Independent Safety Assessor - Canada

The market leading infrastructure recruitment specialists are supporting a leading international Engineering Firm who are requiring an Independent Safety Assessor for Large infrastructure projects in Toronto

Responsibilities:

Follow the phases and stages of the CENELEC EN 50126 project lifecycle:

• Concept and system definitions
• Risk analysis
• Systems requirements & apportionment
• Preliminary and detailed design
• Manufacture & installation
• System validation and system acceptance (inc. handover & trial operations); and
• Operations and Maintenance (O&M)

Provide independent assessments in compliance with global and regional railway safety standards:

• CMREA (Canadian for Risk Evaluation and Assessment)
• CENELEC standards EN 5012x
• Common Safety Method (CSM) (402/2013)
• Functional Safety IEC 61508
• National rules and regulations
• Railway standards directly relevant to electrical, mechanical systems and civils structures for specific products and railway sub-systems

Provide system safety assessment covering the entire technical spectrum of a complete railway project, including:

• Track civil infrastructure and structural engineering (i.e. stations, tunnels and viaducts, earthworks)
• Mechanical & electrical engineering (i.e. Earthing & Lightning protection and EMC)
• Railway systems (i.e. telecommunications and SCADA)
• Signalling systems (i.e. generic and specific signalling applications according to EN and IEC standards)
• Traction & rolling stock
• Power supply and distribution (inc. overhead line electrification and third rail traction power)
• Testing & commissioning
• Operations and maintenance
• Fire protection, emergency, and rescue concepts (including railway stations, tunnels and vehicles)
• Management processes, for example:
• Quality management and quality control (inc. lead assessor and lead audit)
• Risk management
• Safety and RAM engineering
• System integration and interface management (i.e. System/System and System/Civil Works, etc.)
• Verification and validation
• Change control and configuration management

Key requirements for the role:

• Able to move to Toronto
• Minimum 10 years' experience as Independent Safety Assessor
• Software / Systems / Electrical / Mechanical / Civil Engineer with a holistic, systemic view of the projects.
• A minimum of 15 years of experience with RAMS on large scale Rail/Metro projects with Civil, MEP and System background.
• Have a holistic approach for the design and assessment of railway projects
• Extensive knowledge about processes and requirements in EN 50126.
• Extensive knowledge of the CMREA (Canadian Method for Risk Evaluation and Assessment).
• Extensive knowledge of the CSM (Common Safety Method).
• Able to work in a multicultural, international environment.
• Fluent in English

Recommended:

• Knowledge of Item Toolkit for Fault Tree Analyses
• CFSE / CPSE certification
• INCOSE SEP certification
• Experience with methods for inspections and auditing of suppliers (UNE-EN ISO/IEC 17020).

Language:

English

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Closing Statement

ewi is an international consultancy focused on the search & selection of the World's leading engineering and construction professionals. We specialize in recruiting experts for major infrastructure and build projects across the globe.

If you would like to be considered for any of the above mentioned roles, please contact Heather on h.mccoll(at)ewi-group.com

ewi is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. ewi is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.