Mgr Safety Investigations

MARTA•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

Manages bus and rail safety incident and accident investigations for MARTA, including major safety events and near misses involving employee injuries, infrastructure damage, or service interruptions. Ensures compliance with applicable safety regulations and standards, evaluates incident trends, determines root causes and causal factors, and develops processes to meet key performance indicator goals. Collaborates with departments and business units to recommend feasible corrective actions that improve safety programs, policies, and procedures. Responds to incidents and reviews and reports them to appropriate parties, including root-cause information. Serves as an internal resource on bus and rail safety and assists with updating the Accident/Incident Investigation Procedures, MARTA Agency Safety Plan, and Safety Risk Management Plan. The position has direct responsibility for transit safety oversight and must meet the training requirements identified in the Agency Safety Plan, as well as requirements applicable to designated personnel under federal transit safety regulations and GDOT’s program standard. The role manages staff and safety investigations, monitors staff work for adherence to MARTA policies and procedures and system safety best practices, manages resources, and maintains investigation procedures while supporting the Safety Risk Management Plan and Safety Management System. It reviews investigation, hazard management, vehicle and facility safety, and rules-compliance reports; ensures accurate investigative reports are submitted on time; and plans and monitors risk mitigations. The manager prepares complex investigative analyses and reports, recommends corrective actions with stakeholders, and presents reports to executive management, the Board of Directors, and other safety oversight entities. Directly supervises Senior Safety Operational Officers and works with other safety staff, auditors, contractors, technical specialists, and assigned personnel. The position is classified as non-represented. Personnel must successfully complete MARTA Wayside Access training and may be called upon to enter the wayside, requiring knowledge of train-flagging procedures to control train movement and protect individuals. The posting is open until a viable candidate pool is established and is intended to fill the current vacancy and establish an eligibility list for possible vacancies during the following six months.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field.
Seven years of directly related job experience, including four years of safety and/or compliance experience in a transit, transportation, or engineering environment.
Two years of demonstrated supervision or leadership of a multifunctional safety or compliance group.
Working knowledge of safety management systems, risk management principles, and root cause analysis.
Working knowledge of federal, state, and local industry regulations and compliance standards, including 49 CFR Part 673.
Ability to take initiative; self-motivated and well organized; able to work in a fast-paced environment with frequent changes.
Successfully complete MARTA Wayside Access training and be able to perform train-flagging procedures to control train movement when entering the wayside.
Comply with transit safety training and designated-personnel requirements identified in the Agency Safety Plan and applicable regulations.
Directly related experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis.

Nice To Haves

Bus and/or Rail Transit Safety and Security Professional (TSSP) certification.
Advanced Safety Professional (ASP), Certified Safety Professional (CSP), or World Safety Organization-Certified Safety Specialist (WSO-CSS) certification.

Responsibilities

Manage personnel and oversee safety accident and incident investigations.
Assess staff work to ensure MARTA policies, procedures, and system safety best practices are implemented and upheld.
Manage resources and develop and maintain Accident/Incident Investigation Procedures; support the Safety Risk Management Plan and Safety Management System.
Review accident and incident investigations, hazard management, vehicle and facility safety, and rules-compliance reports for accuracy and completeness.
Ensure detailed and accurate investigative reports are submitted within established timeframes.
Plan and monitor safety risk mitigations and recommend corrective actions with stakeholders and departments.
Manage complex safety investigative reports and analyses where standards have not been developed or may need modification.
Prepare reports and presentations for executive management, the Board of Directors, and other entities overseeing safety practices.
Respond to incidents and review and report them to appropriate parties, including root-cause information.
Evaluate accident and incident trends, determine root causes and causal factors, and develop processes to meet KPI goals and objectives.
Collaborate with departments and business units to recommend corrective action plans that improve safety programs, policies, and procedures.
Serve as a resource to internal departments on bus and rail safety.
Assist with updating the Accident/Incident Investigation Procedures, MARTA Agency Safety Plan, and Safety Risk Management Plan.
Perform other related duties as assigned.