Training and Safety Coordinator

Intercity Transit•Intercity Transit (AdOps) - Olympia, WA

About The Position

Intercity Transit is recruiting for a full-time Safety Coordinator to coordinate and implement the agency’s Safety Management System (SMS), with a primary emphasis on Safety Assurance and ongoing monitoring, verification, and improvement of safety performance and risk controls. The position ensures established safety procedures, risk mitigations, and corrective actions are implemented as intended, monitored in operating conditions, and evaluated for effectiveness. It serves as a technical resource for day-to-day SMS processes and works closely with the Safety Manager, Safety Risk & Investigations Analyst, and Senior Safety & Training Coordinator. The Coordinator maintains the working safety risk register, follows up on identified risks, conducts field observations and reviews, identifies gaps between written requirements and actual practices, and ensures deficiencies are documented and addressed. The role also supports compliance with the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) and applicable Federal Transit Administration (FTA) requirements, prepares safety reports and analyses, and collaborates across departments to strengthen accountability and safety performance.

Requirements

Two years of progressively responsible experience in safety program coordination, risk management, or a related operational environment.
Experience with safety management and risk tracking in the transit field.
Experience coordinating safety planning, hazard identification, and risk control implementation programs.
Experience conducting field observations, reviews, and post-incident verification activities.
Experience working collaboratively across multiple departments.
Strong commitment to safety.
Experience with Safety Management Systems, Safety Assurance, and continuous improvement.
Ability to work collaboratively with employees, management, labor representatives, and external stakeholders.
Experience with risk assessments and investigations.
Ability to interpret and analyze plans, reports, and procedures to identify safety risks and develop practical recommendations.
Ability to support day-to-day operations and respond effectively during emergencies, critical incidents, or major events.
Outstanding communication, facilitation, and teamwork skills.
Strong analytical skills.
Ability to foster a participatory organizational climate that is open, positive, and supportive.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and administer day-to-day SMS processes from hazard identification through safety performance monitoring.
Monitor established safety procedures, risk mitigations, and corrective actions in operating conditions and evaluate their effectiveness.
Maintain the agency’s working safety risk register and keep it up to date.
Conduct operational field observations and reviews to verify that risk controls are implemented as intended.
Identify gaps between written requirements and actual practices and ensure deficiencies are documented and addressed.
Coordinate follow-up activities on identified risks and open safety items.
Collaborate with the Safety Risk & Investigations Analyst to translate safety findings and incident trends into practical action.
Participate in departmental hazard identification and support implementation of risk controls.
Escalate significant risks, ineffective controls, and unresolved hazards to the Safety Manager.
Support compliance with the PTASP and applicable FTA requirements.
Review safety performance and assist with internal compliance assessments and reviews.
Maintain emergency and safety assurance documentation required for regulatory compliance.
Coordinate safety activities and keep up with transit safety best practices.
Partner across departments to promote accountability for safety performance and verify that controls remain effective.
Identify when additional action or formal risk reassessment is necessary based on operational trends.
Prepare reports, presentations, performance metrics, and safety analyses for agency leadership.
Maintain safety program documentation, action item logs, and verification records.
Perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

Competitive salary of $43.22–$61.84 per hour, including a longevity step for years of service.
Annual general wage/cost-of-living adjustments and typically annual step increases when not at the top of the salary range.
Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and eligible dependents.
Washington State PERS retirement plans.
Voluntary deferred compensation plans (401k and 457) with employer match up to 8.5%.
23 to 36 vacation days per year, depending on eligibility date and length of service.
12 days of sick leave per year, depending on eligibility date.
Up to 48 hours of floating holiday time.
Paid bereavement leave for qualifying family members.
Opportunity to contribute to an essential community service.