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Rail Safety Manager

Melbourne, Victoria💼 Full-time💰 $170,000–$180,000🗓 2026-09-17 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead the Safety and Quality function for a major urban transportation company, ensuring regulatory compliance and driving continuous improvement in safety and quality systems.

Role type

Senior leadership safety and quality manager

Builds

Safety Management System (SMS) and Quality Management System (QMS) aligned with ISO 9001

Domain

Rail transport and complex infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> infrastructure (Safety and Quality Management Systems)

Required skills

SMS and Quality framework expertise, audit and investigation leadership, root-cause analysis, regulatory compliance knowledge, team management, data analysis, stakeholder influence

Preferred skills

Experience in cultural transformation, leading indicators development, Just & Fair reporting

Technologies

ISO 9001, SMS frameworks

Responsibilities

Lead SMS improvement and regulatory compliance, drive safety assurance activities (audits, inspections, investigations), champion safety culture initiatives, establish and manage QMS, oversee non-conformance and CAPA processes, monitor safety and quality metrics, partner with stakeholders and regulators

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with strategic influence

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