Job at Certifer

Safety Assessment Project Manager (M/F) CERTIFER is an international railway inspection, testing and certification company founded in 1997, expert in the mobility sector. Our group, headquartered in Valenciennes (France), is present in ten countries with subsidiaries in Algeria, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, China and Turkey and branches in the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam. Specialized in the mobility & railway industry, we provide our testing, inspection, and certification services to vehicle and component manufacturers, rail operators, infrastructure managers. The CERTIFER group acts as a Designated Body (DeBo) in different countries, as a Notified Body (NoBo) at European level and is also recognized as an Independent Safety Assessment Body (AsBo). In order to reinforce its Safety department in Brussels, CERTIFER is looking for an experienced Safety Assessment Project Manager to carry out Independent Safety Assessments in the railway sector (ISA and AsBo). Role and responsibilities The Safety Assessment Project Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day project management of Safety Assessment projects. He/she will be requested to: ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ analyse customers’ requests; prepare the technical offers; conduct the project in the respect of the contract conditions; prepare the assessment activities; identify risks at project level; interact with the customer and other Assessment Bodies; provide specific expertise in evaluation activities; conduct the technical evaluation: documentation review /audits / tests witnessing; redact technical and audit reports; interact with national or European safety authorities; Identify new business opportunities and develop the business of the safety assessment division; Monitor legislations and standards evolutions at national and European levels. He/she will report to the Safety Technical Manager. We are looking for: ✓ ✓ Engineer with experience (5 - 10 years) in the railway or guided transport sector (metro, tramway); Technical knowledge and practical use of: o o o CENELEC standards EN 50126, EN 50128 & EN 50129; 402/2013/EU regulation on the common safety method for risk evaluation and assessment; Safety experience in other sectors (tram/metro, nuclear, aviation, infrastructure) would be an asset; o o ETCS / CBTC / conventional Signalling system; Audit: Quality systems / Safety and risks. ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Open minded, factual, organised and proactive; Able to work independently and in a team, set priorities and meet deadlines; Ability to communicate with customers for technical and commercial matters; Facility to conduct audits and to write reports (technical, audit, assessment). Ability to work in multiple languages (English, Dutch, French). Professional use of Dutch would be an asset (reading, writing, speaking); ✓ Is likely to undertake short-term assignments abroad. What we offer ✓ ✓ Permanent contract Competitive salary including mobile phone, meal vouchers, pension scheme & hospitalisation, ecochèques, flexible timetable, company bonus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Positive & stable working atmosphere Flexible timetable Home working policy Company car or public transportation offered +/-30 days off a year Our office is located next to Brussels-Central station (easy to get to) Interested? Submit your application by email to: info.belgium@certifer.eu CERTIFER BELGORAIL SA - Mr. Philippe Gillet, Managing Director