Lead Compliance Analyst ​/ Safety Auditor - 90205030 - WIL ​/ PHL ​/ CHI ​/ DC ​/ BOS ​/ NY

As we move America’s workforce toward the future, Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the country. We employ more than 20,000 diverse, energetic professionals in a variety of career fields throughout the United States. The safety of our passengers, our employees, the public and our operating environment is our priority, and the success of our railroad is due to our employees.

Our values of ‘Do the Right Thing, Excel Together and Put Customers First’ are at the heart of what matters most to us, and our Core Capabilities, ‘Building Trust, Accountability, Effective Communication, Customer Focus, and Proactive Safety & Security’ are what every employee needs to know and do to be most impactful  living the Amtrak values, focusing on our capabilities, and actively embracing and fostering diverse ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives, together we will honor our past and make Amtrak a company of the future.

This position can be located in any of Amtrak's main office locations - Wilmington, DE;
Philadelphia, PA;
Chicago, IL;
Washington, DC;
Boston, MA;
New York, NY. Travel will be required throughout the territory. Maintain shared responsibility for overseeing the company's systemwide compliance with federal regulations, railroad operating rules, safety rules and practices including within the Transportation, Infrastructure Maintenance & Construction Services and Mechanical departments. Ensure that critical safety assurance, QA and QC processes are in place and in compliance with Federal, State, and Local laws and regulations pertaining to safety and other legal requirements.

Identify and improve compliance with the rules and procedures that have the greatest potential for reducing risk and increasing safety. Evaluate safety, compliance and other data as necessary; report identified trends in compliance and safety performance and related incidents across the company; and partner with internal and external organizations to design and implement improvements to QA-related internal controls.

• Conduct quality and safety assurance activities including audits to assess Amtrak programs for effectiveness and to ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations and Amtrak standards, rules and policies, including OSHA, Transport Canada, and FRA safety regulations. These activities include interviewing Amtrak employees and other pertinent parties; reviewing and analyzing documents, records, and data; and conducting on-site and remote observations and inspections of railroad activities and assets.
• Utilize data to ensure that correct methods are being applied to ensure safety and compliance, and to recommend process improvements.
• Ensure that review data gives statistically valid representation and all required documentation is adequately and correctly prepared, documented and maintained.
• Produce audit reports and related deliverables, verbally communicate the results of assurance activities, and ensure that required corrective and preventive action has occurred.

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education, training and/or relevant experience.
• Plus 6 years of relevant work experience.
• Valid Drivers' License

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education, training and/or relevant experience.
• Plus 8 years of relevant work experience.
• Certification in QA/QC, safety, or related discipline (International Organization for Standardization [ISO], Transit Safety and Security Program [TSSP], Occupational Safety and Health Administration [OSHA], World Safety Organization [WSO], etc.).
• Current or prior railroad operating rules or roadway worker protection qualifications.
• Knowledge of regulatory inspection processes, including related to the issuance of defects and violations (FRA, OSHA, EPA, Transport Canada, etc.).
• Experience reviewing and analyzing specialized railroad data (e.g., locomotive event recorder data).
• Experience utilizing data analysis tools including Microsoft Power BI and/or Enablon safety software.

• Ability to…