Health & Safety Assurance Advisor

About this role

You prioritise the safety of yourself and others at work, both physically and mentally. 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'll: Work as a Health and Safety Assurance Advisor within Sydney Metro Risk and Assurance team, delivering health and safety assurance, risk control verification, and compliance audits across metro rail infrastructure projects. This role will see you undertaking Risk Control effectiveness reviews, conducting site-based inspections, supporting incident investigations, and contributing to the development of risk control verification plans and safety frameworks, while building expertise in rail safety, assurance programs, and regulatory compliance. You will lead the verification of critical health and safety risk controls and drive compliance outcomes in a complex, high-risk rail infrastructure delivery and operational environment with multiple stakeholders and evolving regulatory requirements. For more information on this position and business unit, view the role description and information pack. About you Your positive attitude towards fostering a safety culture formed from your experience working in safety teams on large infrastructure/construction projects will see you excel in delivering in best practice health and safety outcomes. You are recognized as a trusted safety professional with strong integrity, skilled at conducting inspections, audits, and assurance activities, experienced in health and safety risk management, regulatory compliance, and working within complex project delivery environments. This is a ‘hands-on’ role and forming critical relationships with operational stakeholders and maintaining a health and safety advisory support role and being able to influence safety outcomes is key to success. You are someone who enjoys working within a collaborative team that values getting results. The team currently works in a hybrid way and this role requires you to work across multiple sites in the Greater Sydney area, the office and some working from home. This role is identified as a Rail Safety Worker (RSW), and you hold tertiary qualifications in a relevant safety discipline (minimum Cert IV in WHS or Rail Safety). Who we are Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day. Sydney Metro delivers Australia’s biggest public transport project and first driverless railway. We engage with our customers and community, and contribute to vibrant and attractive places through station design, interchanges and precincts. 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. Flexible work options may be available. Learn more via Flexible work options and policy Apply today Applications close 11:59 PM, Sunday 2nd August 2026 For more information about this role, please contact SWATHY.MOHAN3@TRANSPORT.NSW.GOV.AU. Aboriginal people and people living with disability are supported throughout the recruitment process and at work, and we encourage you to apply. Visit Supporting Aboriginal People or Supporting People with Disability for more information or speak to your talent team member to arrange any adjustments to how you interact with us. Learn more about how to apply via Our recruitment process | Transport for NSW #LI-Hybrid