Health, Safety & Environment, Business Professional
Lead the future of safety thinking at Aurizon
We're seeking a Human Factors and organisational performance expert to join our Safety Strategy, Risk and Improvement team. This is not your typical safety role – we're not looking for a traditional safety professional. We're after someone who brings deep human-centred design expertise, analytical thinking, and a systems mindset, ideally from industries such as rail, mining, aviation, or heavy industry – where 24/7 operations and shift work are the norm.
This is a unique opportunity to shape our enterprise-wide safety strategy, influence organisational learning, and uplift safety capability through advanced human factors integration and data-led insights.
About the role
In this people leadership role, you will:
* Lead the design, implementation and continuous improvement of Aurizon's enterprise safety strategy – translating strategy into action.
* Partner with operational leaders to embed safety initiatives and build aligned business unit plans that reflect frontline realities.
* Provide enterprise-wide human factors (HF) expertise – influencing system design, procedures, and environments to optimise human performance and reduce risk.
* Champion Human and Organisational Performance (HOP) principles to foster systems thinking, psychological safety and organisational learning.
* Lead a high-performing team responsible for analytics, strategy development and HF integration.
* Monitor and report on enterprise safety performance, using insights to drive proactive improvements.
* Develop practical tools and guidance to embed HF into engineering, operational design, and change programs.
About you
We're looking for a proven leader in Human Factors with experience working in complex, safety-critical, shift-based environments (e.g. rail, mining, aviation, or defence).
You will bring:
* A tertiary qualification in Human Factors, Ergonomics, Psychology or a related discipline (mandatory).
* Strong industry experience applying human factors across system design, performance improvement and risk mitigation.
* Experience leading or contributing to enterprise-level strategy, culture programs or change initiatives.
* Ability to translate complex safety, behavioural and systems data into practical and actionable insights.
* Experience influencing and presenting to senior leaders and diverse stakeholder groups.
* Demonstrated understanding of rail safety national law and WHS legislation (or equivalent).
* Membership (or eligibility) with HFESA or similar professional body (preferred).
* Proven people leadership skills, including coaching, mentoring and team development.
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.
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.
Location: Brisbane
Remuneration/Benefit: Negotiable
Lead the future of safety thinking at Aurizon
We're seeking a Human Factors and organisational performance expert to join our Safety Strategy, Risk and Improvement team. This is not your typical safety role – we're not looking for a traditional safety professional. We're after someone who brings deep human-centred design expertise, analytical thinking, and a systems mindset, ideally from industries such as rail, mining, aviation, or heavy industry – where 24/7 operations and shift work are the norm.
This is a unique opportunity to shape our enterprise-wide safety strategy, influence organisational learning, and uplift safety capability through advanced human factors integration and data-led insights.
About the role
In this people leadership role, you will:
* Lead the design, implementation and continuous improvement of Aurizon's enterprise safety strategy – translating strategy into action.
* Partner with operational leaders to embed safety initiatives and build aligned business unit plans that reflect frontline realities.
* Provide enterprise-wide human factors (HF) expertise – influencing system design, procedures, and environments to optimise human performance and reduce risk.
* Champion Human and Organisational Performance (HOP) principles to foster systems thinking, psychological safety and organisational learning.
* Lead a high-performing team responsible for analytics, strategy development and HF integration.
* Monitor and report on enterprise safety performance, using insights to drive proactive improvements.
* Develop practical tools and guidance to embed HF into engineering, operational design, and change programs.
About you
We're looking for a proven leader in Human Factors with experience working in complex, safety-critical, shift-based environments (e.g. rail, mining, aviation, or defence).
You will bring:
* A tertiary qualification in Human Factors, Ergonomics, Psychology or a related discipline (mandatory).
* Strong industry experience applying human factors across system design, performance improvement and risk mitigation.
* Experience leading or contributing to enterprise-level strategy, culture programs or change initiatives.
* Ability to translate complex safety, behavioural and systems data into practical and actionable insights.
* Experience influencing and presenting to senior leaders and diverse stakeholder groups.
* Demonstrated understanding of rail safety national law and WHS legislation (or equivalent).
* Membership (or eligibility) with HFESA or similar professional body (preferred).
* Proven people leadership skills, including coaching, mentoring and team development.
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
Advertised: 12 Aug 2025 Applications close: 29 Aug 2025
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