Director of Safety

Overview

Herzog Transit Services, Inc. is currently seeking a Director of Safety across the United States to join our team.

The ideal candidate for this job will be a safety professional with knowledge of FRA (commuter and intercity) and FTA (light rail and streetcar) operations.

* This is a non-exhaustive overview of the job duties for this position.

• Responsible for oversight of all Safety related activities, programs, and guidelines of passenger rail systems including but not limited to Operations, Transportation, Track, Signal and Mechanical forces.
• Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week telephone response and support to project managers relating to accidents, incidents and injuries.
• Responsible for providing accurate real time information to executive management regarding major incidents and injuries.
• Partner with Directors of company’s other divisions to identify, develop and execute safety strategy to facilitate continuous improvement.
• Responsible for the development, implementation and oversight of continued maintenance of all Corporate Safety Programs.
• Responsible for continued compliance with System Safety Program Plans.
• Compliance oversight of FRA required Commuter and Intercity programs including but not limited to 49 CFR Parts 217, 219, 225, 228, 238, 239, 240, 242, 243, 270, 272.
• Compliance oversight of FTA safety programs.
• Compliance oversight of OSHA, SSO, CPUC and other state, federal or local safety requirements.
• Work directly with other Safety Managers at each job site in strategizing short, medium, and long-term goals for managing hazardous working conditions and eliminating unsafe employee activities.
• Direct the development, implementation and coordination of the safety training programs.
• Perform risk assessments and utilize safety assessments, accident/injury trend analyses, safety performance data and input from other departments to identify potential safety deficiencies and corrective actions.
• Track unusual occurrences and events and maintain statistics the company.
• Provide accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
• Reports directly to the HTSI Vice President of Business Operations and has reporting requirements to Transit’s Executive leadership.
• Attend meetings, representing Herzog with regulatory authorities and clients.
• Regular and consistent engagement, participation and promotion of Herzog’s Culture and its essential behaviors are a requirement for this position.
• Regular and predictable attendance and punctuality are a requirement for this position.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Extensive travel to Herzog operating projects across the United States is required.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of relevant prior management experience with a commuter or intercity railroad operation, with demonstrated working knowledge of, and experience with applicable regulatory authorities (FRA, OSHA, FTA, SSO, CPUC).
• Demonstrated experience in management of safety programs for a commuter or passenger railroad;
• Demonstrated safety record and experience implementing and maintaining safety programs;
• Demonstrated ability and availability to respond immediately to emergency or problem calls, and to be on call twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week;
• Demonstrated ability to lead, develop, maintain, and implement safety plans and procedures, including training;
• Ability to manage the development, implementation, and application of system safety plans, processes, and procedures.
• Familiarity with compliance and qualification management software, Safe Track preferred;
• Experience with management and execution of drug and alcohol programs, to include DOT regulated and non-DOT Company drug testing programs.
• Demonstrated experience with on-sight safety audits of facilities and railroad assets.
• Demonstrated experience with internal and external auditing procedures for safety program and plan compliance.
• Experience with all facets of accident and incident investigations, including but not limited to proper documentation, root cause analysis, report preparation, and execution of corrective actions upon determination of…