Transit Safety Specialist

Safety Management Systems Administrator

At Regional Transportation District (RTD), we make lives better through connections!

When you join RTD, you will be among dedicated employees exhibiting RTD's values of passion, respect, diversity, trustworthiness, collaboration, and ownership. RTD is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. As part of our diversity value statement, we encourage our employees to honor diversity in thought, people, and experience. Come join RTD on this great journey to be the trusted leader in mobility, delivering excellence and value to our customers and community.

This position is responsible for administering and educating the organization on safety management systems, system safety, occupational safety, and construction safety for the organization's transit systems, facilities, and properties.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Essential:

• Obtains and administers regulatory permits; ensures regulatory compliance for federal, state and local requirements; tracks laws and acts as the organization's contact for regulatory agencies.
• Provides specialized technical advice to rail and bus, identifying emerging risks with regard to safe working practices, and compliance with relevant safety policies and procedures
• Appraises and validates safety management systems in relation to regulatory compliance with the goal of improving safety culture and managing hazards and risks to ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of employees and the organization as a whole
• Safety Management Policy: Appraises and validate directives, policies, rulebooks, SOPs, processes against regulatory requirements regarding auditing and oversight
• Safety Risk Management: Conducts accident, incident, and event investigations. Provides training, and coaching, and processes workflow changes, and manages change.
• Safety Assurance: Ensures that hazards and safety concerns have been mitigated to an acceptable level of risk while validating that business groups operate within that acceptable level of risk
• Safety Assurance: Participates in internal, third party, and regulatory audits synthesizing safety data into actionable items for continuous improvement of the Safety Management System.
• Safety Promotion: Conducts safety open houses, safety committee meetings, and utilizes communication technologies to disseminate safety policy/procedure changes.

Other:

• All job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Safety and Health / Engineering or equivalent
• Transportation Safety and Security Program (TSSP) Certification required or the ability to achieve certification within three years of hire.
• Certified Safety Profession (CSP) or Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) preferred.
• A minimum of five years of experience in Occupational Safety and Health Management

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Technical knowledge and experience in implementing and managing regulatory compliance including:
• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), International Building Code (IBC), International Fire Code (IFC), American National Standards Institute (ANSI), International Organization of Standardization (ISO), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (COPUC)
• Proficiency in operations and maintenance activities, processes and procedures
• Proficiency in event, accident and incident investigation
• Proficient in the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Management Systems
• Proficient in leveraging technology in support of Safety Management Systems
• Proficiency in advanced mathematics, physics, biology, anatomy, statistics, and chemistry
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
• Ability to use sound judgment.
• Ability to manage time and workload effectively which includes planning, organizing, and prioritizing with attention to details.

Or:

An equivalent combination of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities.

Working Environment and Physical Requirements:

• The work environment is a typical office environment with minimal exposure to excessive noise or adverse environmental issues.

Career Map:

Based on job performance, experience, education and position availability the next step on the career map for this position may be:

Manager, Safety

We are considering all applications for this position up until the position close date of 6/18/2026. For consideration, please be sure to apply before the posting end date.

Pay Range:

$92,003.00 - $129,954.50 Annual

EEO POLICY AND ADA ACCOMMODATIONS

RTD is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. All applicants will be considered for employment regardless to the race, sex, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. RTD is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, promotions, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to our Employment ADA Coordinator Kris Frazier at View email address on click.appcast.io, or the Talent Acquisition team View email address on click.appcast.io.

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