Senior Consultant – System Safety Assurance

Job Title: Senior Consultant – System Safety Assurance
Location: Toronto, Ontario 
Contract or Permanent

Overview:
Hazard Management
 

• Develop, maintain, and manage the Hazard Log throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate and facilitate HAZID, HAZOP, and risk assessment workshops.
• Ensure all identified hazards are assessed, mitigated, and closed out appropriately.
• Ensure traceability from hazards to mitigations and safety requirements.

Safety Requirements and Assurance Documentation

• Develop and manage Safety Requirements and Safety Assurance Plans.
• Ensure safety requirements are clearly allocated, implemented, verified, and validated.
• Review and provide assurance of contractor and supplier SSA documentation, including Safety Cases, Safety Plans, and Risk Assessments.

Stakeholder Engagement and Communication

• Work closely with engineering, operations, and integration teams to embed safety into design and delivery.
• Liaise with client safety representatives, independent assessors, and regulatory bodies.
• Support and attend Safety Review Panels (SRPs), Operational Readiness Panels (ORPs), and other relevant meetings.

Progressive Assurance and Lifecycle Safety

• Implement a progressive assurance approach that aligns with key project milestones and gateways.
• Ensure safety assurance is maintained through all lifecycle stages — design, construction, commissioning, operations, and decommissioning (if relevant).

Compliance and Standards

• Ensure compliance with relevant safety standards
• Interpret and apply client and regulatory safety policies and frameworks.

Training, Mentorship, and Culture

• Provide training and mentoring to internal teams and contractors on safety assurance processes.
• Champion a positive safety culture and raise awareness of system safety principles across the program.
• Support continuous improvement in safety assurance practices.

 
 Key Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality analysis, assessments, reports, and designs to support client projects, ensuring adherence to timelines and budgets.
• Mentor and guide junior colleagues, ensuring project activities align with company procedures and standards.
• Innovate new tools and techniques to meet client needs, drawing from global best practices.
• Plan and execute project activities, ensuring timely delivery and client satisfaction.
• Provide technical expertise and inputs for business development activities and proposals.
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative risk assessments, ensuring client safety and satisfaction.
• Represent our company in client meetings, workshops, and industry events.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to drive project success.
• Assume leadership roles as needed to support business objectives.
• Contribute to the growth of our North American business through delivering excellence to our clients.

Requirements

• Min 5+ years experience in System Safety Assurance in the Rail Industry
• Engineering Degree
• CMREA / CSM / CENELEC