CPB Contractors is Australia’s leading contractor and the largest infrastructure construction company in our region. Part of the CIMIC Group, we are proud to be constructing Australia’s future and do so collaboratively with our partners and clients.

We hire for careers, not project life. CPB Contractors has more than 50 major infrastructure projects in delivery, across all key sectors of the construction industry, including roads and bridges, rail, tunnelling, defence, airports, buildings and resources, providing you with career opportunities for years to come.

The Project

The Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail (LGC) Project will double the number of rail tracks and upgrade stations for a section of the Gold Coast Line from Kuraby, a suburb approximately 16km south of Brisbane’s CBD, to Beenleigh, a suburb of Logan City.

Your Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Senior Safety Advisor (Rail Safe Working) Oversee safe management of rail traffic and worker protection to ensure safe separation between workers, plan and rolling stock.

This is an opportunity to join a large-scale, complex infrastructure project and play a key role in supporting safe and efficient project delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and coach teams on network rules and procedures.
• Oversee implementation of safety critical communication standards, ensuring workers communicate effectively with network control, especially during abnormal or emergency events.
• Lead risk assessments, safeworking procedures, possession planning and emergency response planning.
• Develop and maintain an awareness of SHE hazards and associated risks and demonstrate a commitment to eliminate or minise those risks
• Reviewing Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS) and facilitation of SWMS development workshops where necessary;
• Reviewing Contractor Safety Management Plans to ensure conformance to requirements;
• Lead investigations, as requested by the WHS & Wellbeing Manager, into all accidents/incidents to identify root causes and appropriate corrective/preventative actions;
• Conduct regular audits, inspections and field verifciations for safe work practices, corridor access, and compliance with Safeworking rules;
• Undertake audits of the Safety Management System to ensure compliance is maintained and areas of concern or non-conformity are addressed and rectified.
• Oversee contractor safety management and performance reporting 

 Minimum Requirements

• Ideally, 5 to 10 years' experience in Health and Safety, with experience in a site-based role
• Diploma in Health and Safety ICAM Lead investigator
• Return to Work Coordinator
• Lead Auditor Safety
• Cert IV in Training and Assessment
• Cert IV Environmental Management
• Proven capacity to influence and build relationships
• Experience in implementing management systems
• Research and Analytical ability
• Ability to work in a Corporate/Senior Leadership environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Passion for creating best practice
• Ability to travel to project sites throughout the Business Unit
• Ideally, qualifications and experience in SHEQ lead auditing

We particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQ+ community, mature workers, Veterans and active-duty armed forces, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds. CPB Contractors is proud to hold the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Citation - Employer of Choice for Gender Equality.

We’re always looking for ways to make CPB Contractors a more rewarding place to work and offer a unique set of benefits, including:

• A rewarding career where we support your development, training and promote from within.
• Opportunities across all construction sectors so that there is always an opportunity suitable for the next stage in your career.
• Competitive remuneration and excellent benefits including a health and wellbeing program, discount portal and company-funded salary continuance insurance.
• Flexible work arrangements and a culture that values diversity and innovation.

 Please note: This role is being sourced through CPB Contractors directly and we will not accept applications via external recruitment agencies.