WSP

3 weeks ago

Safety Assurance - Lead Senior Consultant/Principal Consultant - Rail & Transit

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Job Summary

Support safety assurance delivery across the rail and transit project lifecycle, producing and reviewing safety assurance deliverables such as Safety Plans, Safety Cases, and Hazard Logs. Conduct hazard identification and risk assessments (HAZID/HAZOP), ensure compliance with relevant standards and regulations, and contribute to Independent Safety Assessment (ISA)/ICP activities. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, clients, and stakeholders while providing safety-focused technical input across subsystems and disciplines.

Location: Toronto

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Consulting & Advisory

Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Support the development and delivery of safety assurance strategies across rail and transit projects.
•Produce and/or review safety assurance deliverables including Safety Plans, Safety Cases, and Hazard Logs.
•Undertake hazard identification and risk assessment activities such as HAZID, HAZOP, and risk workshops.
•Ensure compliance with relevant industry standards, regulations, and client requirements.
•Contribute to Independent Safety Assessment (ISA) or Independent Competent Person (ICP) activities and support safety-focused integration, testing, validation, and commissioning.

Key Requirements

•Experience in rail and transit safety assurance across one or more disciplines such as signalling, infrastructure, rolling stock, electrification, or operations & maintenance.
•Familiarity with relevant safety standards and frameworks (e.g., CENELEC, CSM-RA, CMREA, IEC standards or equivalent).
•Experience with Independent Safety Assessment (ISA), auditing, or compliance activities.
•Involvement in independent quality activities such as witnessing, trial running, testing, validation, or verification.
•Understanding of system safety lifecycle and hazard management processes.

Experience:RailTransitRail & transitSafety assurance

Skills:CommunicationStakeholder engagementCollaborationAnalytical thinkingQuality mindset

Languages:English

Company Brief

WSP

Global professional services firm providing engineering, consulting, and technical services across infrastructure, environment, buildings, transportation, and energy sectors for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.

Industry: Professional Services

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Montreal, Canada

Founded: 1959

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