Heavy Vehicle Safety & Compliance Inspector

Junee Southern Cross; Parkes; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) is seeking a Safety and Compliance Officer based in Parkes to perform frontline compliance and enforcement duties within HVIS/HVSS inspections. The role involves vehicle inspections, education and enforcement actions, and regular travel across the region.

You will work autonomously within your work plan while coordinating with a Principal Safety and Compliance Officer on higher-level issues.

Qualifications

• Automotive mechanical trade qualification.
• Motor vehicle open driver license.
• Flexibility to work varying shift times and weekends, and undertake travel.
• Demonstrated experience in delivering a high standard of customer service.
• Excellent interpersonal skills where you can foster effective working relationships.
• Great written communication and record maintenance skills.
• Demonstrated commitment and passion for road safety.
• Established computer skills – including experience with Microsoft Word and Outlook.
• High level of ethics and a pragmatic approach; familiar with exercising professional judgement and can provide effective conflict management.
• Growth mindset and team player attitude.
• Experience in working with a range of policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with relevant road transport laws, regulations and policies through education and enforcement activities including, but not limited to, vehicle roadworthiness inspections, compliance checks, accident investigation
• Contribute to effective Transport enforcement action by using judgement in applying a suite of sanctions including warnings, penalty notices, breach and investigation reports.
• Apply compliance technological tools and equipment to record vehicle intercepts and inspections, and to conduct compliance checks to ensure efficient and effective enforcement.
• Deliver high quality and thorough inspections through expert use of inspection equipment, information technology and computer software applications.
• Apply appropriate education and enforcement action during confrontational interactions with drivers to promote a high level of road safety and customer service in a regulatory environment.
• Maintain sound knowledge of rapidly evolving laws, regulations and operational procedures, and understand the strategic context in which inspectors operate.

Skills

Customer service

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Record maintenance

Conflict management

Team player

Ethical conduct

Education

Automotive mechanical trade qualification

Driver license

Tools

Microsoft Word

Outlook

Job description

National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) is seeking a Safety and Compliance Officer based in Parkes to perform frontline compliance and enforcement duties within HVIS/HVSS inspections. The role involves vehicle inspections, education and enforcement actions, and regular travel across the region.

You will work autonomously within your work plan while coordinating with a Principal Safety and Compliance Officer on higher-level issues.