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Job Description:

Hitachi Rail is looking for an enthusiastic self-motivated Senior HSE Advisor who thrives in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate is comfortable performing a wide range of tasks from administrative to strategic. The position is based in Brisbane, Australia.

Key responsibilities:

The role will be responsible for providing Health, Safety and Environmental support for our Queensland operations.

The primary purpose is to contribute to influence positive attitudes and behaviours that foster a positive safety culture, ensure continuous improvement and good corporate governance of Health, Safety and Environmental requirements. The secondary purpose is to support the Project Management Team to provide expert advice, support and coordination to maintain compliance with Workplace Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) legislation GBMS and client requirements.

This is a broad role that will have the opportunity to really push into a variety of areas including:

Project Safety Leadership, Expertise and Contractor Oversight

- Providing technical advice and coaching including safety leadership, risk management, HSE systems, incident investigation, audits and training
- Drive continuous improvement of HSE, contributing to implementation of best practice,



improved safety leadership, engagement with the workforce and influencing of positive behaviours

Safety Culture Promotion

- Champion a proactive safety culture across all project phases—design to delivery.
- Facilitate leadership safety walks and interactions, forums, and workshops to embed safety, risk awareness and capability development as core project values.
- Promote open communication and feedback loops between contractors, project teams, and frontline workers.

Risk Management and Assurance

- Lead the development and implementation of comprehensive risk management and assurance frameworks.
- Conduct HSE Performance Measure Reviews (Workplace Inspections, Observations and Internal Audits) and prepare reports outlining potential risks and areas of improvement
- Facilitate risk identification workshops with internal teams and contractors to assess and prioritise project risks.

Human and Organisational Performance

- Implement HOP-aligned systems to enhance learning from work-as-done and build operational resilience.
- Lead learning teams and post-event reviews to drive continuous improvement and reduce harm potential.
- Collaborate with functions and coordinate learning team meetings whilst fostering ownership and accountability.





Stakeholder Influence and Collaboration

- Partner with internal and external stakeholders including engineering, procurement, legal, and contractor teams to integrate safety and risk management into project delivery.
- Influence senior leadership to embed safety and risk considerations into strategic project decisions and contractor performance reviews.

Compliance and Accreditation

- Ensure project compliance with local, regional, and national safety regulations.
- Lead ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 accreditation efforts across project sites and contractor operations.
- Conduct regular audits and assurance reviews of contractor HSE systems and performance.

Management Systems and Continuous Improvement

- Support implementation and improvement of HSE management systems aligned with ISO standards.
- Development and implementation of management plans
- Ensure systems support projects and contractor operations.
- Build capability in using HSE systems through training and coaching.

Workplace Health, Safety, Setting and Quality Statistics & Reporting

- Manage the collection, maintenance and analysis of relevant HSE performance measures including resource consumption data and metrics.

Location:

(STS) Brisbane - Office

Job ID:

R0147949

Date Posted:

2026-10-15

Company Name:

HITACHI RAIL STS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

Profession (Job Category):

Legal, Compliance & Audit

Job Schedule:

Full time

Remote:

No

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A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transforma

📌 Senior HSE Advisor (Brisbane)
🏢 HITACHI RAIL
📍 Brisbane