Safety & Security Specialist - Transit

AECOM • Boston, MA

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

AECOM’s Transportation, Boston Area Business Line is seeking a Safety & Security Specialist for transit projects in the Boston region. The specialist will lead risk-management work on transit projects across the United States, applying Federal Transit Administration (FTA) processes and American Public Transportation Association (APTA) standards. The role focuses on Safety Management System (SMS)-based hazard management, safety risk assessment, corrective-action oversight, and regulatory compliance to strengthen safety performance and culture. It is intended for an experienced safety professional who will expand technical capabilities and develop project-delivery skills, progressively taking ownership of defined tasks and growing into leading small scopes and teams. The position combines office and remote work.

The role includes leading hazard identification, risk evaluation, mitigation, corrective-action tracking, and effectiveness validation; managing hazard and safety documentation; facilitating multidisciplinary analysis and workshops; preparing plans, documents, reports, and training; supporting system safety certification and regulatory compliance; and providing field safety oversight. The specialist also supports State Safety Oversight of rail transit agencies and, under minimal direction, supervises personnel performing environmental, health, and safety functions. The position provides technical leadership, ensures regulatory quality-control procedures are followed, prepares reports for government agencies, and communicates programs that promote employee awareness of prevention and compliance.

AECOM does not offer sponsorship for U.S. employment authorization now or in the future, and relocation assistance is not available. Newly hired employees must attend in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office. Depending on employment status, benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment, disability, paid time off, leaves of absence, voluntary benefits, perks, flexible work options, well-being resources, an employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, a retirement savings plan, and an employee stock purchase plan.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Industrial Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Safety Studies, or a related field, plus 10 years of related experience; demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education may be accepted.
• Proven experience applying FTA processes and APTA standards.
• 10 years of related experience driving SMS-based hazard management, safety risk assessment, corrective-action oversight, and regulatory compliance to strengthen safety performance and culture.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Construction Management, Industrial Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Safety Studies, or a related field.
• Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Certified Safety Professional (CSP), or Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST) certification.
• OSHA 10-hour Construction Health and Safety Course.
• Initial and annual refresher training in OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120/1926.65 HAZWOPER.
• Knowledge of OSHA 29 CFR 1926 and 1910 regulations.
• Knowledge of eBuilder.

Responsibilities

• Lead hazard identification, risk evaluation, and mitigation, including preliminary hazard analyses and threat and vulnerability assessments; track corrective actions and validate their effectiveness.
• Develop and manage CEL/CIL and DCCC/CSCC documents, coordinating with design disciplines to achieve thorough technical closure of findings.
• Conduct hazard analyses, facilitate multidisciplinary workshops, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify, assess, mitigate, and document safety risks.
• Prepare system safety and security (SSC) plans, documents, and reports; conduct peer reviews and assist with SSC training.
• Support System Safety & Security Certification and SSPP compliance, and produce monthly safety and security progress reports.
• Track and monitor hazards and align contract deliverable requirements lists (CDRLs) with the project management plan (PMP) and related project documents.
• Support State Safety Oversight of rail transit agencies through compliance reviews, annual report development, data verification, hazard management, event-investigation reviews, and corrective-action plan monitoring.
• Engage directly with agency clients, State Safety Oversight representatives, and project managers.
• Provide field safety oversight for construction, maintenance, and transit facility projects.
• Under minimal direction, supervise personnel engaged in environmental, safety, and health functions within the company or on a project.
• Provide technical leadership and functional guidance to ensure regulatory standards are enforced.
• Ensure quality-control procedures are executed to monitor regulatory compliance.
• Draft reports for federal, state, and local agencies.
• Communicate programs that enhance employee awareness of prevention and compliance.

Benefits

• Depending on employment status, benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment, and disability benefits.
• Depending on employment status, benefits may include paid time off, leaves of absence, voluntary benefits, perks, flexible work options, well-being resources, an employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, a retirement savings plan, and an employee stock purchase plan.
• Award-winning training and development programs to expand technical expertise and leadership skills.

What This Job Offers

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