**About the role**
Your role will include:
- Providing advice, education and guidance in the awareness of road safety for heavy vehicles in the community.
- Undertaking compliance and enforcement activities including conducting heavy vehicle inspections, and checking the compliance of heavy vehicles, drivers and operators in line with the requirements of the HVNL.
- Work as part of a team to ensure we deliver activities in accordance with relevant road transport laws, regulations and process.
In NSW, our Safety and Compliance officers are located across the state.
Within the North sector, you will primarily engage in Heavy Vehicle Safety Scheme (HVSS), Heavy Vehicle Inspection Station (HVIS) and On Road Enforcement (ORE) tasks. Flexibility with working hours is required, as HVSS shifts can operate around the clock (24 hours). Travel may be required on occasion, including week-long stays. Availability for weekend work is also essential.
**What's on offer**
We are offering permanent, full time positions in **Lismore**, **commencing 12th May 2025**.
- Ongoing career development, support and training in a team workplace
- Rostered days off and additional leave during the Christmas closure
- Access to wellbeing programs including Fitness Passport and discounted health insurance
- Access to salary packaging including novated lease
**About you**
As a Safety and Compliance Officer you will have:
- **Automotive mechanical trade qualification - Light Vehicle or heavier**:
- **Motor vehicle open driver licence**:
- **Flexibility to work varying shift times and weekends, and undertake travel**:
- Demonstrated experience in delivering a high standard of customer service
- Excellent interpersonal skills where you can foster effective working relationships
- Great written communication and record maintenance skills
- Demonstrated commitment and passion for road safety
- Established computer skills - including experience with Microsoft Word and Outlook
- High level of ethics and a pragmatic approach; familiar with exercising professional judgement and can provide effective conflict management
- Growth mindset and team player attitude
- Experience in working with a range of policies and procedures
**Why join us?**
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) commenced operations in 2013 as the national entity responsible for regulating all vehicles in Australia over 4.5 tonnes gross vehicle mass. The NHVR minimises the compliance burden on the heavy vehicle transport industry, reduces duplication and inconsistences across state and territory borders, and ultimately for the heavy vehicle business with government in Australia.
**Application Process**
The recruitment process for shortlisted applicants follows the below steps:
- Phone screen
- Online testing - personality, safety awareness and basic computer skills
- In-person interview held between **17th March** to **28th March**
- Probity checks:
- References
- National police and work rights check
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📌 Safety & Compliance Officer
🏢 National Heavy Vehicle Regulator
📍 North Lismore