Railway Safety Lead

• Lead the integration of safety requirements into railway system design (track, civil works, signaling, telecoms, power, rolling stock, depots).
• Ensure compliance with international railway safety standards (EN 50126/8/9, IEC 61508, CSM-RA, ISO 45001).
• Review and approve design deliverables, method statements, and engineering solutions from a safety perspective.
• Champion “Safety by Design” principles to eliminate or reduce hazards during construction and operation.

• Develop, maintain, and manage the project's Safety Management Plan and Safety Case.
• Perform hazard identification, hazard analysis, and risk assessments (HAZID, HAZOP, FMEA, FTA).
• Maintain hazard logs and risk registers, ensuring risks are mitigated to acceptable levels (ALARP).
• Lead system safety integration across disciplines to ensure seamless, safe operation.

• Ensure safety assurance during construction activities, including temporary works and staging of railway possessions.
• Support safe integration of assets during testing, commissioning, and handover to operations.
• Conduct safety audits, inspections, and readiness reviews before critical project milestones.

• Act as the primary interface with safety regulators, independent safety assessors (ISA), and railway authorities.
• Ensure all approvals and safety certifications are obtained for system commissioning.
• Provide technical reports and evidence to demonstrate compliance with statutory and contractual safety obligations.

• Lead root cause analyses for safety-related design or construction incidents.
• Develop lessons learned and embed best practices into project delivery.
• Drive continuous improvement in safety performance across project teams and contractors.

• Provide technical leadership to engineering teams on system safety and assurance.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote a proactive safety culture.
• Deliver safety awareness briefings and training for design and site teams.

• At least 8 years' experience in railway system design, construction, or assurance, with strong safety engineering background.
• Demonstrated expertise in system safety standards (EN 50126/8/9, IEC 61508, CSM-RA).
• Proven track record in developing Safety Cases, hazard logs, and assurance documentation on major rail projects.
• Experience in design & build contracts, ideally in complex, multi-disciplinary rail infrastructure projects.
• Strong technical knowledge of railway systems and interfaces.
• Excellent understanding of system safety, RAMS, and assurance methodologies.
• Skilled in risk assessment, hazard analysis, and problem-solving.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Effective communicator with the ability to influence across engineering, contractors, and regulatory bodies

• ADDRESS THE WAY - Have a big picture of different situations and reinterpret it in a perspective way
• BUILD NETWORK - Forge trust relationships, across departments, and outside the organization
• CLIENT INTIMACY - Embrace internal and external client needs, expectations, and requirements to ensure maximum satisfaction
• EARN TRUST - Take everyone's opinion into account and remain open to diversity
• MAKE EFFECTIVE DECISIONS - Structure activities according to priorities, actions, resources and constraint
• MANAGE EMOTIONS - Recognise one's and other's emotions and express and regulate one's reactions
• PIONEER CHANGE - Actively embrace change and benefit from the new circumstances
• PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - Promote commitment by keeping promises as a Role Model
• THINK FORWARD - Capitalise on experiences and translate them into action plans for the future

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