Senior Systems & Safety Assurance Lead – Rail, Brisbane

UGL Limited; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

16 weeks parental leave

Salary continuance insurance

Discounted health insurance

Individual Development Plan

Wellness Program

OneRewards Discount Program

Job summary

UGL Limited in Brisbane seeks a SESA Lead to maintain and evolve the project’s systems engineering and safety assurance framework. You will oversee assurance activities, ensure governance and drive high-quality deliverables within budget.

You will lead a team of systems and safety assurance engineers and collaborate with project leaders, design and delivery teams, clients and independent assessors to achieve project outcomes on a major greenfield rail initiative in South East Queensland.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline with systems engineering focus.
• 5+ years of engineering experience applying systems engineering and assurance on major projects.
• Experience establishing or managing systems assurance frameworks, governance regimes and supporting processes.
• Proven capability managing external safety audits and assurance activities with independent assessors.
• Knowledge of systems engineering lifecycle processes and relevant standards, including ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 and safety standards such as IEC 61508, EN 50126/28/29.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management with a collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and tailor the project’s systems engineering and safety assurance framework, plans and processes.
• Lead the planning, monitoring and control of systems assurance activities across the project lifecycle.
• Oversee requirements management, safety assurance, RAMS and governance processes.
• Monitor technical risk assessments and risk mitigation activities.
• Coordinate systems assurance reviews, audits, evidence management and actions close-out.
• Manage engagement with clients, contractors, suppliers, project teams and independent safety assessors.

Skills

Systems engineering

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Governance

Communication skills

Negotiation

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

RAMS management

ISO/IEC 15288

Job description

UGL Limited in Brisbane seeks a SESA Lead to maintain and evolve the project’s systems engineering and safety assurance framework. You will oversee assurance activities, ensure governance and drive high-quality deliverables within budget.

You will lead a team of systems and safety assurance engineers and collaborate with project leaders, design and delivery teams, clients and independent assessors to achieve project outcomes on a major greenfield rail initiative in South East Queensland.