Senior Manager, Safety Certification & Assurance
Senior Manager, Safety Certification & Assurance
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06-05-2025
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Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit including GO Expansion Light Rail Transit routes and major expansions to Torontos subway system to get people where they need to go better faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.
At Metrolinx equity diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion thinking forward and playing as a team.
Our Operations (GO & UP) and Safety division promotes diversity equity and inclusion by ensuring equal employment opportunities and fostering a supportive workplace culture.
We support this commitment by providing:
- Competitive Pension Plan
- Employee learning & development programs and reimbursement
- Recognition of prior Public Service for Vacation Entitlement
- Employee Assistance and Wellness Benefit Programs
- Parental Leave topup lactations accommodation and childcare partnerships
- Menopause Policy
- Employee Resource Groups
Our Safety & System Assurance office is currently seeking a Senior Manager Safety Certification and Assurance to provide strategic leadership over Metrolinxs safety governance programs. This role is accountable and leads the design implementation and continuous improvement of system safety certification and governance frameworks that ensure enterprisewide conformance to regulatory obligations industry best practices and international safety standards. The Senior Manager advances safety maturity and supports sound riskinformed decisionmaking across the organization. This role will also provide oversight and guidance to internal partners and external regulators to align system safety practices with strategic objectives
What will I be doing
- Develop and lead the enterprise Safety Certification and Governance Program including policies standards processes and tools that align with ISO CSA CENELEC and Transport Canada requirements.
- Design and oversee an enterprisewide Safety Governance Program including frameworks for decisionmaking performance review escalation protocols and riskinformed planning across all levels of the organization.
- Lead the strategic integration of safety certification practices across the project lifecycle from design to construction and operations.
- Direct the delivery of safety risk assessments independent assurance reviews and structured audits.
- Govern the development and use of safety performance metrics including leading and lagging indicators.
- Establish enterprisewide safety certification requirements for new and modified systems assets and services ensuring alignment with operational readiness and risk mitigation goals.
- Promote a riskbased systemsthinking approach to safety governance and assurance that is proactive scalable and responsive.
- Build strong collaborative relationships with federal and provincial safety regulators to ensure transparency and proactive alignment with legislative and policy requirements.
- Lead the continuous improvement of safety certification and governance programs by integrating feedback risk insights and lessons learned.
- Provide leadership direction and mentorship to the Safety Certification and Assurance team fostering a culture of safety collaboration and high performance.
What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need
- Completion of a postgraduate degree in Safety Risk and/or Engineering.
- Demonstrated progressive experience in transit safety assurance safety risk management and/or safety governance.
- Understanding of the laws and regulations governing railway and transit systems in Canada in general and Ontario in particular is preferred.
- Deep knowledge of safety assurance policies procedures processes tools and training based on industry best practices.
- Deep knowledge of business improvement processes and performance analytics to direct the maintenance and testing of safety management system elements and to establish performance standards.
- Advanced understanding of EN 501261 EN 501262 EN 501263 EN 50128 and EN 50129.
- Advanced understanding of the Canadian Method for Risk Evaluation and Assessment (CMREA) for rail systems (or European equivalent).
- Knowledge of safety assurance including audits to oversee corporate compliance.
- Knowledge of safety risk management systems and processes to identify and mitigate safety risk.
- Leadership/senior level management oversight experience.
Dont Meet Every Requirement
If youre excited about working with Metrolinx but your past experience doesnt quite align with every qualification of this posting we encourage you to apply. You just might be the right candidate for this or other roles. We are always looking for great talent to join our team.
We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from members of equitydeserving communities including those who identify as Indigenous Black racialized women people with disabilities and people with diverse gender identities expressions and sexual orientations.
Accommodation:
We value the unique skills and experiences each person brings to Metrolinx and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment. We are committed to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act so if you require accommodation during the hiring process please let our Recruitment team know by contacting us at:or email .
Application Process:
All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Metrolinx will be using email to communicate with you for all job competitions. It is your responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send timesensitive correspondence we recommend that you check your email regularly. If no response is received we will assume you are no longer interested in pursuing the opportunity. Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate.
For Internal applicants with the recent implementation of the Internal Mobility Policy the internal recruitment process has changed for nonunion roles. Candidates must be in their current role for 12 months prior to applying for another role and each applicant must be in good standing (not participating in a Performance Improvement Plan). Please review all provisions of the policybefore submitting your application.
Should it be determined that any background information provided is misleading inaccurate or incorrect Metrolinx reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of your application.
We thank all applicants for their interest however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
WE ARE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER.
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Senior Manager
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