Senior Specialist - Safety Certification & Regulation

Description

The function develops and implements regulations, procedures and framework that comply with comprehensive policies and legislation as directed and develops and implements programs to examine, inspect, monitor and review the performance of service owners and railway system operators and safety performance

• Perform the assessment of Independent Safety Assessors Application and draft ISA permits in compliance with approved legislations and processes
• Ensure established systems, processes, procedures and execution of activities fully comply with prevailing Dubai Railway regulations, laws and decrees
• Support the Judicial Authority role in relation to the Safety Regulation Authority functions as per applicable laws and suggest regulatory actions against those who violate them
• Perform safety regulation inspections on railway systems and their operators (on and off site) in the Emirate of Dubai to ensure they comply with the safety certificates and approved laws
• Ensuring that the SRA requirements are communicated, understood and effectively implemented
• Attend railway safety critical incidents (accidents, emergency, crisis, major service disruptions, special events etc.) as per management directions and provide technical feedback for improvement and/or enforcement
• Development and the implementation of the annual execution plan for the section considering all key activities by setting requirements and targets
• Maintain records of all assessments and recommendations for safety certification and regulation enforcement
• Monitor activities in the field and ensure that findings associated are technically adequate and failures to satisfy requirements are fully documented for effective enforcement action
• Follow up in activities related Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Organizations who would technically advise / support RTA in improving the railway safety certification and regulation framework
• Review of safety certification applications and give the necessary feedback to the section manager and prepare safety certificates in line with approved legislations and processes
• implement the railway safety certification and safety regulation activities in line with approved legislations and processes
• Review and follow up the planned action items derived from various activities such as site inspections, audits, recommended action program evaluation, and risk assessments
• Maintain Registers for Certification and Regulation for Dubai Railway Systems Duty Holders
• Support the planning and scheduling for the internal SRPD / audit system
• Provide technical support, expert engineering & operational judgement to accident & incident investigations
• Develop and implement processes for railway safety certification and regulation in compliance with approved legislations and policies considering international best practices, standards, and benchmarks
• Ensure that safety is integrated into management and work practices and form part of the culture to accomplish program objectives and ensure worker and public health and safety

Requirements

• EN-50126, EN-50128, EN-50129 - Railway Certification and Regulation - Railway System Safety and Assurance - RAMS (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety) Railway Operations and Maintenance

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance