Assistant Manager Safety, Transportation Business Partner- Valley Metro

Transportation Safety Institute (TSI) TSSP certification required (or ability to obtain within 2 years).

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of progressive experience in transit operations or transportation safety
• Strong knowledge of Department of Transportation (DOT), ADOT, and applicable regulatory requirements
• Experience developing and implementing Safety Management System (SMS) programs, safety plans, policies, procedures, and corrective actions
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a diverse workforce

Skills

• Ability to proactively identify risk trends and implement corrective actions and mitigation strategies
• Strong collaboration skills to partner with operations, maintenance, and support teams to achieve contractual safety targets
• Ability to interpret, apply, and communicate regulatory requirements clearly
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong time management and prioritization skills
• Ability to build effective relationships across all organizational levels
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, Access)
• Flexibility to support investigations, training, and safety initiatives across varying schedules and operational needs

Responsibilities

Safety Management System

• Support the site implementation of the Safety Management System Plan, comprehensive safety policies, procedures, and tools to enhance compliance with corporate direction in efforts to reduce accidents/injuries in the workplace
• Monitor compliance with the KTA’s SMS policies and procedures, conducting ongoing safety auditing
• Ensure all relevant statutory and regulatory safety policies are applied and adhered to

Safety Assurance

• Monitor and evaluate the continued effectiveness of risk control strategies
• Identify and assess new hazards introduced in the workplace
• Oversee ongoing monitoring and recording of safety performance

Safety Promotion

• Contribute to the safety culture through displaying exemplary safety-oriented behaviors
• Ensure a just culture within the organization where all employees are treated fairly and justly and understand their contribution to the organization’s safety philosophy
• Plan, schedule and deliver monthly safety meetings
• Proactively lead safety improvement campaigns systematically in the field

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be requested to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• All roles may entail, to varying extents, the following physical demands: long periods (potentially exceeding 8 hours per day) of walking, standing, sitting, bending, pushing, pulling, climbing, lifting, balancing, stooping, twisting, squatting, handling materials, repetitive hand-wrist motions, and traversing uneven surfaces
• Exposure to both extreme heat and cold
• Exposure to loud noises, fumes, and airborne particles

In addition to the above demands inherent in every role, the following roles may entail unique physical demands:

• Operators/Drivers: may work inside or outside vehicles and may operate vehicles for over 8 hours per day
• Operations Supervisors and Managers: may split their work between an office setting looking at a computer screen/electronic device and active transit field locations driving in a vehicle
• Maintenance Employees: may be exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals in a ventilated maintenance shop and may work with personal computers, laptops, electronic hand-held devices, complex electrical schematics, diagnostic software and testing devices, and other heavy machinery
• Office Staff: may work indoors in air-conditioned or well-ventilated facilities, including offices and cubicle spaces equipped with a telephone and computer and may entail typing or looking at a computer screen

Additional Information

• Pursuant to Department of Transportation regulations, employment for safety-sensitive positions will be contingent upon passing a pre-employment drug screen and a physical examination
• Keolis maintains a drug-free workplace
• Employment will also be contingent upon completion of a background check consistent with applicable federal, state, and/or local laws
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. Keolis does not sponsor visas for this position