Job Description

Marketing Statement:

This role is on the afternoon/evening shift, will cover Sunday -Thursday, 3p-11p, and can be reassigned to cover day, evening, overnight, and/or weekend safety assurance activities, with periodic, overnight on-call responsibilities.

Come be an integral part of Metro's Safety Team as a Safety Investigator. This position is a key member of the Safety Investigation Team, responsible for investigating safety events, including all transit modes, facilities, and customer and employee injuries. The Safety Investigator conducts comprehensive investigations for all transit modes offered at WMATA, including rail, bus, paratransit, and public facilities, to determine the root cause and contributing factors of safety incidents. This position partners with operational departments to develop recommended corrective actions required to effectively mitigate the risk of incident reoccurrence. Safety Investigators prepare comprehensive incident/accident reports and ensure timely submittal to the State Safety Oversight Agency.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education

Bachelor¿s Degree in Engineering, Systems Management, Safety Management, Accident Investigation, or related field of study.
- In lieu of a bachelor¿s degree, a high school diploma or general education diploma (GED) and four (4) years working in an operationally complex environment, coordinating investigation or inspection activities in a manner that drives performance and results, in addition to the Experience requirement referenced below will be considered.

Experience

A minimum of four (4) years of experience with auditing, inspection, data management, OSHA compliance in support of high reliability operations.

Certification/Licensure

Valid Driver¿s License
Roadway Worker Protection (RWP), Level 2 within one month of hire

Preferred

Experience in multiple settings and organizations participating in investigation activities of safety events.
Demonstrated leadership experience working in any variety of high reliability operations

Medical Group:

Satisfactorily complete the medical examination for this position, if required. The incumbent must be able to perform the essential functions of this position either with or without reasonable accommodations.

Mission Essential Designation:

In accordance with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority¿s Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) this job has been identified as critical to mission essential functions. Incumbents in this role may be required to report to or continue to work in the event of authorized office closings or service suspensions due to severe weather, natural disaster, fire, operational emergencies or related events.

Job Summary/Duties:

The Safety Investigator conducts comprehensive investigations for all transit modes offered at WMATA, including rail, bus, paratransit, and public facilities to determine the root cause and contributing factors of safety incidents. The Safety Investigator partners with operational departments to develop recommended corrective actions required to effectively mitigate the risk of incident reoccurrence. The incumbent prepares comprehensive incident/accident reports and ensures timely submittal to the State Safety Oversight Agency (Washington Metropolitan Safety Commission).

Essential Functions

Conducts detailed investigations and prepares comprehensive investigation reports for all operational modes (i.e., Bus, Rail, Paratransit), maintenance and infrastructure activities, and injury incidents for both customers and employees. Identifies the leading causal factors and root cause of accidents/incidents, and develops, in coordination with operational departments, recommended corrective actions that address the contributing and root causes of the incident.
Conducts data trending and analysis as part of the investigation process, incorporating all data feeds as potential sources of information that would support root cause identification (e.g., training records, past events).
Strengthens the relationship with the State Safety Oversight Agency (Washington Metrorail Safety Commission) and other regulatory authorities.

The above duties and responsibilities are not intended to limit specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. It is not intended to limit in any way the right of supervisors to assign, direct and control the work of employees under their supervision.

Evaluation Criteria

Consideration will be given to applicants whose resumes demonstrate the required education and experience. Applicants should include all relevant education and work experience.

Evaluation criteria may include one or more of the following:

Skills and/or behavioral assessment
Personal interview
Verification of education and experience (including certifications and licenses)
Criminal Background Check (a criminal conviction is not an automatic bar to employment)
Medical examination including a drug and alcohol screening (for safety sensitive positions)
Review of a current motor vehicle report

Closing

WMATA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by applicable federal law.

This posting is an announcement of a vacant position under recruitment. It is not intended to replace the official job description. Job descriptions are available upon confirmation of an interview

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