Keolis Commuter Services · 1 month ago
Senior Manager Systems Safety and Special Projects
Somerville, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$90K/yr - $125K/yr
8+ years expKeolis Commuter Services is a diverse team focused on delivering a safe and reliable commuter rail service for the Greater Boston community. The Senior Manager Systems Safety and Special Projects will assist the Director of Operational Safety in improving operational, occupational, and systems safety by leading special projects and managing event and operational risk management.
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Responsibilities
Assist Director of Operational Safety in managing direction and governance for conduct of operational investigations, including notification procedures, and activation of emergency response
Manage on-call roster for event management
Perform on-call duties for event management as per the roster
Ensure events are classified appropriately and federal coding is applied
Lead interviews with involved personnel
When necessary lead an investigation team, ensuring the analysis of the event clearly identifies the threats, errors, and system components that resulted in the outcome (as per requirements of Operator Safety Compliance Plan)
Assist Director of Operational Safety in managing governance for operational risk management including the conduct of risk assessments, development of risk management plans, employment of risk registers and tools for their conduct
Maintain expert level knowledge of operational risk management
Participate in and facilitate (when necessary) risk assessment/register reviews as required
Mentor business units in risk management
Review risk assessments and risk management plans in accordance with risk governance such that the safety culture continually evolves
Assist Director of Operational Safety in managing governance for operational change management processes including the development of work aids
Mentor business units in change management such that the safety culture continually evolves
Provide subject matter expertise (safety) for departmental projects
Review change management plans with business units (when necessary)
Assist Occupational Health and Safety Manager with all functions on request
Be familiar with health and safety including fire prevention, safety equipment, and first-aid
Lead teams in completing special projects when assigned
Develop project management plans for special projects
Ensure project timelines are met and be able to adjust when necessary
Provide periodic updates to Director of Operational Safety and VP SSQE on project statuses
When necessary create presentations on project statuses
Represent Safety at various meetings - safety boards, safety committees, and calls
Develop and maintain a trust-based constructive/productive working relationship with the management of the business units
Provide advice and recommendations to business units that minimize disruption (as much as possible) and demonstrate an effective partnership between Safety and business units
Lead, design, and participate in Safety initiatives as required
Produce and publish safety alerts/flashes as necessary
This position is required to be on-call on the duty roster. The organization may provide logistics such a company vehicle and tablet for the purpose of this function
This role may be required to perform other functions under the direction of Director of Operational Safety and/or Vice President Safety, Security, Quality, & Environment
This position can expect to spend up to 30% outdoors or in facilities across the network
The nature of the incident response will expose the candidate to loud noise, extreme temperatures, and possible fatalities
Essential Physical Requirements - able to type, climb, and traverse uneven surfaces
Position requires travel within Massachusetts and Rhode Island to all facilities across the network
Some out-of-office hours may be required. Position is on the on-call roster (24 hours every 6-12 days)
Qualification
Required
8+ years of operational experience within a rail organization
5+ years' experience in Engineering (Track or Signal Preferred), Transportation (Train and Engine, Dispatcher preferred), Mechanical, or similar Operations experience
3+ year' experience within a Safety Department (preferred)
Understanding of the operational application of theoretical concepts such as safety culture
Thorough understanding of FRA CFRs and OSHA regulations
RWP Qualifications (required), NORAC, MW1, CWR, Blue Signal (preferred)
Knowledge of emergency response (NIMS/ICS) and preparedness
Familiarity with C3RS Program
Proficiency in MS Office software
Familiarity with Operation Life Saver (OLI)
Other software (Comply365, Power BI, MS Visio, Coruson, TRMS)
Preferred
3+ year' experience within a Safety Department
Certificate in Systems Safety
RWP Qualifications (required), NORAC, MW1, CWR, Blue Signal
Benefits
Generous Medical & Rx plan
Dental & Vision Plan
Railroad Retirement Benefits – a federal program that administers retirement, survivor, unemployment, and sickness benefits to U.S. railroad workers and their families.
Fidelity 401K Program
Flexible Spending Accounts
Transit and Parking Reimbursement Benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Company Sponsored Life & Accidental Death and Dismemberment Benefits
Education Assistance
Short- & Long-term Disability Benefits
Voluntary Benefits Plan options including
Supplemental health plans for accidents, critical illness, hospital stays
Pet, Home, Auto insurance
Company
Keolis Commuter Services
Keolis Commuter Services is a transportation company providing passenger transportation services.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Manuel Liongson
Chief Financial Officer, VP of Finance, Planning & Performance
Philip O'Donnell, CPA, CGMA
Deputy Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
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