Lead NHVR’s fatigue management and human factors strategy, policy frameworks, regulatory stewardship and specialist advisory services through the development and implementation of contemporary, evidence-based and human-centred systems that support the organisation’s strategic safety agenda. Drive strategic reform, systems safety initiatives and national transport policy development relating to fatigue, human performance and human factors, and provide authoritative advice that informs NHVR decision-making and future regulatory direction.
The Manager Fatigue and Human Factors is responsible for leading a team of subject matter and policy experts, the position will oversee the management of a fatigue work program for endorsement and maintenance of ACH Accreditation, Work and Rest Exemptions and Electronic Work Diaries including development of a work program for review of standards and policies, as well as internal and external stakeholder support.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Develop and oversee the ongoing policy program related to heavy vehicle driver fatigue and human factors to support improved road safety outcomes.
- Provide expert and authoritative advice to the NHVR and other stakeholders on fatigue-related safety issues and management of HVNL regulatory requirements.
- Lead the integration of human factors principles,
systems thinking and human-centres approaches into NHVR policy, regulatory frameworks and strategic safety initiatives.
- Take a proactive approach to identify the trends, research and emerging issues related to heavy vehicle fatigue, including the role of human factors in delivering improved regulatory and safety outcomes.
- Provide support and input to strategic safety projects that help reduce the prevalence of fatigue incidents.
- Oversee and facilitate assessments of applications relating to heavy vehicle fatigue exemptions and accreditation.
- Represent the NHVR in a variety of work and reference groups, including but not limited to those associated with reviews and maintenance of the Heavy Vehicle National Law and the Austroads Road Safety Taskforce.
- Oversee, guide and facilitate the provision of timely and effective responses and feedback to individual stakeholders that contact the NHVR with specific fatigue risk management or fatigue-related HVNL compliance questions or issues.
For further information regarding the role responsibilities along with the required skills and capabilities, please refer to the attached position description.
Apply with your CV and cover letter. Applications close 5pm,16 November 2026.