System Safety Officer

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FCC is an international reference in engineering and infrastructure. Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas (“FCC”), headquartered in Spain, is the parent company of one of the world’s leading infrastructure and citizen services groups. With more than a century of history, our business portfolio is highly diversified. FCC’s core businesses are construction, environmental services, end-to-end water management, and the development of concessions for large infrastructure.

FCC Construcción has been present in Canada for more than 25 years, involved in innovative subway infrastructure work, such as the Highway 407 stations and Northern Tunnels for the Toronto York Spadina Subway Line Expansion, as well as the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Fredericton Moncton Highway.

We are experiencing exponential growth in our presence in Canada. In 1998, it was awarded for the construction, operation, and maintenance project for the Fredericton-Moncton Highway. In 2011, it was awarded a section of the Toronto-York Spadina Subway extension, the first modern subway infrastructure project in the city. This project was completed in 2018.

FCC Construcción Canadá has won a new contract to deliver the Pape Tunnel and Underground Stations section of the Ontario Line, together with the GO Rail Expansion-On Corridor Project and the Scarborough Subway Extension Stations, Rail and Systems Project reinforces FCC Construcción’s presence in the Canadian market.

Project Opportunity

We are looking for a System Safety Officer to join our FCC Canada team assigned to the Pape Tunnel and Underground Stations Project.

This position is located in downtown Toronto.

POSITION SUMMARY

The System Safety Officer will oversee comprehensive safety management and system assurance, encompassing safety and RAM assessments. This role entails ensuring the system's design, implementation, and integration adhere to safety standards while optimizing reliability and operational efficiency across all safety management and assurance aspects.

The System Safety Officer shall be responsible for the safety of the Project, including:

• All activities to satisfy Project Co’s safety obligations in Safety, System Assurance and Security.
• Delivery of all aspects of safety management and system assurance, including construction safety, safety assessment, RAMS and SIL.
• The development and implementation of the System Safety Plan, Project Co Safety Management System, RAM Plan and Construction Emergency Response Plan
• The delivery of all Engineering Safety and Assurance Cases
• Coordinating with Contracting Authority, Emergency Service Providers, railway companies, and Independent Safety Assessor (on all aspects of system safety and assurance; and
• Acting as the point of contact with Contracting Authority in respect of the system safety and assurance activities.
• the design, implementation, and certification of the Works;
• safety and security performance; and
• participation in the System Safety and Security Interface Committee
• Perform periodic safety audit, safety assessment and safety review, throughout the life cycle and appropriate to the safety relevance of the system under consideration, including any health and safety requirements
• Responsible for providing details of all system safety-related deliverables from the life cycle phases, including: – documentation; – hardware; – software
• Provide evidence of safe system integration for all Systems and Subsystems comprising the PTUS project System in accordance with the requirements of the Safety and System Assurance Standards;
• Ensure compliance of all project teams on system safety-related directives or instructions that may be issued by the Contracting Authority
• Be accountable for the extent to which the project requirements are met at all times
• Embrace teamwork and collaborate closely with both internal colleagues and external stakeholders to ensure that system safety requirements are comprehensively addressed in the project design and construction phase
• Promote a positive safety culture across project teams and stakeholders, advocating for a holistic approach that considers technical, human, and organizational factors in all safety initiatives.
• Perform other duties assigned from time to time.

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

• 15 years’ experience in the field of system safety applied in a passenger rail environment, ideally metro or subway, of which at least 10 years shall be safety assurance experience on rapid rail and transportation projects in a lead role.
• Proven experience delivering safety critical systems using standards including EN 50126, EN 50128, EN 50129, EN 50657, EN 50155 and other standards identified in Schedule 29 – Safety, System Assurance and Security.
• Proven experience in the development of a safety management system following all parts of EN 50126, including EN 50126-1 and EN 50126-2.
• Proven experience with TTC’s operating rules and maintenance procedures.
• Experience performing safety analysis on passenger rail systems including associated facilities, electrical, electronic and mechanical systems.
• Experience with safety certification of rail rapid transit systems in a lead role.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Strong background in safety engineering principles and techniques to ensure systems are designed, implemented, and maintained safely.
• Understanding of the System Safety Certification processes and RAM
• Experience with engagement with City of Toronto and TTC.
• Knowledge of the interpretation and application of the Occupational Health & Safety Act and construction site and safety coordination best practices, procedures, processes and related legislation and regulations of complex infrastructure projects.
• Skilled in technical writing and verbal communication, proficient in translating complex information effectively for both technical experts and non-technical stakeholders alike.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, demonstrated through effective planning, leadership, and documentation of technical meetings and discussions with clients, contractors, suppliers, and regulators
• Extensive experience in reliability analysis, safety assessments, and risk management activities to identify and mitigate potential hazards and failures. This involves a systematic approach to evaluating designs and constructions for safety risks.
• Proven ability to work successfully in multi-disciplinary teams and across different business units
• Excellent communication skills, presentation skills, and report writing skills.
• Strong commitment to identify Hazards and to seek to eliminate, isolate, contain or reduce the Risk of such Hazards;
• Dedication to continuously improve system safety standards

WORK ENVIRONMENT

FCC Canada Ltd. is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive culture which promotes gender equity and the recruitment of all under-represented groups in all levels of its workforce. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to ensuring that all aspects of our recruitment and selection processes are accessible to individuals with disabilities. We offer reasonable accommodation upon request to support applicants throughout their journey with us. This commitment is in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), affirming our ongoing efforts to provide a supportive and equitable environment for all.