Railway System Safety & Interoperability Lead

AECOM; England; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Job summary

AECOM is seeking an experienced Associate Director - System Safety & Interoperability to join the UK & Ireland Systems Engineering and Safety Assurance team. You will provide senior technical leadership for System Safety, Assurance and Interoperability across major programmes in the GB and Ireland region.

You will act as SME for railway safety, guide assurance activities, and lead interoperability and authorisation work on key rail projects, shaping capability plans and ensuring robust RAM

Qualifications

• Significant railway System Safety/Safety Assurance experience.
• Chartered Engineer or equivalent professional standing.
• Strong CSM experience.
• Hazard management and safety justification.
• Interoperability/authorisation experience.
• GB and/or Irish/European railway regulatory knowledge.
• Independent assessment engagement.
• Multidisciplinary rail programme experience.
• Commercial and bid experience.

Responsibilities

• Act as a Subject Matter Expert for railway System Safety and Safety Assurance.
• Lead, guide and assure application of System Safety across major projects and programmes.
• Provide senior technical leadership for interoperability and railway authorisation across Great Britain.
• Lead project Interoperability, Compliance and Authorisation leadership on RIR, NTSNs, NTRs and ORR authorisation in Great Britain.
• Develop the System Safety & Interoperability capability plan in alignment with the wider SESA Delivery.
• Work with Systems Engineering and RAMS leads to ensure safety requirements and RAM evidence form a coherent assurance approach.
• Lead complex System Safety and Interoperability commissions.
• Take accountability for scope, quality, programme, resources and commercial performance of assigned work.

Skills

Railway Safety

Safety Assurance

Interoperability

Regulatory Knowledge

Commercial/Bid Experience

Education

Chartered Engineer

Job description

AECOM is seeking an experienced Associate Director - System Safety & Interoperability to join the UK & Ireland Systems Engineering and Safety Assurance team. You will provide senior technical leadership for System Safety, Assurance and Interoperability across major programmes in the GB and Ireland region.

You will act as SME for railway safety, guide assurance activities, and lead interoperability and authorisation work on key rail projects, shaping capability plans and ensuring robust RAM