Site Safety Manager

Glydways•Atlanta, GA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Site Safety Manager is responsible for the safety of the transit system’s operation and of personnel at the Glydways Atlanta ATN Pilot Project site. The role also supports system reliability, availability, maintainability, and safety (RAMS) and certification activities for this and other projects. Responsibilities span late-stage design, integration testing, commissioning, passenger operations, maintenance, modification, recovery, and emergency response. The position reports directly to the Atlanta ATN Pilot Project Director for site delivery and coordination, and functionally to the Glydways Safety Lead within Safety, Quality and Compliance for safety direction, competence, and assurance. Working independently of operations, the manager conducts site safety audits, may restrict access or return to service, stops work or service, and escalates imminent hazards, safety-envelope breaches, and incomplete controls. The manager supports and maintains the site safety case and evidence required by the authority having jurisdiction (AHJ), such as the State Safety Oversight Agency (SSOA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), or operating organization, to approve passenger service. This includes tailoring system safety, certification, and operational safety plans to the project’s regulatory environment; leading project-specific hazard analysis and safety-case development; performing operational hazard analysis; supporting system verification and validation; tracking safety activities; and closing findings and safety actions with authorities. The role is accountable for occupational safety for everyone on site, including Glydways personnel, the operating organization, contractors, and visitors, as well as hazards introduced by testing, commissioning, and automated transit operations. Site safety responsibilities include recordkeeping and reporting, hazard communication, lockout/tagout, personal protective equipment, work permits, access control, and controls for situations in which testing and passenger service occur simultaneously. The Site Safety Manager implements, communicates, verifies, and enforces the Operational Limitations and Safety Related Application Conditions (SRACs) established in the safety case. The manager creates and maintains the ATL Site Hazard Log, verifies hazard controls through inspections, independent audits, and follow-up, and works with Quality to establish and enforce ATL site safety standard operating procedures. With onsite maintenance staff, the manager reviews system faults and work orders and coordinates failure reports through the Glydways Failure Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) process. The manager owns incident notification, investigation, and corrective actions; reports safety performance to the project and Safety, Quality and Compliance; leads emergency preparedness and responder coordination; and provides safety inputs to operational readiness.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Engineering, safety science, or a related technical field, or equivalent.
At least 5 years of experience in system safety, functional safety, safety engineering, or system certification.
Direct experience contributing to safety certification or operational approval for rail, transit, automated people mover, aerospace, industrial, or similar complex systems, including safety-case development, safety verification and validation, or regulator approval.
Experience working with an oversight agency or authority on safety arguments, findings, and close-out of safety actions.
Working knowledge of at least one recognized safety assurance standard, such as ASCE 21-21, IEC 61508, CENELEC EN 50126, EN 50129, EN 50128 or EN 50716, DoD MIL-STD-882, or ISO 26262.
Competence in safety management for operating, automated, or safety-critical transit systems.
Competence in Safety Management Systems, risk management and assurance, hazard and SRAC tracking, FRACAS, corrective actions, and independent auditing.
Competence in incident management, including notification, evidence preservation, investigation, root cause analysis, reporting, and effectiveness checks.
Competence in emergency preparedness, including incident command, evacuation and rescue, fire and life safety, responder coordination, drills, and exercises.
Working knowledge of OSHA requirements.
Independent judgment to stop work or service, restrict unsafe activities, and escalate unresolved concerns.
Clear communication with workers, passengers, contractors, technical teams, leadership, authorities, and emergency responders.
Ability to work with Quality to control site safety SOPs, maintain the ATL Site Hazard Log, verify controls, and conduct regular audits.
Ability to work with the Functional Safety team to implement operational restrictions and escalate site conditions or events that may affect them.
Availability to work onsite and complete training and certification required by approved pilot plans, the site safety program, and applicable GDOT requirements.

Nice To Haves

Experience applying EN 50126.
Experience managing site safety for rail transit, automated people mover systems, or comparable safety-critical systems across integration and testing, commissioning, passenger operations, and maintenance.
Experience working with the SSOA, FTA, or another transit regulatory body, and familiarity with their safety management requirements.
Experience coordinating with emergency responders, airport stakeholders, and multi-employer sites.
Experience with job hazard analysis and safe systems of work, such as permits to work, lockout/tagout, confined space, energized work, and work at height.
Comfort with complex autonomous systems; self-driving vehicle experience is preferred.
Experience with reliability, availability, and maintainability analysis methods and metrics.
Experience with cybersecurity as it applies to safety-critical systems.
Working knowledge of safety analysis, requirements management, and collaboration tools such as Medini, Jama, Jira, Confluence, and Python.
Atlanta and Georgia operating experience.

Responsibilities

Ensure the safety of transit system operations and personnel at the site.
Support RAMS and certification activities across the Atlanta ATN Pilot Project and other projects.
Support and maintain the site safety case and evidence needed for passenger-service approval by the AHJ.
Tailor system safety, certification, and operational safety plans to the project regulatory environment.
Lead project-specific hazard analysis and safety-case development; perform operational hazard analysis; support system verification and validation; track safety activities; and close findings and safety actions with authorities.
Manage occupational safety for Glydways personnel, the operating organization, contractors, and visitors, including recordkeeping and reporting, hazard communication, lockout/tagout, personal protective equipment, work permits, access control, and controls for concurrent testing and passenger service.
Implement, communicate, verify, and enforce Operational Limitations and SRACs established in the safety case.
Create, maintain, and update the ATL Site Hazard Log, and verify hazard controls through regular inspections, independent audits, and follow-up.
Work with Quality to establish and enforce ATL site safety standard operating procedures.
Review system faults and work orders with onsite maintenance staff and coordinate failure reports through the FRACAS process.
Conduct independent site safety audits; restrict access or return to service; stop work or service; and escalate imminent hazards, safety-envelope breaches, and incomplete controls.
Own incident notification, investigation, and corrective actions, including evidence preservation, root cause analysis, reporting, and effectiveness checks.
Report safety performance to the project and Safety, Quality and Compliance.
Lead emergency preparedness and coordination with emergency responders.
Provide safety inputs to operational readiness.
Work with the Functional Safety team to implement operational restrictions and escalate site conditions or events that may affect them.
Be available onsite and complete training and certification required by approved pilot plans, the site safety program, and applicable GDOT requirements.