Senior Safety Culture Officer

You see the big picture, you’ve always worked on a grand scale, and now you’re ready to re-focus on grand impact.

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 will:

Play a key role in helping embed a positive and proactive safety culture across Transport for NSW. Working closely with leaders, project teams, and a diverse range of stakeholders, you'll support the delivery of enterprise-wide safety culture initiatives, safety leadership programs, and improvement activities that strengthen safety outcomes across the organisation.

You'll contribute to the successful implementation of multiple programs by coordinating activities, supporting project delivery, monitoring progress, preparing reports and insights, and identifying opportunities to enhance effectiveness. This is an exciting opportunity for a collaborative and organised professional who thrives in a stakeholder-focused environment and is passionate about influencing positive cultural change through effective program and project support.

This role reports into a Senior Manager within Safety Culture & Strategy.

For more information on this position and business unit, view the role description and information pack

About You:

For you to be successful within this role you should meet with all, or most of the following criteria:

• 5+ years experience in a Safety Officer, Safety Partner, or equivalent role, partnering with leaders and stakeholders to drive positive safety outcomes
• Tertiary qualification in Work Health and Safety, Occupational Health and Safety, Risk Management, or a related discipline
• You build trust and credibility through effective communication, sound judgement, and an empathetic/diplomatic approach.
• Able to balance strategic thinking with attention to detail, you successfully manage competing priorities and deliver results in fast-paced environments. You are a confident safety practitioner who influences without direct authority

Nice to Haves:

• Demonstrated experience using Microsoft Project (MS Project) to develop, maintain, and report on project schedules, milestones, and dependencies

This is a permanent opportunity with a hybrid working arrangement. You'll typically work from our Macquarie Park office two days per week, including Thursdays, which is our dedicated team collaboration day.

This is a Grade 7 role, paying between $124,810.00 - $139,787.00 + super. The grade level will be assessed based on your relevant skills, experiences, capabilities, and qualifications etc.

Who we are

Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day.

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.