The Safety Department is implementing a Safety Management System (SMS) at WMATA and needs a Safety Data Analyst to guide important decisions, deliver real-time safety data, and manage data systems.
Requirements
- Ability to understand, join, and analyze large datasets from platforms across WMATA to produce actionable information
- Innovative thinking to identify new and more efficient ways of working utilizing data tools such as Python and Power BI
- Experience with data analysis, database management, delivering oral and written reports, and regulatory compliance
- Knowledge of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) record-keeping and National Transit Database (NTD) reporting requirements
- Experience with tools such as Cognos and PowerBI
Responsibilities
- Prepares analytics reports summarizing leading and lagging indicators of safety performance
- Filters and cleans raw data by reviewing primary and secondary sources to correct errors in data entry and provide inputs for trend analysis
- Assist Senior Analysts with trend analyses to identify leading drivers of accidents and injuries
- Identifies business process improvements during the collecting, storing, and manipulation stages of data analysis
- Translates process improvements into standard operating procedures and/or partners with IT to document requirements for system enhancements
Other
- Bachelor’s Degree in Safety, Safety Management, Transportation, Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, Statistics or a related field
- A minimum of four (4) years of progressively responsible experience
- Possession of a valid motor vehicle operator’s license
- Participation in emergency response or on-call rotations
- Verification of education and experience (including certifications and licenses)
- Criminal Background Check
- Medical examination including a drug and alcohol screening
- Review of a current motor vehicle report
