Railway Systems Assurance & Safety Lead

Qatar Foundation; Qatar; On-site; QAR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Qatar Foundation invites applications for a Senior System Assurance Engineer to lead RAMS activities for Education City Transport operations and ensure compliance with MOT and international standards.

You will act as custodian of Hazard Log data, supervise audits of service providers, and collaborate with tram operations and maintenance teams to embed safety into daily operations and risk mitigation measures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a relevant field.
• 6-8 years of full-time work experience in system assurance.
• 2 years of supervisory level experience.
• Experience in System Assurance in an Operational Railway industry.
• ISO 45001 and ISO 9001 internal or lead auditor certification is desirable.
• Incident investigation skills desirable.
• Good knowledge of MOT Railway Safety Regulation Authority requirements.
• Ability to work effectively with personnel from QF and other organizations.
• Gathering and analyzing audit evidence.
• Assessing compliance with standards and regulations.
• Excellent writing skills for reports and communications.
• Arabic proficiency is an advantage.
• Proficiency in MS Office and Hazard Log software (Comply Pro).

Responsibilities

• Verify compliance with safety certificates and MOT requirements.
• Ensure service providers meet EN standards or equivalent.
• Act as custodian of Education City Hazard Log administration and access control.
• Analyze Hazard Log data to improve safety performance.
• Undertake and update HAZID/HAZOP studies for Safety Review Board.
• Verify safety cases address tram safety risks and mitigations.
• Ensure safety and reliability of tram services.
• Carry out safety inspections and audits of Service Providers.
• Review and update policies to reflect regulatory changes.
• Collaborate with operations and maintenance teams to embed safety in daily operations.
• Support FRACAS FRB and RCA activities to identify reliability issues and corrective actions.
• Review RAMS analyses and ensure system reliability requirements during operations.
• Serve as technical lead for RAM, EMC, Fire & Life Safety, and Human Factors teams.
• Perform other reasonable tasks as assigned by supervisor.

Skills

Engineering degree

Railway industry experience

6-8 years experience

Supervisory experience

ISO auditor knowledge

Incident investigation

MOT railway safety knowledge

Team collaboration

Audit evidence gathering

Compliance assessment

Technical writing

Arabic language

MS Office & hazard log software

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or relevant field

Job description

Qatar Foundation invites applications for a Senior System Assurance Engineer to lead RAMS activities for Education City Transport operations and ensure compliance with MOT and international standards.

You will act as custodian of Hazard Log data, supervise audits of service providers, and collaborate with tram operations and maintenance teams to embed safety into daily operations and risk mitigation measures.