CO-OP, Safety & Systems Assurance

Metrolinx

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About The Position

Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express, as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit, including GO Expansion, Light Rail Transit routes, and major expansions to Toronto’s subway system, to get people where they need to go, better, faster, and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.

At Metrolinx, equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion, thinking forward and playing as a team.

Our Safety and System Assurance Office is looking for 2 CO-OP Students to join our team to support identifying themes, trends, indicators and gaps in the areas of system safety assurance and safety risk management. They will also support the implementation of related processes across various projects and operations. This position will report into the Manager, Safety Risk.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in System Safety, Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics or a related discipline completed in the last 2 years.
• Ability to communicate with internal and external partners.
• Ability to apply technical knowledge to the aspects of the workplace that they are looking at
• Ability to apply critical thinking to evaluate data, challenge assumptions, and support sound decision-making

Nice To Haves

• Project management knowledge or skills are an asset
• Knowledge and experience in SharePoint, Power Apps and Power BI are preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, & Access

Responsibilities

• Support developing tools, technology, and using data and judgement to improve quality and efficiency of safety regulatory and system assessment work processes.
• Support the development of the new safety risk models and the enhancement of  existing models across various asset types.
• Support with conducting risk assessments and analytics for various projects and changes within operations.
• Assists with monthly Safety Performance Reports, Risk Assessment reports, Safety Scorecards and safety mitigation management system.
• Assist with actions necessary to ensure improvement in safety and system assurance processes.
• Assist with identifying and clearly defining assessment issues and root causes 
• Support with conducting safety and system assurance assessments to determine compliance with Metrolinx safety standards, policies and procedures.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern