Safety Manager - Underground Stations
- Make an impact on key infrastructure for SEQ
- Corporate CBD Office / Flexible work options
- Lead and set the cultural tone for safety performance across the project.
Cross River Rail Delivery Authority (CRRDA)…Your chance to work with the best!
Cross River Rail will transform the way we travel to, from, and through Brisbane in the future. It will be a catalyst for 10 years of wider rail transformation across the whole of South East Queensland and is already playing a key role in how we prepare for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Cross River Rail is a new 10.2km rail line including 5.9km of twin tunnels running under the Brisbane River and CBD. It includes the delivery of four new underground stations, two new above-ground stations, accessibility rebuilds for six stations, the construction of three new stations on the Gold Coast, and the introduction of a new world-class ‘ETCS' signalling system.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work on one of Australia's largest infrastructure projects and to be a part of something that will leave a lasting legacy for generations to come.
About the Role
The Safety Manager is responsible for providing leadership, support, and guidance on safety matters for the Cross River Rail Delivery Authority’s (CRRDA) Tunnels Stations & Development (TSD) program. The successful candidate will lead the implementation of CRRDA safety systems and initiatives across the project, supporting and coaching senior management on contemporary safety practices. Additionally, the role involves coordinating safety assurance activities with CCRDA’s contracting partners.
This position is based in CRRDA’s Corporate Brisbane office and reports directly to the Director of Safety. This opportunity is offered as a full-time fixed-term contract for two years, with the potential for extension.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and set the cultural tone for safety performance across the project.
- Develop and implement safety processes that encourage safety ownership by line managers.
- Provide technical safety advice on critical risk management and incident investigation.
- Coordinate safety compliance and assurance activities and analyse/report outcomes.
- Develop and implement the CRRDA’s H&S management system across TSD through all project phases.
- Oversee safety incident investigations and promote best practices.
- Prepare strategic and operational safety correspondence, including briefing notes and reports.
- Establish safety forums and liaise with stakeholders to meet CRRDA needs.
- Identify business improvement activities and risk mitigation strategies.
- Act as a safety role model and advocate for continuous improvement.
About You:
- Tertiary qualification in a safety-related discipline.
- Proven experience in construction or mining safety management, especially contractor safety.
- Strong ability to manage complex relationships and influence positive safety cultures.
- Demonstrated experience with risk analysis and safety data interpretation.
- Knowledge of critical risks and verification processes in dynamic environments.
- Proven ability to influence and coordinate diverse stakeholders.
- Experience leading safety from a client perspective.
Why work with CRRDA?
On Cross River Rail you will not only work with the best but become your best. And as we enter a new phase of delivery, our project offers a rare career opportunity for top tier professionals to have played their part on something that is genuinely city shaping and transformative.
Our people are supported with flexible work options, career development through the Australian Institute of Management, salary packaging and access to world class employee assistance provider Telus Health.
At Cross River Rail we are an equal opportunity employer and strive to build balanced teams from all walks of life.
How To Apply
Please submit your Resume by clicking on the apply link before the closing date of 4th May 2025
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for all Cross River Rail Delivery Authority vacancies.
