26-65 Safety Officer, Railway (12 month, Casual, Full-Time)

The Opportunity:

Reporting to the Operations Leader, Railway, the Railway Safety Officer works independently to maintain and enhance public safety by educating the public and industry ensuring that rules, regulations and safety standards are understood and upheld. The Safety Officer will investigate and report on all reportable occurrences and provide consultation to the public and industry.

As a Railway Safety Officer, you will:

1. Educate: provide education to internal and external clients and stakeholders on current and upcoming regulatory requirements and industry trends by providing and/or creating presentations, demonstrations, or individual coaching.
2. Assess: provide assessment services, including documentation review, worksite audits, and on-site verification activities to duty holders/clients and stakeholders to ensure that safety regulations, rules and standards are correctly implemented, and review requests for variances and equivalencies to make recommendations to the Operations Leader, Railway.
3. Investigate: perform incident investigations to determine industry trends.
4. Enforce: implement enforcement policies by providing clear direction, outlining consequences to clients, and providing disciplinary recommendations to the Operations Leader, Railway.
5. Research: support research tasks by documenting all assessments and investigation activities and maintain expertise by staying up-to-date on industry changes and upgrading knowledge and skills continuously.
6. Training: assist Operations Leader, Railway in developing new Safety Officers by providing on-the-job training, regular mentoring, and ongoing technical support.
7. Incident response: handle accident reporting (occurrences) during office hours. This differs from the other technologies where these calls are handled by the internal Incident reporting system.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience you have:

• Post-secondary education in subjects related to the design and/or operation of Heritage Railways and/or railways is preferred.
• Requires extensive knowledge of BC Railway Act, Railway Safety Act and all associated Acts, Regulations and Delegations.
• Requires significant experience and knowledge of Railway operations in multiple fields and classifications.
• Must have working experience and knowledge of RISK Management practices.
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills and the ability to perform Accident and Incident investigations of a serious nature.
• Ability to produce professionally written reports and make technical recommendations.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite supplemented by good keyboarding skills.
• Ability to work in a computerized environment and use common software.
• A Valid BC Drivers’ License and a willingness to travel (A driver’s abstract will be requested).
• Good physical ability to carry a toolbox (up to 30 lbs.), climb ladders and stairways, walk on rough uneven ground, enter tight enclosed or confined spaces, and drive for long distances (A medical assessment will be requested).

Working Conditions:

Physical Effort:

The Railway Safety Officer position is an office and field-based position and requires:

• Walking industrial sites
• Climbing onto railway equipment

Physical Environment:

Railway Safety Officer position can work in locations that:

• Experience temperatures below -40 degrees
• Have hazardous noise levels
• Deal with Dangerous goods and products

Sensory Attention:

Railway Safety Officer will be required to spend many hours in the performance of duties:

• Reviewing and editing documentation
• Auditing railway documents
• Driving long distances

Mental Stress:

Railway Safety Officer will be required to spend many hours in the performance of their duties:

• In extremely stressful situations attending to severe incidents.
• This position requires that they attend to critical accident scenes and investigate fatalities of a graphic nature.
• This position requires reviewing railway suicide footage and making determinations.

Beyond the role:

• Community & Wellness – We recognize and respect each other’s diverse needs. We strive to maintain a healthy culture of psychological safety, belonging, and space to prioritize healthy minds and well-being. This includes Wellness Wednesday (meeting free time), flexible paid holidays, and flexible work arrangements as we have a hybrid work environment focused on connections.
• Employee Resource Groups – We have Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) for Mental Health & Wellness, Indigenous Relations & Reconciliation, and Equity Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) to support initiatives we’re passionate about.
• Learning & Development – We value giving and receiving feedback, as well as encouraging different ways for us to continuously learn as a company. This can be through lessons learned, wrap up sessions, one-on-one meetings, and team or individual courses, workshops, and conferences.
• Compensation & Benefits– In full transparency, you can find our industry-competitive compensation information on our postings.

About Technical Safety BC

At Technical Safety BC, we matter to each other. Together, we apply a systems mindset to safety, embrace possibility, and act on what we learn. Our culture empowers and enables innovation and connection. Our environment welcomes diverse perspectives and learning is celebrated. We make decisions based on data and use our expertise to make the safety system equitable for all. 

Our values guide our work.

• We see genius in diversity
• We foster confidence
• We make the complex simple
• We adapt

Technical Safety BC is an independent, self-funded organization that oversees the safe installation and operation of technical systems and equipment across the province. In addition to issuing permits, licences and certificates, we work with industry to reduce safety risks through assessment, education and outreach, enforcement, and research. Through simplification of our initiatives, we promote understanding and engagement, making safety accessible to everyone. As society changes, we create and adopt new ideas, skills, and tools that will enable us to meet the safety challenges of a highly-connected world.

If you are interested in this position, please apply online by 4pm on October 19, 2026. This opportunity will remain posted until filled; however, priority consideration will be given to those who apply by the deadline. To see a full list of our current opportunities or to learn more about working at Technical Safety BC, please visit our careers page.

We thank everyone who has applied to this opportunity. Applicants can check the status of their online applications by logging into their profile. Only those shortlisted for an interview will be contacted directly.