Chief Safety, Health and Environmental Expert - Underground

SYSTRA is one of the world's leading engineering and consulting groups specializing in public transport and mobility solutions. For over 65 years, the Group has been committed to helping cities and regions develop by creating, improving and modernizing their transport infrastructure and systems.

Context

In India, SYSTRA is an international consulting and engineering company operating in the fields of Metros, High Speed Rail, Railways, Roads, Buildings, Urban planning, and Water & Environment for public and private organizations.

Our engineers work with passion to deliver the most reliable, cost-effective and made-to measures solutions allowing end users to move seamlessly.

SYSTRA’s unique expertise is backed with a reputation built through technical excellence delivered on projects. Thanks to our know-how of our employees spread across India, we are present at all stages from upstream studies to operation and maintenance. We provide a comprehensive solution to manage all kinds of missions: Detailed Design Consultant, Project Management, Independent checking services.

SYSTRA India’s comprehensive know-how and expertise in Railways provides a wide spectrum of solutions for any challenge (Building a new rail link, doubling the capacity, gauge conversion, upgrading a network, improving the performance of existing lines, etc.).

Our extensive experience encompasses, Bridges, station buildings, Depots, Earthwork & Track Works, Power Supply and Transmission, Signaling & Telecommunications, Rolling Stock, Utilities diversion and yard re-modelling etc.

Our services cover the entire life cycle of the project implementation.

Currently, we are bidding for Semi High Speed Rail projects across India. The position of Chief Safety, Health and Environmental Expert - Underground is the key position in these BIDs.

Missions/Main Duties

• Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) Operations & Interventions: Direct oversight of the TBM launch, muck hauling, segment erection, cutter-head interventions (often under hyperbaric conditions), and emergency stoppages, ensuring all machine safety interlocks are functional.

• Ground Support and Stability: Monitoring and certifying the safe installation of primary and secondary tunnel lining (shotcrete, rock bolts, segments), especially during geological transitions or excavation near existing structures.

• Atmospheric Monitoring and Gas Detection: Implementing continuous, real-time monitoring for explosive gases ($\text{CH}_4$), toxic gases ($\text{CO}, \text{H}_2\text{S}$), and oxygen levels, including mandatory testing before all tunnel entry/exit.

• Shaft Sinking and Deep Excavation: Managing critical safety for personnel and material hoisting, maintaining shaft integrity (linings), and controlling traffic and public safety around the surface work sites and shaft openings.

• Underground Fire Protection and Evacuation Systems: Ensuring the functionality and readiness of fixed fire suppression systems, emergency lighting, communication links, and maintaining clear, designated escape routes and refuge chambers.

• Underground Electrical Isolation (LOTO): Strict control over the de-energization and isolation of high-voltage power lines for TBM, ventilation, and temporary services before maintenance or repairs are performed in the tunnel.

Profile/Skills

• Qualification: Graduate in Engineering in Civil/Mechanical/Electrical with Full time Post Graduate/Advance Diploma/MBA in Industrial Safety with working knowledge of reading, writing and speaking in English

• Minimum Experience: 20 years post minimum qualification in Infrastructure sub sector related to Transport & Logistics (Roads and bridges; Ports; Shipyards; Airport; Urban Public Transport; Railway terminal & stations; Railway track incl. electrical & signalling system, tunnels, viaducts, bridges) [additional marks for more experience]

• Relevant Experience: 5 years’ experience for Preparation, Implementation and monitoring of safety Management system and emergency procedures regarding construction safety, Health & Environment for underground in Infrastructure sub sector related to Transport & Logistics as Chief Safety, Health and Environmental Expert or equivalent position [additional marks for more experience; experience in position one level below allowed with less weightage]

• Eligible Assignment**(see below): Must have experience of 1 Eligible Assignment as Chief Safety, Health and Environmental Expert or equivalent position for a full-time continuous deployment period not less than 2 years [additional marks for more Eligible Assignments; less weightage for position one level below]

*Rail-based Passenger Transit System shall mean

• High Speed Transit System / Regional Rail Transit System (with operational speed of 160kmh and above) OR
• Urban/Suburban/Intercity/Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) [excluding LRT with design PHPDT less than 20000/Tram/Monorail Systems]

**Shall mean experience of working as a personnel of General Consultant / Project Management Consultant / Employer’s Personnel in a work / project in a Rail based Passenger Transit System* with operational speed of 160 kmph or more comprising:

• Construction of Civil structures (at-grade/elevated/underground) AND
• Installation of Systems (Track, Rolling Stock, Traction & Power Supply, Signalling)

Including Detailed Design or Proof checking of designs; Bid Process Management; Project and Interface Management; Construction Supervision and System Installations and Testing & Commissioning

We commit to put people who join us at the heart of improving transportation and urban infrastructure efficiency. As we are growing, this is time to be a part of this challenging adventure. It’s not a job - it’s a career!