Senior Safety Assurance Engineer

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs? At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life.
You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives.
You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.
Due to exponential growth, we would like to meet with experienced Systems and Safety Assurance Engineers who would like to join our high performing and renowned Brisbane team in 2025! As a member of our System Engineering team you will work with highly driven, like-minded professionals, committed to delivering the best solutions to our clients and to the community.
Systems and Safety Assurance is strategically important to our future growth and impact and we are looking for Engineers with a can-do attitude, who are consultative, able to prioritise their work and strive to get things done.
The successful candidates will be team players, and able to work with a range of stakeholders including influencing senior leaders.
By joining us, you will be collaborating with talented professionals, working on iconic projects to drive future-ready outcomes that will benefit clients and communities for generations to come.
Our goal is to be outstanding and we are passionate about technical innovation, first-class service, solutions and advice.
What you'll do:
Take a leading role for our QLD Rail team within Safety Assurance, providing strong technical guidance and oversight to projects within the local team.
Support Systems Engineering and assurance teams on multi-disciplinary major rail projects to deliver integrated and assured outcomes.
Contribute to the development of Systems Engineering and System/Safety Assurance Management Plans as part of wider management plan schemas.
Prepare Systems Engineering management schemas and plans, architectures and artefacts for systems definition and identification of project interfaces to inform requirements, risk and integration issues.
Perform, review, manage or assess hazard analysis, facilitate workshops, and contribute to Safety Assurance processes and preparation of outcomes including Hazard Log, mitigation controls, and assurance arguments.
Provide guidance and interpretation of assurance requirements and standards.
Manage requirements including derivation, elicitation and allocation of requirements, verification and validation activities and managing change as required.
Consult and engage with stakeholders and design/discipline leads.
Mentor emerging professionals, providing guidance, advice, feedback and support in the Safety Assurance discipline.
Prepare systems architectures, artefacts and registers for definition of systems and project interfaces to inform requirements, interfaces, risk and integration issues.
About you:
You're likely to be experienced in Systems and Safety Assurance, and possess a solid foundation of proven experience in a relevant environment.
Influential and with exceptional people skills, you will also be building a genuine market and industry presence with your peers.
We would also like you to have:
Bachelor's Degree (Engineering) or equivalent (Post graduate Systems Engineering qualifications are well regarded).
Eligibility for RPEQ.
Proven and solid experience in relevant engineering, rail or transport industries as a Systems and Safety Assurance Engineer.
Working knowledge and applied understanding of systems, safety and reliability engineering and assurance processes and standards, such as CENELEC EN50126, EN50128 & EN50129, IEC 61508, IEC 15288, the INCOSE handbook, the iESM handbook or equivalent.
Experience across a broad range of projects and across the full systems engineering or project lifecycle.
The ability to work closely with peers in teams and build strong relationships with clients.
Interest in building effective networks and industry relationships among peers and clients.
The ability to understand client needs, and effectively anticipate, meet and exceed those expectations.
Passionate about delivering better outcomes for Clients and their end users through high quality, high value systems engineering and assurance.
You're also likely to be a:
Natural connector.
Problem solver with a powerful team spirit.
Open.
Curious.
Passionate.
Adaptable.
Someone ready to do the kind of work the world needs.
Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.
Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact.
Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.
An employee Share Purchase Plan is available to all our permanent employees who wish to become owners and vested partners in WSP's collective success.
To find out more about our commitment to the health and wellbeing of our people, and the programs we've designed to help you thrive, go to our Employee Benefits page.
With us, you can.
Apply today.