Manager Safety Partnering

Aurizon; Rockhampton Regional; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Mentoring programs

Health insurance discounts

Parental leave

Superannuation enhancement

Job summary

Rockhampton-based Aurizon is seeking a Manager Safety Partnering (Network) to lead safety strategy and partner with senior operational leaders across one of Australia’s largest rail freight networks. You’ll shape safety performance, build a proactive culture, and drive enterprise improvements that protect people, customers and communities.

You will lead a high-performing Safety Partnering team, coach leaders, and influence decisions by presenting data-driven insights while ensuring compliance

Qualifications

• Significant experience delivering safety outcomes in complex operational or industrial environments.
• Strong leadership capabilities with experience leading and developing teams.
• The ability to translate strategy into meaningful business initiatives and results.
• Outstanding communication, coaching and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strong analytical capability and the confidence to challenge, influence and drive change.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Business Unit Executives and senior operational leaders to deliver strategic safety initiatives.
• Provide expert advice on safety, safeworking, emerging risks and opportunities.
• Build capability and confidence by coaching leaders to foster a strong safety culture.
• Be in field and present with operational leaders and key stakeholders.
• Lead and develop a high-performing Safety Partnering team.
• Collaborate with Aurizon’s national Safety Health Environment and Learning Leadership team to drive enterprise strategy and improvement initiatives
• Monitor, analyse, and report on safety data and trends to influence business outcomes.
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation initiatives across Network
• Enable compliance with legislative, regulatory and company requirements while maintaining a practical, operational focus.

Skills

Influence outcomes

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Analytical thinking

Coaching

Safety leadership

Education

Safety-related discipline

Job description

Rockhampton | Senior Leadership Role | Shape the Future of Safety at Aurizon

At Aurizon, safety isn't just a priority, it's the foundation of everything we do. We're looking for an influential and commercially minded safety leader to join us as Manager Safety Partnering (Network) and play a critical role in driving safety performance across one of Australia's largest rail freight networks. Reporting to Aurizon's Head of Safety Health Environment and Learning and based in Rockhampton, the role partners directly with senior operational leaders. This is your opportunity to make a genuine impact on people, performance and culture.

Why this role matters

As a trusted advisor to senior executives and operational leaders, you'll help shape safety strategy, influence decision-making and lead a team of safety professionals dedicated to building a strong, proactive safety culture across the Network business. You'll have the opportunity to identify emerging risks, drive innovative safety initiatives and contribute to enterprise-wide improvements that keep our people, customers and communities safe.

What you'll be doing

• Partner with the Business Unit Executives and senior operational leaders to deliver strategic safety initiatives.
• Provide expert advice on safety, safeworking, emerging risks and opportunities.
• Build capability and confidence by coaching leaders to foster a strong safety culture.
• Be in field and present with operational leaders and key stakeholders.
• Lead and develop a high-performing Safety Partnering team.
• Collaborate with Aurizon’s national Safety Health Environment and Learning Leadership team to drive enterprise strategy and improvement initiatives
• Monitor, analyse, and report on safety data and trends to influence business outcomes.
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation initiatives across Network
• Enable compliance with legislative, regulatory and company requirements while maintaining a practical, operational focus.

About you

You're an engaging leader who knows how to influence outcomes and build trusted relationships at all levels of an organisation.

You'll bring:

• Significant experience delivering safety outcomes in complex operational or industrial environments.
• Strong leadership capabilities with experience leading and developing teams.
• The ability to translate strategy into meaningful business initiatives and results.
• Outstanding communication, coaching and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strong analytical capability and the confidence to challenge, influence and drive change.
• Qualifications in a safety-related discipline will be highly regarded.

Why Aurizon?

At Aurizon, you'll join a business that plays a vital role in keeping Australia's economy moving. You'll work alongside experienced leaders, influence enterprise outcomes and contribute to a culture where safety, people and performance go hand in hand.

If you're passionate about creating safer workplaces, leading teams and influencing meaningful change, we'd love to hear from you.

What we offer you:

At Aurizon, we support the development and growth of our employees. With a national portfolio of operations, we offer long-term and exciting career opportunities.

Some of our benefits include:

• Development and growth opportunities.
• Access to mentoring and development programs.
• Discounts on selected health insurance funds, personal travel, gyms, vehicles and retail brands.
• Parental leave program and super booster.

About Aurizon.

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Aurizon is Australia's largest rail freight operator and a top 100 ASX company.Each year, we deliver more than 250 million tonnes of Australian commodities right across the country. Aurizon is crucial to the Australian economy, connecting miners, primary producers and industry with international and domestic markets.

Look to Aurizon for a diverse and collaborative culture.

At Aurizon, we are proud of our diverse, collaborative, creative and high-performance culture. We celebrate the contribution of every employee and provide opportunities for career development in a dynamic, caring, and inclusive work environment.

To learn about us and our company values, please visit www.aurizon.com.au/careers

Applications Close: 10th September

Advertised: 28 Aug 2026 E. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 10 Sep 2026 E. Australia Standard Time