Safety & Risk Assurance Advisor – Rail Operations

Metro Trains Sydney; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fitness Passport

Health funds – corporate membership

Vehicle Leasing options

Employee Recognition Awards

EAP services

Job summary

Metro Trains Sydney (MTS) is seeking an experienced Safety Risk & Assurance Advisor to join our Safety, Quality, Risk & Environment team. You’ll support the development, implementation and continual improvement of our Operational Risk and Safety Assurance framework in a complex rail setting.

You’ll report to the Head of Safety, Quality Risk and Environment and work with stakeholders across the organisation, regulators and auditors to drive risk-informed decision making and robust assurance

Qualifications

• A tertiary qualification in Systems Engineering, Safety Engineering, Risk Management or equivalent.
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a technical or operational role ideally gained in rail, transport, manufacturing, engineering and/or construction.
• Significant demonstrated experience in operational risk management, safety assurance or system assurance.
• Experience applying risk-based approaches to complex operational systems and regulatory environments.
• Experience leading audit and compliance assurance activities with expertise in leading operational risk registers and identifying hazards within the risk assessment.
• Strong communication, reporting, facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills.
• The ability to analyse and present risk, safety, quality and environment data to support effective decision making.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation and maturity of the MTS Risk Management Plan, aligned with ISO 31000 principles.
• Identify and manage operational, safety and system risks across the asset and operational lifecycle.
• Maintain operational risk registers and support the effectiveness of preventative and mitigating controls.
• Contribute to risk-based assurance plans focused on areas of highest operational and safety risk.
• Monitor and analyse risk performance, control effectiveness, trends and emerging risks.
• Support incident, hazard and non-conformance analysis using a systems and risk-based approach.
• Contribute to continual improvement of the Safety Management System and operational risk controls.
• Lead internal and external audits, regulatory inspections and independent assurance activities.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Safety Engineering

Risk Management

Audit Leadership

Stakeholder Engagement

Data Analysis

Education

Systems Engineering

Safety Engineering

Risk Management

Job description

Metro Trains Sydney (MTS) is seeking an experienced Safety Risk & Assurance Advisor to join our Safety, Quality, Risk & Environment team. You’ll support the development, implementation and continual improvement of our Operational Risk and Safety Assurance framework in a complex rail setting.

You’ll report to the Head of Safety, Quality Risk and Environment and work with stakeholders across the organisation, regulators and auditors to drive risk-informed decision making and robust assurance