Senior Safety Regulatory Officer

Metrolinx

15h•Onsite

About The Position

Metrolinx is seeking a Senior Safety Regulatory Officer to join their Safety Regulatory Oversight Office, part of the Audit, Regulatory Control, and Compliance group. This role is responsible for conducting safety regulatory and systems audits, providing independent challenge on the adequacy of safety management systems, and ensuring compliance with relevant regional, federal, and international standards. The position is based in-office at their 20 Bay location and emphasizes collaboration and in-person interaction. Metrolinx is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Requirements

Bachelors degree in Audit, Accounting, Engineering, or a related discipline preferred, or a combination of education, training and experience deemed equivalent.
Demonstrated experience with safety management systems, system audit, railway regulatory audits and/or inspections, preferably in a public transit environment.
Possession of a valid provincial driver’s license to operate a motor vehicle.
Experience assessing organizations against legislative requirements and developing recommendations and enhancements in the railway and construction industry.
Knowledge of risk management systems and processes to identify and mitigate safety risk.
Knowledge of business improvement processes, standards, and performance analytics for safety regulatory elements.
Knowledge of project management principles and practices to lead and manage simultaneous projects to tight deadlines and to monitor project adherence to timelines and objectives.
Experience in developing safety audit and compliance policies, procedures, processes, tools and training based on industry best practice.
Knowledge of root cause analysis and corrective action processes.
Experience in development and maintenance of leading and lagging key performance indicators, identifying trends and opportunities for improvement.
Proficiency in MS Office (e.g., Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
Interpersonal and oral/written/presentation skills to promote a safety culture at all levels of internal and external stakeholders’ organizations.
Decisive, methodical, dependable, responsive, trustworthy problem solver and evaluator.

Nice To Haves

ISO Lead Auditor training is an asset.
Operational experience working in the railway industry is an asset.
Experience in the assessment of track conditions and/or compliance monitoring of railway rules and standards is an asset.
Experience inspecting or maintaining railway signals and communication systems is an asset.
Experience inspecting or maintaining Grade Crossing warning systems is an asset.
Any one of the following credentials desirable: Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), Certified Protection Professional (CPP); Physical Security Professional (PSP); Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (CRSP); Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB); Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP), or the equivalent international credentials.

Responsibilities

Execute the annual Audit and Inspection Plan, assessing the design and effectiveness of controls for safe operations in alignment with relevant legislation, international standards, and best practice.
Support the development of assurance standards in collaboration with management to build a common framework for the management and assessment of safety regulation and systems.
Create audit test procedures, execute them, determine issues, and provide written and verbal communication of audit findings to management through the application of risk management principles.
Build relationships and partnerships with management to support continual improvement in safety regulation and safety practices.
Ensure the Metrolinx safety regulatory program complies with legal and regulatory requirements and conforms to Metrolinx policies.
Maintain current knowledge of auditing and safety theories, global best practice, legal requirements, and approaches through continuing professional development.
Provide recommendations and conclusions through audit reports that enhance the overall control environment and reduce safety regulatory and system conformance risks and incidents.
Monitor work assignments for adherence to timelines and achievement of performance objectives, developing and implementing action plans to address performance gaps.