Melbourne is Australia’s fastest growing city, and public transport is vital to keeping it moving. Since 2009, Metro has proudly operated and maintained a world-class train service and delivered major transport projects that shape the future of our city. Guided by our value of Safely Always, we are one team dedicated to ensuring everyone gets home safely while helping to connect and create a better Melbourne.
- Permanent
- All Rolling Stock Depots, as required
- Support safer, compliant, and continuously improving maintenance facilities and sidings
About the Role:
The Safety and Environment Specialist provides Safety, Environment and Quality support to Metro Trains Melbourne Rolling Stock Maintenance Facilities and Sidings, helping site and line management control risk, meet legislative and company requirements, and implement improvement opportunities.
This role works across Rolling Stock depots as required and is identified as a Rail Safety Worker position. Successfully meeting the applicable medical assessment requirements is mandatory.
About You:
You are a practical and collaborative safety and environment professional who can build trusted relationships across operational teams. You can analyse workplace information, communicate clearly with people at all levels, manage competing priorities, and translate technical requirements into practical actions that support safe and compliant work.
What you will do:
- Provide safety, environment, quality, and rail safety advice and support to line and site management, helping control risk and identify improvement opportunities.
- Monitor actions and investigations in INX, lead or coordinate investigations, and follow up corrective actions to completion.
- Conduct regular workplace inspections, daily safety interactions, and internal audits across responsible depots and sidings, recording findings in INX.
- Support risk assessments, plant and equipment safety assessments, safe work instructions, SWMS, SDS registers, and controlled documentation.
- Plan and support site safety meetings, promote safety awareness and accountability, and contribute to environmental performance and continuous improvement.
Who you are:
Mandatory:
- A tertiary qualification in Health and Safety, or a minimum Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety.
- ICAM investigation qualification.
- Proven experience in a SEQ, QSE, HSEQ, or equivalent role.