Vehicle Operational Safety Specialist

HireArt, Inc.; Ann Arbor (MI); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Paid holidays

FSA healthcare

Job summary

An Innovative Mobility Technology Company seeks a Vehicle Operational Safety Specialist to support safe vehicle operations through safety oversight and risk assessments. This full-time, 12-month contract role is hybrid with three days onsite in Ann Arbor, MI, and involves collaboration across operations, engineering, quality, and safety teams.

The ideal candidate has experience in hazard identification, risk assessment, and safety documentation, and is highly organized with strong written

Qualifications

• Experience identifying operational hazards, assessing risk severity and likelihood, and recommending mitigations and controls.
• Ability to review safety release cases, operational safety cases, risk acceptance documentation, and supporting evidence to evaluate operational readiness.
• Strong organizational skills to track safety findings, action owners, deadlines, completion evidence, and corrective action closure.
• Experience developing and improving operational procedures, work instructions, checklists, controls, and safety documentation.
• Strong written communication skills and attention to detail when preparing inspection reports, audit findings, safety assessments, risk registers, and supporting documentation.
• Ability to analyze audit findings, incident trends, and lessons learned to improve procedures, reduce risk, and strengthen operational readiness.

Responsibilities

• Conduct vehicle operations safety patrols, inspections, and assessments to identify unsafe conditions, process gaps, and operational risks.
• Review safety release cases, operational safety cases, and supporting evidence to assess operational readiness and inform risk acceptance decisions.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, and safety stakeholders to ensure operational assumptions, constraints, and risk mitigations are properly documented and maintained.
• Track, investigate, and follow up on audit findings, safety concerns, incidents, and corrective actions to ensure timely resolution and continuous improvement.
• Support the development, review, and improvement of operational processes, procedures, and safety documentation.

Skills

Hazard identification

Risk assessment

Safety documentation

Analytical

Organizational skills

Cross-team collaboration

Written communication

Audit/incident analysis

Job description

Apply to An Innovative Mobility Technology Company

Vehicle Operational Safety Specialist

An Innovative Mobility Technology Company

Full time

Location

Work environment

In-person

Expected pay amount

60.00 - 62.00 USD Per Hour

Schedule

Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM (hybrid, requiring three days per week onsite).

12 month contract

HireArt is helping our client find a detail-oriented and proactive Vehicle Operational Safety Specialist to support safe and compliant vehicle operations through safety oversight, safety case reviews, and operational risk assessments.

In this role, you'll work closely with operations, engineering, quality, and safety teams to assess operational readiness, identify potential hazards, and support risk-based decisions related to vehicle deployment and testing. You'll also help ensure that safety requirements, operational constraints, and corrective actions are properly documented and maintained.

The ideal candidate has experience in operational safety, hazard identification, risk assessment, and safety documentation. You're analytical, highly organized, and comfortable collaborating across teams to identify risks, improve processes, and support safe vehicle operations.

As a Vehicle Operational Safety Specialist, you'll:

• Conduct vehicle operations safety patrols, inspections, and assessments to identify unsafe conditions, process gaps, and operational risks.
• Review safety release cases, operational safety cases, and supporting evidence to assess operational readiness and inform risk acceptance decisions.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, and safety stakeholders to ensure operational assumptions, constraints, and risk mitigations are properly documented and maintained.
• Track, investigate, and follow up on audit findings, safety concerns, incidents, and corrective actions to ensure timely resolution and continuous improvement.
• Support the development, review, and improvement of operational processes, procedures, and safety documentation.

Requirements

• Experience identifying operational hazards, assessing risk severity and likelihood, and recommending appropriate mitigations and controls
• Ability to review safety release cases, operational safety cases, risk acceptance documentation, and supporting evidence to evaluate operational readiness
• Strong organizational skills to track safety findings, action owners, deadlines, completion evidence, and corrective action closure
• Experience developing and improving operational procedures, work instructions, checklists, controls, and safety documentation
• Strong written communication skills and attention to detail when preparing inspection reports, audit findings, safety assessments, risk registers, and supporting documentation
• Ability to analyze audit findings, incident trends, and lessons learned to improve procedures, reduce risk, and strengthen operational readiness
• PTO and paid holidays
• Flexible Spending Account for healthcare-related costs
• HireArt covers all costs for short and long-term disability and life insurance
• 401k package

Commitment: This is a full-time, 12-month contract position staffed via HireArt. It is a hybrid role requiring three days per week onsite and is available to candidates local to the Ann Arbor, MI area. HireArt values diversity and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. Unfortunately, we are not able to sponsor visas or employ corp-to-corp.