RAMS Lead (RAMS (Reliability Availability Maintainability and Safety) / Safety Assurance Manager)📣 Job Ad

Role Overview

Parsons Corporation is seeking a RAMS Lead (Reliability Availability Maintainability and Safety / Safety Assurance Manager) to join its team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time position focuses on the development and assurance of complex rail infrastructure and rolling stock systems across their entire lifecycle. The role requires a professional with direct experience in this domain.

Core Responsibilities

• Manage and challenge contractor RAMS delivery.
• Share workload within the RMTC team.
• Build and deliver reporting on RAMS delivery and issues.
• Provide technical expertise in support of Program Management, Manufacturing, Field Start-up, Operations and Maintenance Manual production, and Design Engineering.

RAMS Technical Analysis and Modeling

• Calculate equipment failure rates using data from various sources and develop Reliability Block Diagrams.
• Collaborate with Engineering to agree upon failure rate targets for sub-systems.
• Develop availability models to support projects and proposed designs based on Reliability Block Diagrams.
• Provide targets for vendor supplied equipment to Engineering, and incorporate into RAMS requirements for vendors.
• Develop Maintainability Analyses and perform other required maintainability tasks.

System Safety Management

• Act as the primary point of contact for safety activities and issues, leading discussions with the project team, Engineering, and the customer.
• Provide functional guidance on preparation of inspection and test plans, ensuring proper staff approval and implementation.
• Interpret safety requirements of customer contracts and notify affected areas of any changes.
• Ensure that all necessary safety analyses are conducted according to requirements and schedules.
• Perform detailed safety analyses and hazard analyses using techniques such as FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analyses) and FTA (Fault Tree Analysis).
• Manage and track all hazards and safety requirements in a Database (MS-Access or similar).
• Support project safety efforts by coordinating among various engineering disciplines and contractors for System safety.

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of 15 years of direct experience in the development and assurance of complex rail infrastructure and rolling stock systems.
• Demonstrated experience with RAMS (Reliability Availability Maintainability and Safety) principles and safety assurance processes.
• Familiarity with safety analysis techniques such as FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analyses) and FTA (Fault Tree Analysis).

Application Information

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Salary for this role will be disclosed during the recruitment process.