Senior Safety Assurance Specialist - 12 Months
Senior Safety Assurance Specialist - 12 Months
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23-07-2025
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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.
The Senior Safety Assurance Specialist monitors ongoing alignment with regulatory and corporate standards to produce a compliant Maintenance Delivery Safety Management System. They supervises the development and compliance of the Maintenance Delivery Safety Management System by engaging various stakeholders through audits or effectiveness reviews.
What will I be doing
- Develops and executes appropriate internal and external assurance management control systems to maximize safety environmental sensitivity and work-flow accountability.
- Implements safety management programs to promote consistency eliminate hazards mitigate risk and align with the Metrolinx Safety Management Systems;implements corrective action plans to ensure non-compliance issues are addressed appropriately.
- Leads the development of a system for managing and documenting the planning coordination and daily safety monitoring activities at maintenance sites and work areas;
- Leads and coordinates the continual improvement system of safety initiatives with applicable internal/external resources
- Liaises with internal stakeholders to ensure that Maintenance Delivery are fully compliant with prevailing safety regulatory legislation best practices and emerging issues respecting railway safety guidelines
- Liaises with both internal and external stakeholders to report audit findings trending concerns and follow-up mitigations identified in daily work audits and investigations.
- Validates the proper allocation of resources through the work planning process to ensure regulatory requirements are adhered to and requests to acquire pertinent information prior to approving requests.
- Leads the development of and implements internal systems to monitor compliance with established policies and procedures
- Monitors contractor compliance with agreement terms and conditions governing the delivery of railway corridor engineering services forhost/leased tracksand Metrolinx-owned and railway-owned rail corridors
- Monitors performance of host railway track protection providers for adherence to Operating Agreement requirements; coordinates and prioritizes corrective actions
What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need
- Demonstrates experience in the transportation industry or with direct knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act
- Completion of diploma or trade certification with apprenticeship in a related field or a combination of education training and experience deemed equivalent
- Knowledge of Canadian Rail Operating Rules (CROR) Transport Canada Safety Rules (TCSR) and Occupational Health and Safety Act are assets
- Contract management experience to monitor contractor adherence to operating agreements and compliance withestablished regulations policies and guidelines
- Experience monitoring allocation of resources and problem solving and analytical skills to address track protection issues and information requests and perform spot audits in the field
- Project leadership experience and time management to coordinate a variety of complex projects under pressure to meet schedule and budget commitments
- Interpersonal and oral/written/presentation communication skills to collaborate with stakeholders to assess track protection requirements
- Process development and auditing stills are assets
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 equity-deserving 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 time-sensitive 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 non-union 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.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
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