Competence Management System Manager - Rail

EWI Recruitment; Qatar; On-site; QAR 220,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

EWI Recruitment is seeking an experienced Competence Management System (CMS) Manager for a major rail organisation in Qatar. You will lead the development, implementation and continual improvement of the competence management framework, with a strong focus on safety-critical and performance-critical activities.

The role is senior and safety-focused, requiring extensive collaboration with safety, operations, maintenance, HR, training providers and contractors to ensure training, assessment,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Rail/Transportation, Safety Management, Training & Competence Management, Human Factors, L&D or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 10 years' relevant experience within rail, transport, safety, operations, maintenance, competence management, training assurance or regulatory compliance.
• Strong experience working with safety-critical and/or performance-critical roles.
• Demonstrable experience developing, implementing or assuring competence management frameworks.
• Experience with role/task analysis, training needs analysis, competence assessments, audits/verification and competence records.
• Strong understanding of railway safety management and competence assurance.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders, regulators, contractors and training providers.
• Assessor, Internal Quality Assurance/Verifier or Lead Auditor qualifications would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of the Competence Management System.
• Develop and maintain competence frameworks, procedures, role/task analyses and competence specifications.
• Oversee training needs analysis, assessments, verification and competence records.
• Ensure competence arrangements meet railway safety, regulatory and audit requirements.
• Coordinate competence assurance for technical experts, employees and contractors.
• Manage CMS data, reporting, system administration and documentation.
• Support internal and external audits and manage corrective actions.
• Work closely with Safety, Operations, Maintenance, HR, technical teams, training providers and contractors.
• Lead workshops and working groups relating to training and competence.
• Identify and escalation competence risks that could impact railway safety or operational performance.

Skills

Competence management

Safety-critical roles

Performance-critical roles

Training assurance

Audits/verification

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/ related field

Job description

We are currently seeking an experienced Competence Management System (CMS) Manager to support a major rail organisation in developing, implementing and continually improving its competence management framework.

This is a senior, safety-focused position responsible for ensuring employees and contractors undertaking Safety Critical and Performance Critical activities are appropriately trained, assessed, verified and competent.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of the Competence Management System.
• Develop and maintain competence frameworks, procedures, role/task analyses and competence specifications.
• Oversee training needs analysis, assessments, verification and competence records.
• Ensure competence arrangements meet railway safety, regulatory and audit requirements.
• Coordinate competence assurance for technical experts, employees and contractors.
• Manage CMS data, reporting, system administration and documentation.
• Support internal and external audits and manage corrective actions.
• Work closely with Safety, Operations, Maintenance, HR, technical teams, training providers and contractors.
• Lead workshops and working groups relating to training and competence.
• Identify and escalation competence risks that could impact railway safety or operational performance.

Candidate Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Rail/Transportation, Safety Management, Training & Competence Management, Human Factors, L&D or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 10 years' relevant experience within rail, transport, safety, operations, maintenance, competence management, training assurance or regulatory compliance.
• Strong experience working with safety-critical and/or performance-critical roles.
• Demonstrable experience developing, implementing or assuring competence management frameworks.
• Experience with role/task analysis, training needs analysis, competence assessments, audits/verification and competence records.
• Strong understanding of railway safety management and competence assurance.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders, regulators, contractors and training providers.
• Assessor, Internal Quality Assurance/Verifier or Lead Auditor qualifications would be advantageous.

The Ideal Profile

We're looking for someone with a genuine railway competence and safety assurance background, rather than a purely generalist training/L&D profile. You should be comfortable owning a competence framework, working with technical and operational teams, supporting regulatory requirements and ensuring competence can be clearly evidenced and audited.

ewi is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. ewi is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.