Position Title:  Safety and Assurance Manager

Who we are:

ONxpress Transportation Partners has been selected by Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx to lead the charge in modernizing rail service across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Areas with the On-Corridor Works project. We're on a mission to make GO trains faster, greener, and more efficient than ever before.

This project is no small feat—it's complex, it's large-scale, and it's about transforming how people move. But we're not doing it alone. Collaboration is at the heart of everything we do, along with a strong commitment to safety and making sure everyone has a fair shot at success.

The ONxpress Way

At ONxpress, diversity isn't just a buzzword—it's essential to our success. We're building a team that strives to hear everyone's ideas, no matter who you are or where you come from.

This is an extraordinary project with an extraordinary team! We are proud to offer extensive learning and development opportunities, three (3) weeks paid vacation, RRSP matching, bonus eligibility, benefits starting day one and more to showcase our commitment to the people bringing this project to life.

If you're passionate about making a difference and want to be part of something exciting, then we want to hear from you. Let's work together to create a better, brighter future for our communities—one train ride at a time.

You are someone who:

• Is accountable for leading safety assurance, ensuring the project are compliant with relevant international safety and technical standards such CMREA, EN50126[APD1] , EN50129 [APD2] or IEC 61508[APD3] , CSM-RA[APD4] .
• Is accountable for reporting on progress, managing staff competence and development, delivery of and maintain an internal audit schedule ensuring the project is following governance.
• Coordinates the safety studies carried out through the life cycle of the process to ensure that safety requirements are met.
• Manages, perform, and ensure the activities related to safety assurance are applied in the projects.
• Manages Hazard Log, review RAM, V&V, T&C activities from a Safety perspective.
• Manages creation of and approve the Safety Reports and the Safety Case.
• Prepares technical reports for submission to the management, clients, and the regulatory authorities.
• Leads safety engineering activities for a wide range of infrastructure works to ensure compliance with the relevant standards.
• Responsible for the facilitation of HAZOP / HAZID workshops and being able to self-sufficiently plan, run and write up the workshops.
• Manages risk assessments for specific discipline areas, being able to self-sufficiently plan, run and write up risk workshops.
• Has a working knowledge of Safety Methods: Safety Plan, Preliminary Hazard Analysis PHA, Failure Modes and Effects Critical Analysis FMECA, Fault Tree Analysis FTA, Interface Hazard Analysis IHA, Operation & Support Hazard Analysis OSHA, Safety related Item List SRIL, Hazard Log HL, V&V Safety Report, and Safety Case.
• Undertakes technical analyses and reviews of Engineering Safety Management documentation and project assurance deliverables.
• Fosters a safety culture and is seen as a safety role model on the project..

You bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or all other equivalent training.
• 10 years of relevant experience. 
• Relevant safety designations an asset. 
• High degree of technical proficiency in dealing with all safety related aspects of large scale and complex Railway projects, involving multiple players.
• Strong knowledge in the modern Railway projects, including various components/systems that these projects are made of.
• Expertise in application of safety standards such as technical standards such CMREA, EN50126, EN50129 or IEC 61508, CSM-RA.
• Expertise in creating a Hazard Log, FMECA, FTA, IHA, OSHA, etc.
• Knowledge of design and construction management aspects of Railway Projects.
• Excellent communication skills, the ability to manage internal and external stakeholders. 

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We value diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply, regardless of whether they meet 100% of the qualifications listed. If you believe you have the skills and passion to excel in this role, we welcome your application and the opportunity to consider you for the position.

We are an Equal Employer. Should you need any accommodation through the recruitment process, please contact cjv-talentacquisition@onxpress.com.

We do not accept unsolicited agency resumes.