Specialist, Safety Compliance

About the role

The Specialist, Safety – Compliance reports to the Manager, Safety Management System (SMS) and Occupational Health & Safety to ensure safety assurance, compliance, and adherence to regulatory requirements by monitoring internal policies and procedures; state and federal regulations; and advising Safety Management on needed actions for CapMetro.

Location: Austin, Texas

Responsibilities

• Support all aspects of the agency’s Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan with focus on Safety Risk Management and Safety Assurance.
• Ensure compliance with established internal control procedures by examining records, reports, operating practices, and documentation; provide information to the director for approval.
• Ensure compliance with state and federal agencies by monitoring and analyzing existing and new legislation; audit for adherence to requirements; participate in cross-functional teams to advise management on needed actions.
• Ensure compliance by performing standardized audits and recommend new policies and procedures.
• Collect agency data to perform compliance related data analyses, identify trends, and generate key metrics and reporting.
• Generate, coordinate, and deliver appropriate compliance plans to facility staff members.
• Perform quality and safety audits and inspections frequently to identify deficiencies; ensure prompt and appropriate corrective action.
• Support all audits, hazard management process, management of change, employee safety reporting requirements and Corrective Action Plans (CAPS) efforts.
• Support an agency hazard reporting system as part of safety assurance.
• Continually monitor processes to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Maintain incident logs for accurate tracking of claims; compile statistics to prepare trend reports, exposure records, and other various reports.
• Provide detailed reports and statistical data, as required.
• Support Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Safety Management Systems (SMS) process by following safety and security policies, considering safety in every action and reporting safety and security concerns.
• Perform other duties as required and/or assigned.

Pay

Salary Range: $60,000‑$75,000