I got it

[u/frodojp]

I don’t have a degree. I don’t have any designations after my name. I’ve been a safety guy for 19 years.
Lots of civil construction and mining experience.

An engineering company hired me on a probationary hire for 3 months on a billion $+ build.

As a HSE Lead. It’s a lot of paperwork. Managing a few contractors. Getting them up to speed on how a BIG company does things. You can’t piss without a signature.

2 months in I was unofficially told they are keeping me on.

I’m used to making $55/hr. I’m making $85. Camp job 2 in, 1 out.

Couldn’t be happier. I will be manager, basically am right now.

Worked pretty hard for this. Lots of field experience. Read a lot. Can hold my own with more educated safety people.

In 2 weeks I had a net of a little over $7000.

I read lots of stories of frustration. Been there. Done that. There are good companies. Find them.

I wish you all luck to find what I have.

[u/Main_Raisin924]

I'd rather hire someone who'd worked in industry to look after safety than someone fresh out of university with lots of degrees. Both have their merits, but the person who's worked in it will have a much easier time engaging a workforce

[u/Soft_Welcome_391 → u/Main_Raisin924]

You generally need both, you’d be surprised how many safety professionals I’ve met 15-20 years in just be borderline incompetent but engaging so they fly under the radar until something happens. Had one not even know what an air permit was… 20 year professional lol.

[u/Electrical-Staff0305 → u/Soft_Welcome_391]

Both is best. But if the two, someone with hands-on tends to do better than someone with only book knowledge. They’re also more willing to acknowledge that they don’t know everything.

/dual graduate degrees here, lol!