Manager Health & Safety Risk and Assurance (Temporary opportunity up to 20 months)
Organisation/Entity: Sydney Metro
Job category: Projects
Job location: Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000
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Employment type: Fixed Term Full-Time
Salary range: $ .0-$ .0
You crave a career that pushes you, where you'll meet challenges head on and you're guaranteed to grow. You take health and safety as seriously as we do. You're passionate about being part of a team that delivers impactful health and safety outcomes so that everyone goes home safely every day.
In this role, you'll:
Become a key member of our Technical Services team at Sydney Metro, contributing to the overall effectiveness of our Health and Safety Risk management and Assurance functions.
Core to this role you will be responsible for providing strategic recommendations that lead to policy development to improve safety performance across the organisation. Your strategic insights will come from reviewing and analysing Health and Safety data from various sources, collaborating with relevant stakeholders.
As a subject matter expert you will support the continuous improvement of Health and Safety processes, ensuring compliance with the relevant regulations, mitigating risks, and enhancing safety outcomes in a large-scale infrastructure environment.
About You
You are an experienced health and safety professional with a strong background in internal Health and Safety Risk Assurance, previous experience leading internal Health and Safety Risk Assurance activities. Significant to the role is your deep understanding of Rail Safety, construction Safety, Occupational Health, and Heavy Vehicle Safety requirements.
You have an extensive background in risk assessments, evaluating critical risk treatment and assurance plans, and assessing the effectiveness of safety management system elements and action plans in large infrastructure projects.
With your expertise in both the practical and regulatory aspects of Health and Safety, you have the ability to influence senior leadership decisions by identifying areas for improvement and ensuring the effective management of Health and Safety risks. You are proactive, analytical, and have a strong track record in driving safety outcomes in high-stakes environments.
Who We Are
Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day.
Sydney Metro delivers Australia’s biggest public transport project and first driverless railway. We engage with our customers and community, and contribute to vibrant and attractive places through station design, interchanges and precincts.
Join us
Our workforce is as diverse as the community we serve. If you’d like further information on our inclusion and diversity initiatives, visit Transport careers.
We offer a wide range of employee benefits, like our award-winning flexible and hybrid work options.
Regional candidates are encouraged to apply. This is a Hybrid+ role designed for people living in NSW’s regions or further away from the role’s listed home base. It combines virtual work with in-person days at your team’s home base.
Aboriginal people and people living with disability are supported throughout the recruitment process and at work, and we encourage you to apply. Visit Supporting Aboriginal people or Supporting people with disability for more info or speak to your talent team member to arrange any adjustments to how you interact with us.
Applications close: 11:59 pm 10th October 2025.
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📌 Manager Health & Safety Risk and Assurance (Temporary opportunity up to 20 months)
🏢 Sydney Metro
📍 City of Sydney