Andy Petrie

Experience

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  ICI Eutech

  Sept 1997 - May 1998

  Safety Consultant

  I undertook a major HAZOP study in Seoul & Kuwait for a refinery being built in Kuwait and also undertook a programme of safety and environmental risk assessment across ICI's UK sites.

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  Atkins

  May 1998 - Mar 2001

  Safety Consultant

  My role mainly focussed on safety in the process and oil & gas industries. I was involved in a major HAZOP study for an refinery being built in Venezuala, undertook safety audits at the Dounreay nuclear power plant and co-authored a number of research papers for the HSE.

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  Parsons Brinckerhoff

  Mar 2001 - Oct 2003

  Senior Safety Consultant

  As a safety consultant I undertook a wide variety of tasks across various industry sectors inluding the construction of the Class 390 'pendolino' train, explosion risk assessment for a power and desalination plant in Qatar, safety studies for a helicopter fly-by-wire control system and several projects for LU and Railtrack.

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  Tube Lines

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2007

  Safety Risk Manager

  The main aspects to my role were the management of the safety change process, whereby any changes to the rail network or operations would undergo an independent safety review as part of the approvals process. I was also responsible for managing the organisations input into the LU QRA model, I also developed a new asset safety risk model which was integrated into the business management functions as a driver for safety risk based asset management.

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  Transport for London

  May 2007 - Jan 2012

  Working at the DLR in the run up to the London 2012 Olympics I was responsible for Safety, Risk and Security. My role involved liaison with the police, security services and other transport operators as part of the Olympic Transport Security Group in the planing of the Games. I managed the safety reporting and aspects of the safety management system. I implemented a new risk management system and a process for applying this to prioritising reliability improvements to the rail network. I undertook the initial safety risk assessment on the new Thames Cable Car which was being built by the DLR team. Show less I was head of safety for London Overground Infrastructure working on the delivery East London Line Project. My role covered both the management of the engineering safety activities associated with the new rolling stock and railway systems in support of the safety case as well as providing a link to the TfL operations team an the operator LOROL from a systems safety perspective.The role also involved overseeing the management of health and safety across the project during the construction of the new railway infrastructure. Show less

  • Safety, Risk & Security Manager - DLR

    Apr 2010 - Jan 2012

  • Head of Safety - East London Line Project

    May 2007 - Apr 2010
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  Network Rail

  Apr 2012 - Sept 2013

  As interim Head of S&SD, this director level position in the newly formed Western & Wales Region of NR Infrastructure Projects was responsible for setting the long term strategy and goals for improving safety performance, sustainable development and assurance.The role covered the Reading Station Project and the Great Western Electrification Project as well as integrating the project teams covering the Western Route and the Wales Route. In addition to defining the structure and role on the S&SD team within the region I recruited the majority of posts to support the Regional team of 28 safety, environment, and assurance professionals. Show less

  • Head of Safety & Sustainable Development - Crossrail

    Jan 2012 - Sept 2013

  • Interim Head of S&SD – IP Western & Wales

    Apr 2012 - Oct 2012
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  Network Rail Consulting

  Sept 2013 - Apr 2016

  Head of Safety & Assurance - Australia

  Heading up the Safety and Assurance function of Network Rail's international consultancy business in Australia, my role has focussed on providing the Independent Safety Assessment (ISA) service to the Sydney Metro North West for the tunnel and viaduct contracts and the Reference Design for the City & South West extension.I have provided specialist support on both safety, risk and assurance processes to various clients in the Australian rail sector including Sydney Trains, TfNSW and RISSB. I am managing the NRC AEO Application process for TfNSW. Show less

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  Transport for NSW

  May 2016 - May 2021

  I was responsible for the safety and engineering management systems for the Infrastructure and Place (IP) Division of Transport for NSW which was delivering a portfolio of projects worth over $10bn. This included leadership of the WHS team with over 30 deployed specialists operating across the state. I chaired the Configuration Control Board (CCB) and participated in the TfNSW Network Assurance Committee as the IP representative. I was the safety representative on the IP Executive Committee. I led the update of the Safety Management Systems and Engineering Management processes, including the development of a new technical competence management process. I was part of the leadership team that developed the new TfNSW Asset Management Framework, the associated processes and the governance arrangements which fundamentally change how the wider transport cluster manages changes to assets and services across the portfolio. Show less I lead the team providing safety and engineering assurance for the development and program management of two (2) multi-billion-dollar investment programs (More Train More Services 1 & 2) to introduce new trains, infrastructure improvements, and a new operating timetable. This included supporting the development of the business cases and program oversight of the delivery phase activities by other parts of the organisational and the private sector. I developed and championed the asset resilience initiative to ensure that funding was allocated in the business case to support projects to increase the reliability of the railway, reduce the need for hands on maintenance activities and to enable rapid return to service following a failure. Show less

  • Director Safety & Engineering Systems

    Feb 2019 - May 2021

  • Associate Director Systems Engineering & Safety Assurance - Rail Program Delivery

    May 2016 - Jan 2019
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  ARCH Artifex

  May 2021 - now

  Director Systems & Safety Assurance | Divisional Manager SESA | Rail Sector Lead

  As Director of the SESA division, P&L responsibilities and managing a team over three states and a delivery portfolio including several multi-million-dollar engagements. In addition to my role in running the business I am supporting clients on several key projects including:• Lead Independent Safety Assessor for the Melbourne Metro Tunnel Project for MTM• Advising Dexus on navigating TfNSW assurance process for the Atlassian Central Development• Developing Safety Management System (SMS) documentation for accredited rail operators.• Leading the safety assurance for two delivery packages for Western Sydney Airport Metro. Show less

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  Engineers Australia

  Jan 2024 - now

  • Deputy President Sydney Division

    Jan 2025 - now

  • Sydney Division Committee Member

    Jan 2024 - now