The Crane Industry Council of Australia (CICA) is the national peak body for the crane industry, representing members across all Australian states and territories, including crane owners, equipment manufacturers, and industry service providers. Established in 1980 to provide a unified voice for the crane sector, CICA facilitates industry collaboration through conferences, seminars, and events while advocating for better safety, efficiency, and operational outcomes. CICA has developed numerous safety initiatives and engages with industry stakeholders, to drive progress within the crane industry.
The Opportunity
The CICA Technical Officer is primarily responsible for the ongoing improvement, integrity, and technical quality of the CraneSafe program. This role ensures that assessment processes, training modules, and assessor performance align with national safety expectations, Australian Standards, and CICA's commitment to industry-wide safety and compliance.
The role also includes contributing to the development and production of CICA Safety Bulletins, representing CICA on relevant Australian Standards and ISO committees, and providing engineering expertise in crane design, operation, maintenance, and safety systems. This role will be the project manager of CICA's volunteer Technical Committee.
Duties / Key Result Areas:
Technical Oversight & Development
* Provide day-to-day technical responsibility for the CraneSafe program, ensuring processes remain aligned with national safety expectations and industry best practice.
* Review, maintain and update technical competencies across all CraneSafe assessment reports.
* Develop new CraneSafe assessments for additional equipment categories as the program expands.
* Monitor updates to relevant Australian Standards (e.g., AS2550, AS1418) and ensure timely integration into assessments.
* Manage and maintain NATA accreditation requirements for the CraneSafe program, including audits, documentation, and continuous compliance activities.
Assessor Management & Quality Assurance
* Assess new assessor applicants in conjunction with the Steering Committee.
* Provide ongoing guidance to assessors on expectations, standards, and procedural updates.
* Attend assessor meetings/webinars across all states.
* Conduct assessor audits nationwide to ensure consistency, competency, and compliance.
* Maintain and update information resources and guidance materials (e.g., mobile app content, update buttons).
Training & Professional Development
* Develop and deliver a comprehensive crane inspector training program across selected equipment categories covered by CraneSafe.
* Deliver induction training for new assessors and upskilling programs for existing assessors seeking category expansion.
* Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of training aligned with Australian licensing, regulatory, and workplace safety requirements (including High Risk Work Licence criteria).
Technical Support & Industry Engagement
* Respond to technical enquiries from CraneSafe assessors and program users.
* Provide expert technical advice to support CICA, the Steering Committee, and industry stakeholders.
* Review Major Inspections completed by industry for CICA's Gold Plate program.
Other Responsibilities
* Contribute to the development and production of CICA Safety Bulletins.
* Represent CICA on relevant Australian Standards committees.
* Represent CICA on international ISO committees.
* Provide engineering expertise in crane design, operation, maintenance, and safety systems.
* Contribute technical content to working groups that are formed for projects with ICSA.
Selection Criteria:
Technical Expertise
* Extensive experience and understanding of plant maintenance, inspection and repair processes.
* Strong knowledge of safe operational requirements for cranes and related plant.
* Thorough understanding of the design, operation, and maintenance of crane types covered by the CraneSafe program (mobile, tower, crawler, bridge/gantry, vehicle‐loading cranes, and associated plant).
* A preferred qualification would be a degree in engineering.
Regulatory & Standards Knowledge
* Working understanding of Australian Standards applicable to annual inspections (AS2550, AS1418).
* Awareness of SafeWork Australia WHS regulations, Victorian OHS and obligations relating to plant safety.
Professional Capabilities
* Ability to work collaboratively with assessors, CICA staff, committees, and external stakeholders.
* Strong planning, organisational and documentation skills.
* Competent in MS Office and digital reporting systems.
* Strong written and verbal communication skills. Public speaking will be required.
* Should be a professional with a sound understanding and experience of various plant maintenance, inspection and repair.
* A working understanding of ISO and Australian Standards and how they relate to CraneSafe.
To find out more about CICA and the CraneSafe program go to: www.cica.com.au
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