Project Safety Assurance Manager
Alstom Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
Software Development · 11-50 employees
About the role
Coordinate all safety assurance activities throughout signalling projects and define safety plans to manage workload and planning. Perform safety analyses, manage hazard logs, and build safety cases while providing technical leadership across project phases.
What they look for
Requirements
Requires an engineering degree and more than 5 years of experience in railway signalling safety projects. Proficiency in safety assurance methodologies and fluency in English and Spanish are essential.
Benefits
Full description
Req: 523957
Job Title: Project Safety Assurance Manager
At Alstom, we build what millions depend on daily - rail transportation systems that can’t afford to fail. We’re more than 85 000 people worldwide creating the industry’s most diverse portfolio: high-speed trains, metros, trams, maintenance services and integrated systems.
More than a job: a mission
We’re looking for a Project Safety Assurance Manager to ensure that the safety of our signalling solutions is embedded throughout every stage of the project lifecycle. This is a critical role focused on delivering safe, compliant and reliable railway systems that keep passengers and cities moving. You’ll work alongside people who show up with ownership, passion, and dedication - because they know what’s at stake: the journey home.
Your role, your impact
- Coordinate all Safety Assurance activities throughout signalling projects
- Define Safety Plans and manage safety workload, priorities and planning
- Perform safety analyses, manage Hazard Logs and review design, V&V and testing activities from a safety perspective
- Build Safety Reports and Safety Cases in line with project requirements and standards
- Defend Safety Case argumentation with internal and external assessors and drive closure of findings
- Provide technical leadership and guidance across project phases, from tender through commissioning and warranty
- Ensure compliance with CENELEC standards and safety assurance methodologies
- Lead and support Safety Assurance Engineers assigned to project.
You’ll work with sharp, committed teams across engineering, project management and system delivery - solving complex challenges that shape the future of mobility.
What you bring
- Engineering degree
- More than 5 years of experience in railway signalling safety projects
- Experience with CBTC solutions preferred; IXL, ERTMS Trackside or ERTMS Onboard experience also considered
- Fluent English and Spanish
- Strong knowledge of Safety Assurance methodologies and artefacts, including Safety Plans, PHA, FMECA, FTA, IHA, OSHA, SRIL, Hazard Logs, V&V Safety Reports and Safety Cases
- Experience working in multi-site and multicultural project environments
- Ability to provide technical leadership and influence stakeholders across project teams
How success is measured
- Quality, completeness and timeliness of safety deliverables
- Effective management of safety risks and compliance with applicable standards
- Successful assessment outcomes and closure of safety findings
- Contribution to project milestones through proactive safety leadership
- Collaboration, coaching and support provided to project teams and safety engineers
Alstom, a great place to grow
- Enjoy stability, challenges and a long-term career free from boring daily routines
- Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
- Contribute to innovative projects
- Utilise our cooperative working environment
- Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
- Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning
- Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage
Here, progress isn’t always easy - the scale is massive, the tasks are complex - but the impact is real. Because when the system runs, the train moves, and the city connects - that feeling stays with you. And the legacy lasts.