The Opportunity

Reporting to the Operations Leader, Railway, the Railway Safety Officer works independently to maintain and enhance public safety by educating the public and industry ensuring that rules, regulations and safety standards are understood and upheld. The Safety Officer will investigate and report on all reportable occurrences and provide consultation to the public and industry.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Operations Leader, Railway, the Railway Safety Officer works independently to maintain and enhance public safety by educating the public and industry ensuring that rules, regulations and safety standards are understood and upheld. The Safety Officer will investigate and report on all reportable occurrences and provide consultation to the public and industry.

Status

Casual, Full-Time, Union

Number of Positions

1

Pay Grade

16 (Starting wage at $50.08 per hour)

Location

Vancouver

Reports to

Operations Leader, Railway

As a Railway Safety Officer, you will:

- Educate: provide education to internal and external clients and stakeholders on current and upcoming regulatory requirements and industry trends by providing and/or creating presentations, demonstrations, or individual coaching.
- Assess: provide assessment services, including documentation review, worksite audits, and on-site verification activities to duty holders/clients and stakeholders to ensure that safety regulations, rules and standards are correctly implemented, and review requests for variances and equivalencies to make recommendations to the Operations Leader, Railway.
- Investigate: perform incident investigations to determine industry trends.
- Enforce:



implement enforcement policies by providing clear direction, outlining consequences to clients, and providing disciplinary recommendations to the Operations Leader, Railway.
- Research: support research tasks by documenting all assessments and investigation activities and maintain expertise by staying up-to-date on industry changes and upgrading knowledge and skills continuously.
- Training: assist Operations Leader, Railway in developing new Safety Officers by providing on-the-job training, regular mentoring, and ongoing technical support.
- Incident response: handle accident reporting (occurrences) during office hours. This differs from the other technologies where these calls are handled by the internal Incident reporting system.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience you have:

- Post-secondary education in subjects related to the design and/or operation of Heritage Railways and/or railways is preferred.
- Requires extensive knowledge of BC Railway Act, Railway Safety Act and all associated Acts, Regulations and Delegations.
- Requires significant experience and knowledge of Railway operations in multiple fields and classifications.
- Must have working experience and knowledge of RISK Management practices.




- Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills and the ability to perform Accident and Incident investigations of a responsible nature.
- Ability to produce professionally written reports and make technical recommendations.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite supplemented by good keyboarding skills.
- Ability to work in a computerized environment and use common software.
- A Valid BC Drivers' License and a willingness to travel (A driver's abstract will be requested).
- Good physical ability to carry a toolbox (up to 30 lbs.), climb ladders and stairways, walk on rough uneven ground, enter tight enclosed or confined spaces, and drive for long distances (A medical assessment will be requested).

Working Conditions:

Physical Effort

Railway Safety Officer position is an office and field-based position and requires:

- Walking industrial sites
- Climbing onto railway equipment

Physical Environment

Railway Safety Officer position can work in locations that:

- Experience temperatures below -40 degrees
- Have hazardous noise levels
- Deal with Dangerous goods and products

Sensory Attention

Railway Safety Officer will be required to spend many hours in the performance of duties:

- Reviewing and editing documentation
- Auditing railway documents
- Driving long distances

Mental Stress

Railway Safety Officer will be required to spend many hours in the performance of their duties:

- In extremely stressful situations attending to severe incidents.
- This position requires that they attend to critical accident scenes and investigate fatalities of a graphic nature.
- This position requires reviewing railway suicide footage and making determin

📌 26-65 Safety Officer, Railway (Vancouver)
🏢 Technical Safety BC
📍 Vancouver