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Associate Director - SESA

Aecom

The Role

Overview

Lead safety assurance for rail systems, managing risk, compliance, and RAM analysis.

Key Responsibilities

  • ram analysis
  • safety requirements
  • hazard logs
  • risk assessment
  • safety cases
  • team lead

Tasks

-RAM & Safety Analysis: Conduct Reliability, Availability, Maintainability (RAM) analysis and support the development of robust safety arguments. -Requirements & Compliance: Capture, verify, and validate system safety requirements; manage hazard logs, safety risk registers, and develop safety cases. -Lead Systems & Safety Assurance: Manage the Systems and Safety Assurance team within the NSW/ACT Rail Team, contributing to major rail projects and the broader Civil Infrastructure group. -Safety Assurance Planning: Develop and implement safety assurance strategies, including hazard identification, risk assessment (qualitative & quantitative), and ALARP/SFAIRP argumentation.

Requirements

  • safety leadership
  • alarp
  • iso 61508
  • doors
  • hazop
  • engineering degree

What You Bring

-Safety Assurance Leadership: Skilled in planning and managing all safety assurance activities on rail projects, including ALARP/SFAIRP demonstration and development of safety arguments. -Safety Standards & Tools: Proficient in AS/NZS 4801, ISO/IEC 61508, EN 50126/8/9; experienced with DOORS Next Gen (Relatics desirable) and Goal Structuring Notation (GSN). -Hazard & Risk Analysis: Expertise in HAZID/HAZOP, FTA, FMECA, and hazard analysis methods (PHA, SHA, SSHA, IHA, OSHA). -Education & Rail Expertise: Degree in an engineering discipline with significant experience in the rail sector.

The Company

About Aecom

-Launched as a bold independent infrastructure consultancy from a merger of five legacy firms dating back over a century. -Handles everything from geotech to electro-mechanical systems, as seen in the award-winning Romaine Hydroelectric Complex in Canada. -Guides projects through every lifecycle stage in transportation, buildings, water systems, energy, and environmental sectors.

Sector Specialisms

Industrial

Agriculture, Food & Beverage

Automotive & Heavy Equipment & Machinery

Data Centers & Digital Infrastructure

High Performance Logistics

Energy

Renewable Energy

Grid Modernization

Transportation

Transit and Rail Projects

Highways

Bridges

Aviation Facilities

Facilities Management

Educational Institutions

Healthcare Facilities

Commercial Buildings

Corrections Facilities

Urban and Regional Planning

Building Construction

Oil and Gas Industry

Maritime Facilities

Water Management Systems