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·         Reporting to the Director of Safety & Security, the Safety Assurance Project Manager will work within the Design and Systems Integration team within the GO Expansion Program Technical Integration Team.

·         The role will comprise of leading the implementation of Safety Assurance Requirements across GO Expansion Early & Complimentary Works (E&CW) to ensure full compliance is achieved by all E&CW Project Delivery Teams

Work with the wider Metrolinx business to up-skill the wider GO Expansion teams and ensure safety is prioritized across all projects.

• Develop and agree sufficient document templates for multiple Safety Assurance deliverables and ensure these are briefed out across the GO Expansion Program to all Project Delivery Teams.
• Manage the production, review and issue of Safety Assurance deliverables from all GO Expansion E&CW Projects with eth assistance of a small team of Safety Engineering experts and technicians.
• Investigate safety assurance status, processes and procedures used by various projects within the GO Expansion program.
• Capture and share client needs by building strong relationships and generating confidence through engineering excellence with a commitment to satisfactory outcomes.
• Help develop legacy training programs in Safety Assurance
• Liaise with wider GO Expansion teams to ensure consistency and quality of deliverables across all areas of the program.
• Responsible for managing, fostering, and maintaining senior level client relationships.
• Identification and escalation of Program level risks and issues that impact on delivery.
• Facilitate a project environment which is inclusive, diverse and celebrates our differences.
• Adopt a high performing culture open to constructive challenge, seeking continual improvement and implementing lessons learnt.

• Strong program manager level leadership skills to manage and motivate program delivery teams delivering high risk, complex projects/programs.
• Experience of managing the systems safety assurance on complex major railway infrastructure projects
• Deep awareness of safety issues in an operational / project delivery environment.
• Degree or equivalent with professional work experience in a relevant engineering or project management discipline.
• Broad Rail Engineering experience
• Familiarity with applicable EN safety and systems engineering standards.

SYSTRA Canada is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that values applications from all and offers employment equity based on the merits and abilities of candidates and personnel.

Note: In this description, the masculine gender is used for easy reading purposes and includes the feminine.