Lead, Rail Safety Competence - Competency & Training

Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express, as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit, including GO Expansion, Light Rail Transit routes, and major expansions to Toronto’s subway system, to get people where they need to go, better, faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.

At Metrolinx, equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion, thinking forward and playing as a team.
This role is an in‑office position. Our team is highly collaborative, and much of our work benefits from in‑person co‑creation, relationship‑building, and hands‑on partnership with leaders across the organization.

Our Safety division promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion by ensuring equal employment opportunities and fostering a supportive workplace culture. To promote an equitable, diverse, and inclusive environment, we provide the following:

• Parental Leave Top-Up

• Lactation Accommodation

• Competitive Pension Plan

• Annual Learning Reimbursement

• Mentorship Program

• Recognition of Prior Public Sector Service for Vacation Entitlements

• Free GO Network Travel

Our Safety Office is seeking a Lead, Rail Safety Competence – Competency & Training, who under the direction of the Manager, Safety Training and Development, provides technical leadership to the development and management of the rail safety competency management system required under the Metrolinx RSMS, and provides oversight, training, and certification around rail safety required to perform the protection of track and track work and safety requirements on heavy rail network.

The incumbent will promote a culture of safety by leading the implementation and performance of safety compliance audits and efficiency audits and by managing regulatory compliance oversight activities. Oversees safety audit and compliance programs, processes, and systems to optimize operational, construction, environmental and employee safety performance with the objective of reducing regulatory non-compliance, lost time injuries and rule violations.

Functional area

s with this role include Track Protection services, Track Protection training and training services, mentoring and practical testing, formal certification of workers undertaking a form of track protection or worker protection under the Canadian Rail Operating Rules (CROR) and Metrolinx General Engineering Instructions (MX GEI), audits and compliance.

What will I be doing?

Plans, designs, and implements comprehensive curriculum to educate, train, and certify staff, and contractors to be qualified to work on track that Metrolinx owns and operates on.

Develops formal certification and qualification process for any staff that work on track owned or operated by Metrolinx, keeps apprised of changes to legislation/regulations/rules that may impact the certification process/training, reviews, adapts and makes adjustments accordingly and in alignment with the Metrolinx RSMS.

Participates in and provides technical expertise as required for negotiations of agreement terms and conditions.

Monitors and manages in-field due diligence to ensure contractor and Metrolinx compliance with Metrolinx safety standards and efficient utilization of track protection while minimizing stakeholder impact.

Delivers and facilitates Canadian Rail Operating Rules and other rail safety training programs for internal and external participants across different modalities (in-person, virtual, blended, .

Plans and contributes to the development of mitigation strategies and impact analysis, reporting on access and contractor non-compliance issues, the analysis of stakeholder impact and risk, alerting on issues and recommending solutions.

Participates in the development of quality assurance systems for the identification of risks associated with contractual obligations and regulatory obligations and the development of strategies, mitigation and operational plans that meet with Metrolinx’ future business delivery directions performance indicators (., rules compliance related KPIs,…