Senior Railway Safety Risk & Hazard Lead

Mace Group; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 260,000 - 580,000; Full time

Job summary

Mace Group in Riyadh is seeking an experienced Senior Safety Engineer to lead functional safety, hazard management and railway risk modelling across a major Saudi transport portfolio. You will work with multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring regulatory compliance and timely approvals as the project progresses from design through construction and operations.

The role requires extensive experience in hazard logs, safety performance metrics, and international standards such as ISO61508 and EN50126/29.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline, with a focus on railway systems safety; a master’s degree is preferred.
• Recognised professional membership and Chartered Engineer status, or an equivalent internationally recognised professional registration.
• 10-15 years’ relevant experience within land transport-related design, construction and/or operations & maintenance programs.
• Middle East experience is advantageous.
• Significant experience required in the development, implementation and management of Hazard Logs, tools and techniques and associated deliverables.
• Detailed understanding of the safety performance metrics and international benchmarks.
• In-depth knowledge of industry-specific design, construction and operation of railway assets, safety regulations, industry standards and best practices (e.g. ISO61508, EN50126/29, EN50716).
• Strong understanding of smart-city frameworks and sustainable design principles.
• Detailed knowledge of safety performance measures and international benchmarks.
• Necessary visa criteria for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and have relevant work experience working on high-valued projects/programmes for a project management consultancy business, which are required for immigration and client approval.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement hazard and risk management strategies, plans, processes and tools to support the business unit safety objectives and secure timely technical approvals across the portfolio.
• Define safety targets and acceptance criteria, maintain traceable and current hazard records, and report progress against verification and validation evidence.
• Ensure system safety risks are tolerable and reduced to as low as reasonably practicable (ALARP).
• Review and challenge supplier hazard records, ensuring hazards are owned, controlled, evidenced and accepted through the appropriate governance; escalation uncontrolled risks and support entry-into-service decisions.
• Own risk records, models, reporting and closure governance, maintaining visibility of residual risks and securing acceptance from the appropriate authorities.
• Align safety activities, milestones and analysis with project requirements, schedules and recognised standards, including ISO 15288, EN 50126/29 and EN 50716.
• Provide timely progress reporting to the Director, Safety Assurance against Hazard Management Plans and deliverables.
• Support the Director, Safety Certification & Regulation in securing approvals from relevant authorities, including TGA, Civil Defense and SASO.
• Advise leadership and project teams on delivering safe, operable assets in line with safety procedures.
• Lead and review hazard analysis using recognised specialist techniques and tools, including fault tree and bow-tie analysis.
• Works collaboratively towards the common goal of net zero carbon transition and share responsibility for the proactive identification and management of the associated carbon emissions and reductions during the delivery of work.

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering discipline

Chartered Engineer status or equivalent

Job description

Mace Group in Riyadh is seeking an experienced Senior Safety Engineer to lead functional safety, hazard management and railway risk modelling across a major Saudi transport portfolio. You will work with multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring regulatory compliance and timely approvals as the project progresses from design through construction and operations.

The role requires extensive experience in hazard logs, safety performance metrics, and international standards such as ISO61508 and EN50126/29.