National Safety & Compliance Lead - Road, Rail & Warehousing

Blackbook Recruitment; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackbook Recruitment is seeking a national Road, Rail & Warehousing Operations Safety Manager to strengthen compliance, improve safety systems and embed a proactive safety culture across multiple sites. You will lead the safety framework for road transport, rail, warehousing and storage, maintaining rail accreditation and managing Chain of Responsibility obligations.

You will engage with regulators and providers, drive corrective actions, and report on safety performance while coaching leaders

Qualifications

• Extensive safety and compliance experience across road transport, rail, warehousing and site storage operations.
• Knowledge of ONRSR accreditation requirements, RISSB standards and Chain of Responsibility obligations under the Heavy Vehicle National Law.
• Strong WHS knowledge for warehousing and bulk material storage, including combustible dust and confined space controls.
• Experience designing, implementing and auditing safety management systems across multiple operational environments.
• Experience managing regulatory relationships, incident notifications, investigations, root‑cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Ability to travel nationally and influence operational leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the national safety and compliance framework across road, rail, warehousing and storage.
• Maintain rail safety accreditation and Rail Safety Management System.
• Oversee Chain of Responsibility under HVNL.
• Strengthen WHS controls across warehouse and storage operations.
• Identify risks, lead audits and incident investigations.
• Drive corrective actions to closure and report safety performance.
• Coordinate with regulators and contracted providers to drive improvements.

Skills

Road transport safety

Rail safety

Warehousing safety

WHS compliance

Chain of Responsibility

Auditing

Incident investigations

Regulatory relationships

Regulatory reporting

Job description

Blackbook Recruitment is seeking a national Road, Rail & Warehousing Operations Safety Manager to strengthen compliance, improve safety systems and embed a proactive safety culture across multiple sites. You will lead the safety framework for road transport, rail, warehousing and storage, maintaining rail accreditation and managing Chain of Responsibility obligations.

You will engage with regulators and providers, drive corrective actions, and report on safety performance while coaching leaders