Safety Engineer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Must have the ability to pass a standard background check which typically includes criminal history checks, employment verification, fingerprinting, and reference checks
• A bachelor's degree in business, engineering, transportation management, or a related field
• Eight (8) years’ progressively responsible experience in a railroad, public transit, or safety-sensitive operating environment
• Knowledge of wireless systems or deploying wireless systems
• Construction oversight experience deploying communication/control technologies for rail systems
• Understanding of Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) rules, including System Safety Program Plans (SSPP) and General Code of Operating Rules (GCOR)
• Knowledge of state and local safety codes, right-of-way maintenance standards, and accident investigation procedures
• Understanding of rail transit service operations, vehicle maintenance, and signal/track infrastructure
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to investigate and assess discrepancies and safety compliance problems
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Ability to communicate technical issues to clients, rail infrastructure owners and management
• Must be able to work on a 24x7 shift rotation schedule including weekend shifts and support shift schedules during continuous track closure events

Nice To Haves

• Desirable credentials include Transit Rail Program Certificates (TSSP), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) training, or Incident Command System (ICS) certifications
• A master’s degree in business, engineering, transportation management, or a related field and 6 years experience
• New York P.E. license

Responsibilities

• Monitor third-party’s safety protocol and compliance with client’s safety guidelines during performance of its work
• Observe clients third-party’s proper and safe job site equipment set up in compliance with client’s policies
• Act as the point of contact on site for third-party, client, and other rail operators Roadway Worker-In-Charge (RWIC), aka Flagman
• Review of third-party’s DAS and fiber designs, engineering and installation drawings for the daily/nightly work for compliance with industry standards and the client’s license agreement
• Record the work completed by third-party and their electrical and other service providers at the end of each day’s shift and document major issues that arise and bring to client’s Project Manager’s attention
• Observe and document third-party’s daily work site cleanup in accordance with the client’s license agreement and safety guidelines.
• Attend and sign in as needed for daily rail operations safety meetings with the various trades
• Daily coordination meeting with on-site trades – provide access to various locations within rail facility
• Daily coordination on-site meetings with client, third-party and electrical foreman to discuss work plans for the day
• Facility Warehouse Control System (WCS) daily planning, coordination and support Teams meetings
• Weekly on-site walk through of active work activities with client, service providers, and support personnel
• Attendance at rail operations weekly coordination outage meeting
• Tracking of device installation and field work submitted on daily field reports (on-going)
• Perform daily on-site job walk throughs and provide field oversight
• Support service providers’ technicians performing troubleshooting tasks as needed
• Coordinate carrier vendor installation with client stations and client Special Projects departments and Project Managers
• Coordinate with electric service providers and rail operations for weekend passenger platform work
• Coordinate installation activities with client stations and client Special Projects departments, rail operations and service provider’s team
• Write and distribute client’s daily field engineer report with attendant photographic confirmation
• Review and coordinate activity closeout punch list with contractor Project Managers
• Coordinate carrier access and integration for data/comms rooms
• Review and markup Head End Comm Room As-Built documents against As-Planned documents and coordinate results with engineers for revisions
• Compile and produce on site OEM manuals in 3-ring binders
• Perform inventory for on-site equipment and distribute
• Perform daily on-site job walk throughs and provide field oversight
• Support service providers’ technicians performing troubleshooting tasks as needed

Benefits

• overtime
• shift differential
• discretionary bonus