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Job Description:

We are currently seeking a System Safety and RAM Director to join our team in Canada. 

Responsibilities include:

• Support to Transit Authorities or their consultants in the review and assessment of Systems Assurance procurement or development documentation from Car-builders or Design Build System Contractors or major suppliers.
• Support to Car-builders or Design Build System Contractors or major suppliers in the delivery of RAMS procurement or development documentation, and the assessment, mitigation, and close-out of hazards.
• Support to Business Development and marketing activities.
• Develop and lead RAMS team.
• Ensure work products meet stated and implicit technical requirements.
• Audits of Transit System supplier RAMS programs.
• Ability to manage a variety of independent assignments.
• Able and willing to travel within North America and internationally.

Qualifications:

University degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or similar discipline

• P.Eng with 15+ years of Rail/Transit Systems Experience with familiarity in all RAMS disciplines at a senior level
• Experienced in the application of CENELEC Standards 50126, 50128, and 50129 and MIL-STD-882 over a full project lifecycle from planning, execution, and delivery, to system acceptance.
• Experience working with or as part of an Independent Safety Assessor
• Experienced in the application of transit standards and guidelines, such as FTA, APTA, NFPA 130, and AREMA.
• Ability to develop RAMS plans, models, and analyses in support of clients.
• Able to develop the RAMS team.
• Ability to make recommendations on the mitigation strategy and to negotiate resolution of hazards.
• Ability to develop maintainability analyses and supervise, review, or witness maintainability demonstrations.
• Ability to “market” RAMS engineering as a value-added tool.
• Must be able to work in a multi-disciplinary transit environment.
• Must have the experience to work comfortably within a client’s System Assurance organization either in a review and audit role or as a part of the team.
• Able to develop and present technical papers on the subject, or specific aspects of RAMS to agencies, peers or professional conferences.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Effective verbal communication including listening and speaking skills.
• Effective written presentation and communication skills and the ability to guide others in the preparation of required analyses or reports.
• Strong computer skills including MS Office and especially Word, Visio, Excel and RAM modelling tools.

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

Not Applicable/None

This position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team.

For more than 75 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in diverse, collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions—and to help them see new possibilities.

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as health, vision, dental, employer paid provincial care premiums, Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP), Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), life insurance, paid time off, sick leave, all province observed holidays off, and gym membership discounts to fit your busy lifestyle!

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Diversity is ingrained in who we are, how we do business, and is one of our company’s core values. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for minority, female, disabled, protected veteran and LGBTQ+.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!