety equipment management
- Fleet and driver safety
- Residential roofing safety
- Fall protection
- Ladder safety
- Electrical safety
- Aerial work platforms
- Rigging
- First Aid/CPR instruction
- Defensive Driving instruction
- Google Workspace
- Microsoft Office Suite
Location
- Austin, TX
Work Type
- Full-Time
- Regional Travel
Experience Level
- 2-5 years
Education Level
- OSHA 500 certification
- OSHA 30-Hour Construction certification
- NFPA 70E training certificate
- Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety preferred
Benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- 100% Company-Sponsored Short-Term Disability
- 401(k) Employer Matching
- Weekly Pay Dates
- 3 Weeks PTO
- 3 Sick Days
- 12 Paid Holidays
- 1 Floating Holiday
About the Company
- Freedom Power was born when Freedom Solar and Freedom HVAC joined forces to become Texas and Florida's complete whole-house energy company.
- We don't just install equipment. We hand homeowners the keys to something bigger: control over their energy, their bills, and their future.
- We call it Energy Empowerment, and it's not a tagline — it's the reason we show up every day.
Equal Opportunity
- Freedom Power is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
