Program Manager, Technical Safety

CityofOttawa • Ottawa, ON

1d • CA$113,701 - CA$143,798 • Onsite

About The Position

You are responsible for leading the development, implementation, and oversight of technical safety programs across transit for all modes. You ensure that transit assets, systems, and operations comply with applicable safety regulations, engineering standards, and industry best practices, and that safety risks and hazards are systematically identified, mitigated, and monitored. You work with leaders across the department to support Transit crisis occurrences that are technical in nature and provide professional recommendations to the Chief Safety Officer on safety orders, root cause, containment, mitigation and future technical safety requirements.
You provide subject matter leadership in system safety and engineering safety standards, including Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety (RAMS), in alignment with the Safety Management System and Security Management System. You lead a team of subject-matter experts that bridges safety and engineering, providing technical systems safety expertise, professional analysis, and strategic guidance to support the safe and reliable delivery of public transit services across all transit modes, including:

Technical Safety program: designing systems, processes, procedures, policies, assets and technologies to identify, investigate, control, and demonstrably manage safety risks and hazards.
Technical Security program: oversight including identifying, analyzing and making recommendations on transit security systems, equipment and procedures to demonstrably manage security risks and threats.
Safety Incidents: mobilizing and integrating cross-functional teams (internal and contracted), ensuring timely investigation, risk mitigation, regulatory compliance, and implementation of corrective actions to restore safe and reliable transit operations.
Special Safety Projects: leading technical safety projects and initiatives which strengthen system safety, regulatory compliance, and operational risk management.
You are also responsible for managing the unit’s human and financial resources, and partner relationships.

Requirements

• Completion of a 4 year university degree in Engineering, Science, Social Sciences, Health and Safety or related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in safety, risk management, fleet safety or safety assurance, preferably in a transportation environment.
• A minimum of 2 years of leadership experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of established risk management and safety management system standards, such as CSA Z1000, ISO 45001/31000, EN 50126 OHSAS 18001, and ANSI Z10.
• Thorough knowledge of legislation, trends, policies, regulations, issues, principles and procedures related to regulatory compliance and governance including Transport Canada, Transportation Safety Board and Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.
• Strong understanding of safety engineering principles and risk management methodologies in addition to transit systems (signaling, rolling stock, facilities, power, etc.).
• Knowledge of planning and performance measurement theories and practices.
• Knowledge of investigative methods, techniques and practices.
• Knowledge of risk assessments (both technical and project), risk identification, analysis and mitigation controls.
• Knowledge of project management principles and techniques.
• Understanding of the programs/services and operations of other City areas, and the inter-relationships between them and own work area.
• Familiarity with applicable health and safety legislation, knowledge of any potential or actual danger to health or safety in the work place, and knowledge of appropriate actions to be taken in order to ensure the health and safety of staff in accordance with applicable legislation and City policies and procedures.
• English oral, reading, writing.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in rail is an asset.
• Health & Safety certification such as Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP), Certified Health & Safety Consultant (CHSC) or related certification is desirable.
• Rail & Bus System Transit Safety and Security Program (TSSP) Certificate with Transportation Safety Institute (TSI) is desirable.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Leading the development, implementation, and oversight of technical safety programs across transit for all modes.
• Ensuring transit assets, systems, and operations comply with applicable safety regulations, engineering standards, and industry best practices.
• Systematically identifying, mitigating, and monitoring safety risks and hazards.
• Supporting Transit crisis occurrences that are technical in nature.
• Providing professional recommendations to the Chief Safety Officer on safety orders, root cause, containment, mitigation and future technical safety requirements.
• Providing subject matter leadership in system safety and engineering safety standards, including Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety (RAMS), in alignment with the Safety Management System and Security Management System.
• Leading a team of subject-matter experts that bridges safety and engineering, providing technical systems safety expertise, professional analysis, and strategic guidance.
• Designing systems, processes, procedures, policies, assets and technologies to identify, investigate, control, and demonstrably manage safety risks and hazards.
• Overseeing transit security systems, equipment and procedures to demonstrably manage security risks and threats.
• Mobilizing and integrating cross-functional teams for timely investigation, risk mitigation, regulatory compliance, and implementation of corrective actions for safety incidents.
• Leading technical safety projects and initiatives which strengthen system safety, regulatory compliance, and operational risk management.
• Managing the unit’s human and financial resources, and partner relationships.

Benefits

• We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
• The City of Ottawa promotes the principles of diversity and inclusion and adheres to the tenets of the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code.
• The City of Ottawa provides accommodation to applicants during all parts of the hiring process, upon request.
• Accessible formats and communication supports are available upon request.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager