Investigator Rail

**Investigator Rail-OTSI**:

- Organisation/Entity: Transport For NSW
- Job category: Projects
- Job location: Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000
- Job reference number: 98876
- Employment type: Permanent Full-Time
- Salary range: $133545.0-$149568.0

**You’re excited by opportunities to explore your potential and try something new.**

**You’ll have the opportunity to use your expertise in communication, problem-solving, empathy and conflict resolution to help thousands of people every day.**

**In this role, you'll**:
Work as part of a team either individually or in collaboration with other team members to improve transport safety through investigation of bus, ferry, and rail incidents and accidents.

You will contribute to a renewed focus on engagement, research and raising safety awareness in the industry ideally using your previous experience as a rail incident manager/protection officer/signaller or similar operational role.

You must hold a Driver’s Licence and be flexible to travel at short notice across the state when required.

All OTSI investigators are required to:

- Be able to obtain a Rail Cat 3 medical clearance.
- Obtain baseline vetting security clearance.
- Be on a rotating on call roster to attend to incident reports and scenes as required.

OTSI conducts rail investigations in NSW via a collaboration agreement with the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB). This agreement provides our investigators with the opportunity to gain a Diploma of Transport Safety Investigation through RMIT.

This is a permanent full-time, hybrid role, where you will be required to attend the Sydney office a minimum of 2-3 days pw.

For more information on this position and business unit, view the role description.

**About you**

Your experience working in or around the Transport network and solid understanding of operational safety management systems and procedures formed while working across the transport network, and in particular the rail network, will see you excel in this role which will use your energy, enquiring mind, excellent communication skills, resilience, methodical approach and ability to work both independently and collaboratively. Your skills and knowledge will enable you to conduct investigations ensuring the delivery of a comprehensive reports including lessons learned and recommendations to ensure better safety outcomes in the future.

You're recognised as a passionate safety advocate with strong analytical and engagement skills who is able to use project management techniques and manage difficult stakeholders to prepare detailed investigation reports outlining relevant hypotheses and lines of enquiry along with supporting evidence. You will have the ability to keep an open mind and remain independent while investigating synthesizing and making recommendations. Your previous experience in rail incidents which have required ""on track" knowledge including roles such as signaller, protection officer or similar operational roles, and your knowledge of regional rail operations are highly regarded.

**Who we are**

The Office of Transport Safety Investigations (OTSI) is the independent ‘no-blame’ transport safety investigator for NSW.

Our role is to improve transport safety and enhance public confidence in the safety of the network by conducting no-blame investigations into rail, bus and ferry accidents and incidents, and sharing safety lessons and insights with operators, regulators, and other stakeholders who can take action to improve the safety of services.

OTSI also manages the Confidential Safety Information Reporting Scheme (CSIRS) which gives transport workers a confidential way to make a report about a safety issue affecting a bus, ferry or rail service.

Please Note: The Office of Transport Safety Investigations is a separate entity to Transport for New South Wales. The Office of Transport Safety Investigations is an independent, statutory body.

**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.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits, like our award-winning flexible and hybrid work options.

This role is hybrid-friendly, meaning you can mix in-person days at your team’s home base location with remote days.

**Applications close: 11:59 pm Wednesday 12 March 2025.**

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 info or speak to your talent team member to arrange any adjustments to how you interact with us.

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