Safety Assurance Expert (Rail)

Job description / Role

Safety Assurance Expert (Rail) - Qatar

Linum Consult’s client is major consultancy operating in the Middle East. Due to continued growth, they are currently seeking a Safety Assurance Expert with strong RAMS experience to join their team in Qatar.

RESPONSIBILITIES
• Following up, monitoring and supporting the Safety Assurance activities of the D&B contractors as well as the PMCs, ensuring that the projects adhere to the AAPP schedule and obtain all Safety Review Panel (SRP) acceptances as planned
• Attending HAZID/HAZOP workshops to assess hazards, causes, and levels of risk
• Reviewing safety deliverables such as Hazard Reports, SIL Reports, Safety Cases and Safety Plans, etc.
• Providing guidance to the PMC and D&B on Safety Engineering activities as described by Common Safety Methods and EN50126, EN50128, EN50129, and EN61508
• Being a member of the Hazard Reviewing Panel to review and endorse the D&B’s hazards, causes, and levels of risk
• Assessing the impact on Safety due to a change in requirements via the RFC
• Liaising with the Independent Safety Assessor to address any key concerns on the project

Requirements

• Bachelor degree qualification in Engineering, Computer Science or similar technical degree
• At least 10 years’ experience within the railway industry working for large consultancies or end clients
• Strong technical knowledge of Common Safety Methods and EN50126, EN50128, EN50129 and EN61508 are essential
• Experience in risk management methods and performing hazard analyses, i.e. Preliminary Hazard Analysis, Subsystem Hazard Analyses, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, Fault Tree Analysis
• Knowledge of technical software related to safety critical systems would be a distinct advantage

About the Company

Linum Consult is a niche global consultancy specialising in international recruitment of white collar workers across the Construction & Engineering, Mining and Oil & Gas sectors. We provide a full 360 consultancy service for clients, candidates and partners to eliminate the potential pitfalls of international mobilisation.

All Linum Consultants are industry experts with in country, international, multi-cultural experience. We provide precise market information combined with local knowledge to help facilitate informed decisions that are often life changing.