Safety Assurance Director
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About the Role
Parsons Corporation seeks a Safety Assurance Director (Rail) to establish, lead, and improve the rail safety assurance framework. The role ensures compliance with safety legislation, standards, and policies, and manages safety risks across the asset lifecycle.
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Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain the organization’s rail safety assurance strategy, policies, and management systems
- Define and oversee the safety assurance framework for operations, maintenance, and capital projects
- Chair and/or participate in executive safety committees, safety review boards, and technical assurance panels
- Provide regular assurance reports and safety performance insights to the executive team and board
- Design and implement safety assurance processes, including hazard identification, risk assessment, safety case development, and change control
- Ensure that safety requirements are captured, traceable, and verified across the system lifecycle
- Lead the development and maintenance of safety cases and supporting documentation for rail infrastructure, rolling stock, signalling, and supporting systems
- Oversee the application of systems engineering and safety methodologies within projects and operations
- Ensure compliance with all relevant rail safety legislation, standards, and regulatory guidance
- Act as primary point of contact with safety regulators, accreditation bodies, and other external stakeholders on safety assurance matters
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Rail Technology, or a related discipline
- At least 20 years experience in rail safety, safety assurance, systems safety, or related fields within rail or mass transit environments
- Demonstrable experience in developing and managing safety cases, safety management systems, and assurance frameworks for rail operations or projects
- Strong knowledge of rail safety legislation and standards in KSA
- Proven experience in leading multidisciplinary teams and influencing senior stakeholders
- Track record of managing safety assurance for complex rail systems
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Job Description
- Parsons are looking for a highly experienced and motivated Safety Assurance Director (Rail). You will be responsible for establishing, leading, and continually improving the rail safety assurance framework across the organization. This role ensures that rail operations, projects, and assets comply w
- The post holder will act as the senior subject matter expert for rail safety assurance, providing strategic direction, governance, and oversight to ensure that safety is embedded in operational decision making and project delivery.
What You'll Be Doing
- Develop and maintain the organization’s rail safety assurance strategy, policies, and management systems in alignment with regulatory requirements and industry best practice.
- Define and oversee the safety assurance framework for operations, maintenance, and capital projects, including upgrades, renewals, and new lines.
- Chair and/or participate in executive safety committees, safety review boards, and technical assurance panels.
- Provide regular assurance reports and safety performance insights to the executive team and board.
- Design and implement safety assurance processes, including hazard identification, risk assessment, safety case development, and change control.
- Ensure that safety requirements are captured, traceable, and verified across the system lifecycle (design, construction, testing, commissioning, operations, and decommissioning).
- Lead the development and maintenance of safety cases and supporting documentation for rail infrastructure, rolling stock, signalling, and supporting systems.
- Oversee the application of systems engineering and safety methodologies within projects and operations.
- Ensure compliance with all relevant rail safety legislation, standards, and regulatory guidance.
- Act as primary point of contact with safety regulators, accreditation bodies, and other external stakeholders on safety assurance matters.
What You'll Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Rail Technology, or a related discipline
- At least 20 years experience in rail safety, safety assurance, systems safety, or related fields within rail or mass transit environments.
- Demonstrable experience in developing and managing safety cases, safety management systems, and assurance frameworks for rail operations or projects.
- Strong knowledge of rail safety legislation and standards in KSA
- Proven experience in leading multidisciplinary teams and influencing senior stakeholders.
- Track record of managing safety assurance for complex rail systems
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