Rail Safety Manager
Queensland Rail
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Brisbane • 🇦🇺 Australia
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Provide strategic rail safety advice focused on construction activities across Logan and Gold Coasts major projects
- Lead and mentor a team of Safety Specialists
- Ensure all project activities meet rail safety legislation, participant management systems, and contractual obligations
- Drive a proactive safety culture within the Construction Safety team
- Oversee delivery of site-based safety activities, including inspections, monitoring, training, and awareness sessions
- Take ownership of technical safety advice, coach team members and stakeholders in safety leadership, and act as the escalation point for risk management, incident investigations, audits, and safety systems
Requirements
- High level of skill in leadership and strategic influence, enabling the guidance of teams and stakeholders in driving safety culture, compliance, and continuous improvement
- Extensive knowledge of health, safety, and environmental legislation, ensuring compliance with applicable rail safety, infrastructure, and statutory requirements
- High level of skill in managing and guiding teams, leading safety specialists and collaborating with stakeholders
- Extensive knowledge of safety systems, risk management, and assurance practices
- High level of skill in evaluating and auditing suppliers and subcontractors, ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and regulatory requirements
Benefits
- Highly competitive salary plus a generous superannuation contribution
- Opportunity to be part of the planning and preparation for the 2032 Olympics
- Collaborative and engaged work place and team environment
- Genuine work life balance
- Free Citytrain travel to and from work and access to other free or discounted SEQ rail travel
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing employees with holistic and contemporary health and wellbeing programs.
- Professional development and leadership opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
risk managementincident investigationsauditssafety systemssafety legislationcomplianceevaluating suppliersauditing subcontractorsconstruction safetysafety training
Soft skills
leadershipstrategic influenceteam managementcollaborationmentoringguidancecommunicationproactive safety culturecontinuous improvementstakeholder engagement