3 months ago

Principal Safety Consultant (Safety Assurance & Certification - Civils) - Rail & Transit

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Job Summary

Lead safety engineering and assurance services for rail projects, overseeing certification and authorisation activities, bidding and delivery of large-scale rail schemes, and mentoring junior consultants. Manage safety approvals, risk assessments, and CSM across multiple projects worldwide from the UK, with a focus on rail safety standards like EN50126/50129 and IEC 61508.

Location: London, Bristol

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Consulting & Advisory

Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Lead complex rail safety engineering and assurance services to engineering projects, applying methods and tools aligned with EN50126, EN50129, IEC 61508, CSM-RA and the Railways Interoperability Regulations (RIR).
•Lead certification and authorisation projects, such as new railway stations, through assessment of NTSNs, Infrastructure and PRM, and National Technical Rules (NTRs) such as GIRT7020 and GIRT7073.
•Lead the bidding, winning, and successful delivery of complex commercially viable projects, collaborating with clients to understand objectives and outcomes.
•Contribute to projects including safety assurance management, safety approvals, and CSM work for major infrastructure projects (e.g., National Train Control Centre in Dublin, Crewe Hub remodelling, East Coast Mainline).
•Provide support to contractors in completing CSM and approvals for station and civils works.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Gym MembershipVirtual Gp

Key Requirements

•Must-have experience delivering safety engineering and assurance services to rail projects, with familiarity of safety standards such as CSM-RA and RIR.
•Background in risk management, systems engineering, safety engineering and/or interoperability.
•Ideally civil engineering background.
•Prior experience with major rail infrastructure projects, especially in UK or consultancy.
•Experience with railway stations projects, track and civils works, gauging and structures assessments.

Experience:Rail

Skills:CommunicationLeadershipProblem-solving

Languages:English

Tech Stack:EN50126EN50129IEC 61508CSM-RANTSNsNTRsGIRT7020GIRT7073

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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