.**Description**The safety manager plays a critical role in derailment prevention and investigation in the assigned territory at KCS by providing oversight and direction to ensure the proper design, implementation, and administration of KCS safety programs, policies, and procedures to support KCS Operations objectives.**Accountabilities**- Uses extensive knowledge of railroad operations to assess the level of compliance with all KCSM and regulatory safety rules and regulations.- Provides guidance to leadership team on assigned territory for both strategic and tactical efforts to improve safety.- Regularly conducts risk assessments and audits to monitor and validate compliance with all safety initiatives.- Required to lead, or participate in joint operational testing teams.- Assists field leaders on the assigned territory in the research, analysis, and development of actions plans as necessary.- Conducts thorough incident reviews and reenactments to determine the root-cause and corrective actions necessary for sustained improvements and operational efficiency.- Understands the relevant business metrics and applies effective tactics to sustain a culture of operational effectiveness that produces teams of high performing, engaged and empowered operational leaders.- Identifies when a rule/regulation/policy has been violated and has one-on-one accountability conversations with an individual who has not met expectations, using KCS Candor, Aligning the Stars & KCS ABC's, and have the individual produce better results.- Demonstrates KCS's commitment to being ONE TEAM - Living a Speak Up Culture - by using communication and interpersonal skills to enhance inclusion, civility, respect, innovation, safety, customer focus, teamwork within KCS, while encouraging and enabling others to do the same.- Defines and communicates clearly the teams roles and responsibilities; holds people accountable for accomplishing objectives; recognizes and rewards people who achieve results and deliver on performance expectations; provides pinpointed (specific & measurable) feedback on performance.- Develops and retains a strong team of high performers; creates a challenging and rewarding work environment; organizes a diverse group of people into a cohesive team to leverage their energy, knowledge and skills; creates grassroots / localized events to train & develop others - including location-specific safety training, localized Speak Up events, regular recognition or team-building activities.- Exemplifies KCS Vision, Values, and Culture interactions with coworkers, business partners, customers and stakeholders.**Required**- Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college, preferably in a job related major field of study- Minimum five (5) years of relevant professional experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience**Preferred**- Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Safety, Logistics or Operations Management