Railway Safety Manager

3 days ago


Doha, Baladīyat ad Dawḩah, Qatar SYSTRA Full time

SYSTRA is a world-leading engineering and consultancy group specialising in public transport and sustainable mobility. With over 10,300 employees, our mission is to design safe and sustainable transport solutions that bring people together, develop social inclusion, and facilitate access to employment, education, and leisure throughout the world.

About SYSTRA

We have been working alongside cities and regions for 65 years, contributing to their development by creating, improving, and modernising their infrastructure and transport systems. Our services span the entire project life cycle, from design to testing, deployment, and maintenance. We operate globally, providing services in over 80 countries, with 74% of our turnover coming from international projects.

Job Description

This role supports the Railway Regulator in managing and coordinating activities related to issuing and renewing Safety Certificates for railway operators and infrastructure managers. The position holder will ensure that these entities continue to comply with safety requirements stated in the Safety Certificates, maintaining a level of risk that is at least as low as reasonably practicable (ALARP).

The job involves advising the Railway Regulator on establishing legislation, plans, procedures, and regulations for safety certification. This is a Key Safety Management Position with responsibilities including:

  • Assessing conformity with safety requirements of railway undertakings and infrastructure managers when applying for safety certificates or for their renewal.
  • Authorising railway safety legislation and guidance, facilitating consultation with railway operators and infrastructure managers during law making and guidance making processes.
  • Contributing to the Railway Regulator's strategic planning and policy formulation.

In addition to these responsibilities, the successful candidate will:

  • Liaise and interface with Railway Regulator staff in all matters regarding Safety and Railway Regulation.
  • Contribute to drafting Railway Laws within safety and certification of operators and infrastructure managers in close cooperation with the Railway Regulator.
  • Take full responsibility for provision of expert regulatory support to the Railway Regulator.
  • Develop and recommend best industry practices in the railway safety domain.
  • Advise developers, contractors, operators, and maintainers on their risk management strategies and provide regulatory input for use in preparing applications for Safety Certification.
  • Undertake supervision audits of Operators and Infrastructure Managers to verify compliance with Safety Certificates and railway safety legislation.
  • Assess whether Safety Engineering and Safety of Operations activities are undertaken according to state-of-the-art practice, such as EU legislative framework, Common Safety Methods, Yellow Book, and EN5012x standards.
  • Provide effective leadership in the safety certification process, ensuring close cooperation between stakeholders to achieve an efficient approval process.
  • Offer guidance, support, and liaison with Operators and Infrastructure Managers on subject matter related to Engineering Safety and Safety of Operations.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) include timely delivery of intended Railway Regulator objectives, addressing schedule and performance issues within the safety certification team, and ensuring viable action plans are put in place and followed to completion.



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