Safety and Systems Assurance Engineer(Engineer II)

Overview

AtkinsRéalis PSO Global Project Support Office (PSO) functions as an extended arm of the Global Programme Management Office (GPMO) and the major project delivery teams. Introduced as a new service line from the Global Technology Center (GTC), the PSO is designed to provide the organization with essential supporting infrastructure and project services. It equips project and business leadership with predictable and efficient project performance management, reporting, and business intelligence. The RAMS Engineer role at AtkinsRéalis (GTC Canada) is part of a globally recognized engineering and project management organization focused on infrastructure and energy systems. This role is based within the Global Project Support Office (PSO), supporting project delivery teams through efficient project performance management, reporting, and business intelligence. AtkinsRéalis is recognized for delivering end-to-end services across the asset lifecycle, including consulting, design, engineering, construction, operations, and maintenance. The RAMS Engineer helps ensure system reliability, availability, maintainability, and safety (RAMS) across complex engineering projects.

Your Role

• Deliver high-quality consultancy services to the rail industry in Safety and Assurance (including Reliability, Availability and Maintainability).
• Demonstrate experience delivering assurance, certification and safety activities that support rail businesses, governments and organizations.
• Oversee elements of assignments, including marketing, client management, estimating, tendering, planning, resource management and execution.
• Ensure all work is completed in line with SNC-Lavalin procedures and corporate requirements, including the Quality Management System and the Safety Management System.
• Ensure service quality meets defined targets, and that all staff reinforce a customer-focused mindset as a core behaviour, proactively working to exceed client expectations.
• Support Systems Assurance processes and documentation.
• Coordinate and interact with Design Technical Leads.
• Support System Engineering/V&V/Requirements Management teams in delivering mass transit, urban rail, and heavy freight signalling and control systems.
  
  

About You

• Degree qualification with a minimum of 8–10 years of relevant working experience. A master’s degree will be preferred.
• Professional development / Accreditation in RAMS & Safety Assurance and Leadership.
• Safety and Assurance experience within a rail environment, specifically in the North America/Canada region, is mandatory.
• Experience in developing, documenting and evidencing Safety and Assurance arguments across the full asset/project lifecycle.
• Knowledge and experience in Communication Based Train Control (CBTC) system assurance, certification and safety activities for Light Rail Vehicle (LRV), including developing Safety Related Application Conditions (SRACs) and Exported Constraints.
• Knowledge of Safety Audits, and project management practices, processes and principles, along with experience applying them.
• Experience applying CENELEC, FTA Handbook for Safety & Security Certification, or MIL-STd-882E in practice; knowledge of PHA, FTA, SWFMEA, SSHA, RBD.
• Proven record leading technical business functions and/or project teams in a design, engineering, engineering-construction or consultancy context.
• Experience working in multi-disciplinary technical environments.
• Strong written, presentation and communication/briefing skills, able to present to peer audiences.
• Excellent relationship skills, able to build trust and advocacy with others.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, able to engage staff and address issues effectively.
• P.Eng designation or another professional qualification is desirable.
  
  

Rewards & Benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits designed to help you thrive across every stage of your life and career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards, and a wide range of benefits that you can tailor to your health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle preferences. Access training and professional development opportunities to expand your skills and expertise. Benefit from a hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to help balance a rewarding career with a fulfilling personal life.

About AtkinsRéalis

We are AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world’s infrastructure and energy systems. Together with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can help change the world. We are committed to supporting clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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