System Safety Engineer

Matchtech North America; Ontario; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in rail infrastructure is seeking a Systems Safety Assurance expert for exciting transit projects in Toronto. The role involves ensuring compliance with international safety standards, managing safety assurance activities, and fostering a safety culture. Ideal candidates will have a strong engineering background and experience in large-scale railway projects.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of relevant experience.
• High technical proficiency in safety aspects of railway projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety assurance for various projects ensuring compliance with safety standards.
• Manage risk assessments and facilitate safety workshops.
• Prepare technical reports for management and regulatory authorities.

Skills

Safety Assurance

Communication

Risk Assessment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

FMECA

FTA

HAZOP

Job description

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Responsibilities :

• Accountable for leading safety assurance for various projects, ensuring compliance with relevant international safety and technical standards such as EN50126, EN50129, IEC 61508, CSM-RA, and CMREA.
• Responsible for reporting progress, managing staff competence and development, delivering and maintaining an internal audit schedule to ensure projects follow governance standards.
• Coordinate safety studies throughout the project lifecycle to ensure safety requirements are met.
• Manage, perform, and ensure safety assurance activities are applied across projects.
• Oversee Hazard Log, review RAM, V&V, T&C activities from a safety perspective.
• Manage creation and approval of Safety Reports and the Safety Case.
• Prepare technical reports for management, clients, and regulatory authorities.
• Lead safety engineering activities across a range of rolling stock, signaling, and infrastructure projects to ensure standards compliance.
• Facilitate HAZOP / HAZID workshops, planning, running, and documenting workshops independently.
• Manage risk assessments in specific discipline areas, planning, running, and documenting risk workshops independently.
• Possess working knowledge of Safety Methods including Safety Plans, PHA, FMECA, FTA, IHA, OSHA, SRIL, HL, V&V Safety Reports, and Safety Cases.
• Review engineering safety management documentation and project assurance deliverables.
• Foster a safety culture and act as a safety role model on the project.

Requirements :

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent training.
• 5-10 years of relevant experience.
• Relevant safety designations are an asset.
• High technical proficiency in safety aspects of large-scale, complex railway projects involving multiple stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of modern railway project components and systems.
• Expertise in applying safety standards such as EN50126, EN50129, IEC 61508, CSM-RA, and CMREA.
• Experience in creating Hazard Logs, FMECA, FTA, IHA, OSHA, etc.
• Knowledge of railway project design and construction management.
• Excellent communication skills for managing internal and external stakeholders.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Design, Engineering, and Consulting
• Rail Transportation and Transportation Programs