Project Safety Manager

Hitachi • Burnaby, BC

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Technical Safety department is responsible for the safety of the products and project solutions developed and deployed by the Urban Rail Signaling business line and compliance to safety principles, industry specific standards and best practices for the development of safety-critical systems. The Project Safety Manager coordinates the Technical Safety activities for products/projects so that the solutions (whether for testing or deployment to a customer for trial operations or revenue) are safe for their intended scope and purpose and is responsible for demonstrating that the solutions comply with the relevant processes, policies, legislation, standards and regulations.

Requirements

• B.Sc. in Electronics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering/equivalent or Business domain with demonstrated experience in the Technical area
• Minimum 10 years of experience in a senior technical role in train control systems or automation in other industries such as aerospace, defense, automotive, medical or nuclear
• Good understanding of systems engineering, software engineering and functional safety
• Detailed knowledge of system safety lifecycle, safety design concepts and risk analysis
• Demonstrated experience with: System Safety, Validation, Safety Planning, Safety Approval and Certification, RAMT Engineering, Software Safety Assessment, Hazard Management, Safety Case
• Demonstrated ability to lead and coordinate technical staff
• Strong MS Office skills and Project Management tools & software
• Good technical writing skills, excellent communication and analytical skills; excellent command of the English language, both written and oral

Nice To Haves

• M.Sc. in Electronics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• Knowledge of railway signaling systems, train control systems, fixed and moving block signaling principles, relay-based and/or computer-based interlocking design
• Extensive experience with safety standards (CENELEC, IEC, IEEE, MIL), best practices, safety methods and techniques (HAZID, HAZOP, PHA, SHA, OSHA, FTA, FMEA/FMECA, FSA) and hazard management
• Working knowledge of Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) and/or Solid-State Interlocking (SSI)
• Member of Professional Engineer of Ontario (PEO) or Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE)

Responsibilities

• Prepares safety plans and safety cases (generic product/generic application/specific application, design and implementation, according to the defined scope) to demonstrate that the solution is safe for its intended purpose
• Is part of the project core team and the interface with senior management
• Interfaces with ISA and customer (involves technical safety experts as needed), defines follow-up action plans and ensures execution to close the eventual findings
• Defines, identifies and coordinates the project safety team to implement the safety strategy
• Ensures that all delivered solutions meet both the company safety requirements and the contractual safety requirements
• Ensures the execution of project safety activities through schedule, critical path management and risk/opportunity management for delivery within scope, budget and on time
• Manages and anticipates team workload demand according to project needs and manages allocated resources executing product/project hazard and safety analysis activities with support from other Technical Safety disciplines’ people managers
• Enforces the company Technical Safety processes and guarantees adherence to the project safety plan
• Supervises Technical Safety analyses, design reviews, RAM and Hazard Log management with support from other Technical Safety disciplines’ people managers
• Anticipates and escalates technical issues and/or resource issues on projects

Benefits

• Health, Dental and Vision plans - 100% of premiums are company-paid
• Retirement Savings Plan with a company contribution and a match, and without vesting period
• Company paid holidays - 3 weeks of vacation, Holiday closure, personal emergency leave days and sick days
• Maternity/Parental/Adoption top up pay
• Annual Incentive plan
• Company provided Life Insurance, STD and Employee Assistance Plan

What This Job Offers

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