Systems Safety Assurance Specialist

**Marketing Statement**:
Join a company that has been a part of moving Metro Vancouver for over 35 years.

British Columbia Rapid Transit Company Ltd. (BCRTC) maintains and operates the Expo and Millennium SkyTrain Lines from our central facilities in south Burnaby. Our services connect downtown Vancouver to the cities of Burnaby, New Westminster, Coquitlam, Port Moody and Surrey. With the future expansion of both the Expo and Millennium Lines gathering pace, infrastructure renewal and new asset acquisition projects underway, this is an exciting time to join our team of over 1,200 dedicated employees, working on one of the longest fully-automated rapid transit systems in the world.

Our work encompasses roles such as administration, engineering, elevator and escalator maintenance, field operations, vehicle maintenance, and wayside (station and guideway) maintenance.

When you work for SkyTrain, not only will you help move Metro Vancouver, you will also have access to comprehensive benefits including paid vacation, medical benefits, transit passes, training and more. We are a proud equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Come explore what makes us one of BC’s Top Employers

**Responsibilities**:
PRIMARY PURPOSE

The Systems Safety Assurance Specialist is responsible for providing assurance services to support public transportation systems in safety assurance and systems assurance disciplines. The role ensures compliance with local, provincial, federal, and Transport Canada regulations and aligns with international standards and industry best practices. The position covers safety and system assurance across operations, maintenance, and asset management within BCRTC's railway network, supporting a safe and reliable rail service. The Systems Safety Assurance Specialist will work hand-in-hand with the Sr. Manager, Systems Safety Assurance, supporting every activity conducted by the Safety Assurance team, proving initiative and being able to fulfill the assigned tasks with mínimal supervision.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Provides assurance services in support of public transportation systems, in the systems assurance and safety assurance discipline within an integrated, multi-jurisdictional environment. Assists in defining and designing technical standards, processes, and policies, ensures compliance with local, provincial, federal, and or Transport Canada regulations, international standards, and industry best practices for BCRTC engineering, maintenance and capital projects to support and evidence a safe, reliable and efficient rail service.

Responsible for covering all parts of the railway system assurance, including operation, maintenance, assets management and their regulatory needs. The systems and safety assurance related responsibilities will cover the existing Integrated SkyTrain System operations as well as the new-to-be introduced assets, including accepting new assets from project delivery, contractors and third parties, using a risk-based approach (considering technical, time and budgetary aspects).

Supports and contributes to the development/update of BCRTC Railway Safety Management Systems/Safety Management System’s processes and policies, and ensure compliance with local, provincial, federal, and/or Transport Canada regulations, international standards, and industry best practices.

Maintains, consolidates, and audits the proper implementation of these processes and policies in BCRTC (including engineering, operations, maintenance, assets management, etc.), to achieve safe, reliable, and efficient rail service. Provide guidance, training and support to all the departments where these updated/new processes need to be applied, in order to ensure the complete implementation of the “Zero Harm” policy of the company.

Manages and validates the implementation of safety principles into operations, maintenance and capital project activities, and provides advice as it relates to safety standards, such as CENELEC and CMREA, System Engineering Process pertaining to SkyTrain, providing recommendations to mitigate and resolve issues and ensures compliance with regulatory requirements.

Provides technical guidance and support for other departments on identifying and evaluating potential hazards, assessing the assurance impacts and the implications of proposed future changes, to ensure completion of hazard and risk analysis and other assurance activities.

Uses system assurance elements to support projects, and/or related maintenance activities for existing and new systems, to address needs, reviewing artifacts pertaining to safety assurance discipline, prioritizing the assigned tasks, based on the approved budget and resources allocated.

Actively participates and contributes to the development and implementation of strategies, processes, practices, procedures, pertaining to safety assurance activities including determining targets and measures for systems RAMS, systems assura