Senior Director, Safety

DEPT/DIV: MTA HQ/ Safety , Health, and Environment

SUPERVISOR:
Deputy Chief, Safety Officer

FULL/PART-TIME :
Full-Time

LOCATION:

2 Broadway, New York , NY 1 0004 *

* This position is eligible for teleworking, which is currently one day per week. New hires are eligible to apply for telework 30 days after their effective date of hire.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is North America's largest transportation network, serving a population of 15.3 million people across a 5,000-square-mile travel area surrounding New York City, Long Island, southeastern New York State, and Connecticut. The MTA network comprises the nation’s largest bus fleet and more subway and commuter rail cars than all other U.S. transit systems combined. MTA strives to provide a safe and reliable commute, excellent customer service, and rewarding opportunities.

The purpose of this role is to support the Deputy Chief, Safety Officer, by directing and overseeing a professional staff to establish and monitor programs focusing on the Safety, Health, and Environment (SH&E) of MTA employees across all agencies. Responsible for all safety-related aspects and activities associated with risk management and quality assurance related to the operations of commuter rail, subways, buses, and the bridge & tunnel systems within the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) workforce of over 70,000 persons , over 5,000 square miles of territory and track, thousands of train cars and buses, and thousands of buildings and facilities.

This includes operations, investigations, safety engineering, and construction. Assess and manage risk, update, and implement policies and procedures, and communicate them internally and externally. Direct observations, inspections, and audits of safety, health, and environmental program areas to assure MTA compliance. Promote safety through training, communication, and other actions to create a positive safety culture within all levels of the workforce, across all agencies.

• Serve as Safety Officer for MTA HQ – Provide safety & health program guidance and support for MTA HQ’s 4,000 employees and facilities. Maintain HQ compliance with all health and safety regulations, as well as established best practices, policies, and procedures. Provide subject matter expertise support for regulatory visits and emergency response incidents estigate HQ employee accidents and ensure that the affected HQ employee’s injury is recorded, the condition is corrected, and the claim is properly processed for continuance of care and compensation.
  
  Serve as the HQ injured employee’s liaison to the General Counsel’s Workers’ Compensation claims department to assist if there are any related problems during the process. Promote and facilitate health and safety communications, wellness programs, and the HQ Safety Management Office website. Provide additional program oversight from the Chief Safety Officer’s Office to ensure compliance among MTA agencies regarding workplace safety and health issues as required by local, state, and federal laws and regulations, including measuring performance regarding mandated safety initiatives.
• Provide Safety Assurance - Evaluate the continued effectiveness of implemented risk control strategies and support the identification of new hazards. Provide oversight of inspections and audits for Operations (Admin, RR, Subway, Bus, Police);
  Infrastructure (Bridges, Tunnels, Tracks, Signals);
  Shops, Depots, Stations, and Facilities;
  Construction Safety;
  Maintenance and Equipment.
  
  Responsibilities include:
  
  serving as day-to-day safety liaison; engaging staff (including field personnel) and unions conducting safety checks; performing programmed audits of Safety Action Plans; conducting probationary and new hire reviews; coordinating policies and written plans required by regulatory agencies; and providing subject matter expertise on safety policy implementation and regulation interpretation.
• Determine the need for, and adequacy of, new or revised risk controls based on the assessment of acceptable risk, safety regulations (promulgated by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA),…