Project Safety Assurance Manager

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Imagine playing a central role in reducing the carbon footprint of Canada’s busiest public transit system and doing so with a consistently ranked Top Employer with a global reach. As part of the ONxpress consortium, Alstom is proudly working to transform the collective mobility of the Greater Toronto and Hamilton areas (GTHA) through the On‑Corridor Works project, and we are hiring for hundreds of roles.

The GO Expansion scope: new electric locomotives, fleet upgrades, train control systems, network electrification, signalling, telecommunications and digital systems, maintenance, and much more.

Objective

Manage, perform and ensure the activities related to safety assurance in the Projects and Programs (products and systems)

Deliver safe solutions (Projects and Programs)

Key accountabilities

Coordinate all the Safety Assurance activities on the project / system / product as per Safety process defined in Signalling Safety Instruction

Perform Safety analysis, manage Hazard Log, review RAM, Cyber, V&V, T&C activities from a Safety perspective

Define safety plan and manage safety workload and associated planning

Support tenders and/or RC teams to integrate product/system in projects

Build the Safety Reports and/or the Safety Cases

Apply the safety assurance methodologies (risk acceptance criteria, safety analysis, verification and validation) defined for the project / system / product

Organize and attend periodic Safety Reviews

Defend Safety Case argumentations in front of internal (QS, Safety Assessor) and external (ISA) assessors; define and follow up action plans to close the findings of the assessors

Manage (if any) the Safety Assurance Engineers involved on the project / system / product (Internal or external resources)

If identified as Safety Leader for a Safety Issue, manage 8D steps as per process

Key Job Authorities and Dimensions

Safety reference on the related Projects/Program for the Core team, Customer (internal or external) and assessors/SA (internal and external)

Safety budget responsible

Performance measurements

KPI SAF 001 - No "NO GO" for Safety reasons in Gate Reviews

KPI SAF 002 - Assessment Findings:
Low rework due to External / Internal Assessments

KPI SAF 003 - Safety Findings:
Quality of the inputs

KPI SAF 004 - Late Safety Requirements Identification

Safety reviews OK

Respect QCD commitments and OTD/DOT milestones

Compliance to process (through Inspections, …)

Education & Experience

Advanced University or Engineering degree

English operational in reading and writing for technical documentation

System, Electrical, Electronics, Electromechanical engineering knowledge desired

Mastering Cenelec Standards for Safety (or equivalent standards if needed: AREMA, IEEE, etc) and safety methodology & concepts/principles

10 years successful experience in safety assurance including 2 years in Railway business

Structured and organized

Team player

Proactive behavior

Sense of anticipation and urgency

Ability to say "no go" when needed and to support/elaborate plan/solution to deliver

Resilient (to pressure, to last minutes deliveries, safety issue management…)

Training capability in Safety

Ability to allocate/drive activities performed by others (SAE)

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Quality Assurance, Engineering, and Training

Rail Transportation

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