Project Safety Manager / v Gestionnaire de la sécurité des projets

Hitachi Rail; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Rail is seeking a Project Safety Manager to lead the Technical Safety activities for their Urban Rail Signaling business line. This role involves preparing safety plans, coordinating safety teams, and ensuring that solutions meet safety requirements. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in safety-critical systems and be adept in systems and software engineering. Join a global leader in digital transformation and technology, and help ensure safety compliance in innovative projects.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years experience in a technical senior role in safety-critical systems.
• Good understanding of systems safety lifecycle and risk analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and coordinate technical staff.

Responsibilities

• Prepare safety plans and safety cases to ensure solutions are safe for intended purposes.
• Manage project safety activities, ensuring compliance with safety requirements and schedules.
• Coordinate project safety teams and enforce adherence to safety processes.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Software Engineering

Functional Safety

Project Management

Technical Writing

Communication

Analytical Skills

Education

B.Sc. in Electronics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent

M.Sc. in Electronics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Project Management tools & software

Job description

Apply remote type Hybrid locations Montreal time type Full time posted on Posted 4 Days Ago job requisition id R1009301

About Us

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in.

Membre de Professional Engineer of Ontario (PEO) ou de l'Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE)

The Technical Safety department is responsible for the safety of the products and project solutions developed and deployed by the Urban Rail Signaling business line and compliance to safety principles, industry specific standards and best practices for the development of safety-critical systems.

The Project Safety Manager coordinates the Technical Safety activities for products / projects so that the solutions (whether for testing or deployment to a customer for trial operations or revenue) are safe for their intended scope and purpose and is responsible to demonstrate that the solutions comply with the relevant processes, policies, legislation, standards and regulations

Key Accountabilities :

Prepares safety plans and safety cases (generic product / generic application / specific application, design and implementation, according to the defined scope) to demonstrate that the solution is safe for its intended purpose

Is part of the project core team and the interface with senior management

Interfaces with ISA and customer (involves technical safety experts as needed), defines follow-up action plans and ensures execution to close the eventual findings

Defines, identifies and coordinates the project safety team to implement the safety strategy

Ensures that all delivered solutions meet both the company safety requirements and the contractual safety requirements

Ensures the execution of project safety activities through schedule, critical path management and risk / opportunity management for delivery within scope, budget and on time

Manages and anticipates team workload demand according to project needs and manages allocated resources executing product / project hazard and safety analysis activities with support from other Technical Safety disciplines’ people managers

Enforces the company Technical Safety processes and guarantees adherence to the project safety plan

Supervises Technical Safety analyses, design reviews, RAM and Hazard Log management with support from other Technical Safety disciplines’ people managers

Anticipates and escalates technical issues and / or resource issues on projects

Key Requirements :

B.Sc. in Electronics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering / equivalent or Business domain with demonstrated experience in the

Technical area as such industries other in automation or systems control train in role technical senior a in experience of years 10 Minimum

aerospace, defense, automotive, medical or nuclear

Good understanding of systems engineering, software engineering and functional safety

Detailed knowledge of system safety lifecycle, safety design concepts and risk analysis

Demonstrated experience with : System Safety, Validation, Safety Planning, Safety Approval and Certification, RAMT Engineering,

Demonstrated ability to lead and coordinate technical staff

Strong MS Office skills and Project Management tools & software

Good technical writing skills, excellent communication and analytical skills; excellent command of the English language, both written and oral

Fl uency in written and spoken English to support with Global projects

Preferred Qualifications :

M.Sc. in Electronics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Knowledgeofrailwaysignalingsystems,traincontrolsystems,fixedandmovingblocksignalingprinciples,relay-basedand / or computer-based interlocking design

Working knowledge of Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) and / or Solid-State Interlocking (SSI)

Member of Professional Engineer of Ontario (PEO) or Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE)

Thank you for your interest in Hitachi Rail. If your application is of interest, we will be in contact. Please do not hesitate to discover more about us and our latest jobs at https : / / www.hitachirail.com / careers .

At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone. We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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