Senior RAMS Manager - Railway Infrastructure

About the role

RINA is recruiting a Senior RAMS Manager (also described as RAMS Manager / Team Lead) for its office in Latvia, within the Electronics and System Engineering Division. The role manages RAM and Safety activities for major high-speed railway infrastructure projects developed under the European regulatory framework, covering both RAM and Safety responsibilities and supporting project authorization and operational readiness.

Key responsibilities

• Manage RAM activities throughout the project lifecycle in line with EN 50126-1/2, defining and maintaining the RAM Plan, requirements, targets, allocation and verification, and keeping RAM assumptions consistent with system design, operational concepts and maintenance strategies.
• Manage Safety activities in line with EN 50129, CSM-RA and applicable national rules, preparing the System Definition, Safety Plan, Safety Case and related safety evidence, and delivering subsystem and system Safety Cases for authorization to place into service.
• Lead hazard identification and risk analysis (HAZID, HAZOP, FMEA, FTA), maintain the Hazard Log and ensure risks are reduced to ALARP, and coordinate safety and RAM risk interfaces with the System Integrator and other contractors.
• Integrate RAMS activities for railway infrastructure projects, including Control Command and Signalling (ERTMS/ETCS) and Traction Power Supply, coordinating RAM and Safety interfaces at system and subsystem level.
• Act as Team Lead for RAMS activities, interface with Clients, Authorities and Independent Safety Assessors (ISA), and coordinate RAMS inputs with engineering, testing and commissioning, quality and operations teams.

Required profile

• Master's degree in Electronic/TLC Engineering or Electronics.
• Minimum 15 years of professional experience in railway infrastructure projects.
• Within the last 15 years, experience as RAMS Manager at system level on at least 3 railway infrastructure projects (two at 250 km/h minimum and one at 150 km/h minimum) involving at least two of Civil & Track works, Electrification (traction power) or Control-command systems.
• Proven responsibility for RAM Plan, Safety Plan, System Definition and Safety Case delivery, and solid experience within the European railway regulatory framework.