Safety & Security Specialist - Transit

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Job Description AECOM's Transportation, Boston Area Business Line is actively seeking a creative, highly talented Safety & Security Specialist - Transit for immediate employment in the Boston region. The selected individual will lead risk management tasks for transit projects across the U.S., applying FTA processes and APTA standards. The role drives SMS-based hazard management, safety risk assessment, corrective action oversight, and regulatory compliance to strengthen safety performance and culture.

This role is intended for a talented Safety Specialist who is looking to expand their technical capabilities while developing skills in the delivery of projects. This is a hybrid position, combining office and remote work.

The successful candidate will bring strong technical fundamentals, intellectual curiosity, and a proactive mindset, with the ability to take ownership of defined tasks and progressively grow into leading small scopes and teams.

The job responsibilities of the position will include but are not limited to:

Lead hazard identification, risk evaluation, and mitigation (e.g., PHAs/TVAs), track corrective actions, and validate effectiveness.

Develop and manage CEL/CIL and DCCC/CSCC documents to ensure thorough technical closure of findings with design disciplines.

Conduct hazard analysis, facilitate multi-disciplinary workshops, collaborate with cross functional teams to identify, assess and mitigate safety risk and document findings.

Prepare SSC plans, documents, and reports; conduct peer reviews and assist with SSC training.

Support System Safety & Security Certification and SSPP compliance; produce monthly safety/security progress reports.

Track and monitor hazards; align CDRLs with the PMP and related project documents.

Support State Safety Oversight of rail transit agencies through compliance reviews, annual report development, data verification, hazard-management, event-investigation review, and CAP monitoring.

Engage directly with agency clients SSO’s and project managers.

Provide field safety oversight for construction, maintenance, and transit facility projects

Under minimal direction supervises personnel engaged in the ES&H functions within the company or on the same project. Provides technical leadership and functional guidance to ensure regulatory standards are being enforced. Ensures that quality control procedures are executed to monitor all aspects of regulations. Drafts all necessary reports to Federal, State and local agencies. Communicates programs to enhance employee awareness of prevention and compliance.

Qualifications

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

BA/BS in Construction Management, Industrial Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Safety Studies or related field + 10 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education

Proven experience applying FTA processes and APTA standards
10 years of related experience of driving SMS-based hazard management, safety risk assessment, corrective action oversight, and regulatory compliance to strengthen safety performance and culture

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Masters Degree in Construction Management, Industrial Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Safety Studies or related field

Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Certified Safety Professional (CSP), or Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST)
OSHA 10-hour Construction Health and Safety Course Initial and Annual Refresher OSHA 29 CFR /1926.65 HAZWOPERKnowledgeable in OSHA 29 CFR 1926 and 1910 Regulations Knowledgeable in use of eBuilder Additional Information Sponsorship for US…