Senior Advisor, Work Health & Safety (Transport Fleet Operations)

Classification: Clerk Grade 9/10
Cluster / Department: Premier and Cabinet / Premier's Department

Primary Purpose

Design and deliver workplace health and safety (WHS) policies, processes, programs, and reporting for the Transport Fleet Operations team to ensure legislative compliance and foster a strong safety culture. The role will focus on driver fatigue management, psychosocial hazard management, and implementing new systems to improve safety outcomes for a team of ~60 drivers.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the Vehicle & Travel Operations Service Safety Management System; monitor and evaluate effectiveness.
  
• Lead the creation and proactive review of WHS policies, procedures, and programs.
  
• Conduct psychosocial risk assessments and develop frameworks for psychosocial hazard management.
  
• Implement a fatigue management process, including risk assessments for long trips.
  
• Oversee medical and driving compliance programs for drivers.
  
• Analyse WHS data to identify trends, develop initiatives, and improve risk management.
  
• Deliver training and awareness programs to build WHS knowledge across the team.
  
• Work collaboratively with People, Culture & Talent on WHS, psychosocial risk, and wellbeing initiatives.
  
• Provide on-call support for ad-hoc WHS issues.
  

Key Challenges

• Keeping up-to-date with WHS legislation and best practice in a dynamic environment.
  
• Managing relationships with diverse internal and external stakeholders.
  
• Influencing and negotiating stakeholder adoption of WHS initiatives while maintaining high ethical standards.
  

Role Requirements / Characteristics

• Strong character and resilience; proactive "go-getter" attitude.
  
• Confident, assertive, and able to engage effectively with staff and stakeholders.
  
• Strong project management experience.
  
• Willing to attend the office 5 days per week and respond to ad-hoc on-call requests.
  
• Experience in transport operations or similar environments (private or government).
  
• Knowledge of WHS legislation, frameworks, fatigue management systems, psychosocial risk management.
  

Capabilities

Focus:

• Act with Integrity, Manage Self, Communicate Effectively, Work Collaboratively, Deliver Results, Plan & Prioritise, Think & Solve Problems, Project Management (Advanced).
  

Complementary:

• Display Resilience and Courage, Value Diversity & Inclusion, Customer Service, Influence & Negotiate, Demonstrate Accountability, Finance, Technology, Procurement & Contract Management.
  

Essential Requirements

• Tertiary qualifications or equivalent professional experience in WHS or related field.
  
• Experience in WHS policy interpretation, risk management, return-to-work programs, and psychosocial risk mitigation.
  

At HOBAN we encourage applications from people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people of all genders, LGBTI people, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

We provide reasonable adjustments; including alternate formats to the recruitment process for individuals with disability. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process, please email our Adjustments Coordinator at adjustments@hoban.com.au or visit hoban.com.au/adjustments for additional contact details.