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Manager Safety Data Analytics

**Date:** Mar 4, 2025

**Location:** Atlanta, GA, US, 30308

**Company:** Norfolk Southern Corp.

Requisition38376:B4 Manager Safety Data Analytics

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Job Description

Primary Purpose:

The Manager - Safety Analytics will implement advanced safety analytics capabilities to enhance the organization’s safety performance through data-driven insights. This role is responsible for creating new safety intelligence dashboards, enhancing existing dashboards, refining safety analytics, and improving data integration across safety management systems. The Manager will implement safety dashboards by aligning lagging safety data (accidents, injuries, incidents) with leading indicators (safety actions, training, program management) to improve safety outcomes and operational efficiency. This role will be responsible to produce high-quality actionable insights to reduce risks and related costs.

Principal Duties:

• Design and implement Power BI Safety Intelligence Dashboards that integrate lagging safety data with leading indicators, aligning safety efforts with outcomes, and providing actionable insights to drive safety performance improvements.

• Creation of new data granularity to improve root cause analysis for accidents and injuries, enhancing incident analysis and safety program effectiveness.

• Development of customized safety dashboards that allow different operational departments to track safety objectives, performance, and compliance.

• Safety data support to departmental senior leaders and preparing safety metrics presentation slides for senior leader meetings with the NS board.

• Integration of PowerBI as the primary tool for safety reporting and analytics, ensuring data systems are connected and providing accurate, timely insights.

• Collaboration with IT for database, Power BI, data script and safety project support.

• Provide regular, data-driven recommendations on improving safety performance and reducing associated costs (damage, claims, lost time, productivity, etc.).

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement by developing peers in safety analytics and providing Power BI training, ensuring strong performance and growth.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with operations and safety teams to align data efforts with broader organizational goals.

• Stay current with industry trends and best practices in safety data analytics, ensuring the organization’s safety analytics remains competitive and effective.

• Ensure compliance with company safety standards, ethical practices, and data integrity throughout safety analytics processes.

Job-Related Experience:

• Minimum Level: 5-8 years of experience in safety, analytics, operations, IT, or related fields, with at least 3 years in a data analytics role or related leadership position.

• Preferred Level: 8+ years of experience in safety, analytics, operations, IT, or related fields, with deep expertise in data management, root cause analysis, and leading project initiatives.

Education:

Preferred Level:

• Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent experience) in a relevant field such as Safety Management, Data Science, Business Analytics, Engineering, Computer Science or Operations Management.

Preferred Majors:

• Safety Management

• Business Analytics

• Data Science

• Engineering

• Computer Science

• Operations Management

Licenses / Certifications:

• Required: None listed

• Preferred: None listed

Skills and Abilities

Technical Skills:

• Proficiency in Power BI or similar data visualization tools for developing reports and dashboards.

• Strong understanding of DAX for data modeling and calculations, including creating and managing measures using DAX.

• Proficient in SQL for data manipulation and extraction. Familiarity with tools like DBeaver, etc.

• MS Excel (Advanced proficiency in Spreadsheets and Data Analysis)

• MS PowerPoint (Presentation creation and delivery)

• Experience in programming languages such as Python, R, Java, etc.

• Experience with platforms like TDV and Databricks.

• Familiarity with emerging technologies, such as machine learning and predictive data analytics.

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Abilities:

• Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving

• Advanced Data Analytics Skills

• Strong Communication (Written and Verbal)

• Leadership and Employee Development

• Risk Management and Safety Decision-Making

• Attention to Detail and Data Integrity

• Strong Organizational and Planning Skills

• Influencing and Persuasion Skills

• High Ethical Standards

Work Conditions

Expectations

• Environment: Hybrid (4 day Office, 1 day Remote)

• Travel Required: 0-3 Days/month.

Company Overview

Since 1827, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor companies have safely moved the goods and materials that drive the U.S. economy. Today, it operates a customer-centric and operations-driven freight transportation network. Committed to furthering sustainability, Norfolk Southern helps its customers avoid 15 million tons of yearly carbon emissions by shipping via rail. Its dedicated team members deliver more than 7 million carloads annually, from agriculture to consumer goods, and is the largest rail shipper of auto products and metals in North America. Norfolk Southern also has the most extensive intermodal network in the eastern U.S., serving a majority of the country’s population and manufacturing base, with connections to every major container port on the Atlantic coast as well as the Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes. Learn more by visiting www.NorfolkSouthern.com .

At Norfolk Southern, we believe in celebrating our individuality. By leveraging the unique backgrounds and viewpoints of our employees, we can create a culture of innovation, respect, and inclusion. We know that employees thrive in a workplace where differing viewpoints, ideas, and experiences are freely shared and valued. As such, we encourage all employees to contribute their distinctive skills and capabilities to our organization.

Equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Together, we power progress.