Senior System Safety & Interoperability Lead - Hybrid

AECOM; Croydon; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is seeking an experienced Associate Director – System Safety & Interoperability to join the UK & Ireland Systems Engineering and Safety Assurance team in a hybrid working model from Croydon. You will provide senior technical leadership for System Safety, Safety Assurance and Interoperability across major projects and programmes.

Responsibilities include guiding system safety across initiatives, developing capability plans, and leading complex commissions while ensuring scope, quality, and

Qualifications

• Significant railway System Safety/Safety Assurance experience.
• Chartered Engineer or equivalent professional standing.
• Strong CSM experience.
• Hazard management and safety justification.
• 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 System Safety and Safety Assurance across major projects.
• Lead, guide and assure application of System Safety across programmes.
• Provide senior technical leadership for interoperability and railway authorisation across GB & ROI.
• Lead project Interoperability, Compliance and Authorisation Strategies.
• Develop the System Safety & Interoperability capability plan in alignment with SESA strategy.
• Lead complex System Safety and Interoperability commissions and governance.

Skills

System Safety/Safety Assurance

Chartered Engineer

CSM

Hazard management

Railway regulatory knowledge

Independent assessment

Multidisciplinary rail programme

Commercial and bid experience

Job description

AECOM is seeking an experienced Associate Director – System Safety & Interoperability to join the UK & Ireland Systems Engineering and Safety Assurance team in a hybrid working model from Croydon. You will provide senior technical leadership for System Safety, Safety Assurance and Interoperability across major projects and programmes.

Responsibilities include guiding system safety across initiatives, developing capability plans, and leading complex commissions while ensuring scope, quality, and