Senior Rail Competence Management Lead — Safety

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

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,