Team Leader Investigations

**Team Leader Investigations**:

- Req. Id: 8353- Date: 22 Aug 2024- Location: Brisbane, QLD, AU, 4000- Company: Queensland Rail**Queensland Rail's** purpose is to provide a customer-focused, safe, reliable, on-time, value-for-money modern, world-class rail service that benefits the community, supports industry and is integrated with the public transport system. Our team of over 7,500 employees and our customers are central to everything we do, we have a proud history as a safe and reliable railway operator, with a commitment to ensuring that our operating systems reflect the highest standards. Queensland Rail inspires innovative thought, passionate motivation, teamwork, and forward thinking, where our people can achieve their own career aspirations.

The Rail Safety, Investigations team at Queensland Rail is searching for an experienced and savvy incident investigation professional who displays a passion for all things safety whilst connecting communities through rail.

Queensland Rail stands on the foundation of true connection, encompassing the relationships we foster within our teams and the communities we serve across the state. For over 150 years, we've been instrumental in linking people and places, and now we invite you to contribute to our proud legacy and shape a brighter, sustainable future

**Why Queensland Rail**:

- Permanent position based in Brisbane CBD
- Starting Base Salary $146,000 plus 12.75% super
- Enjoy free travel to work and discounted rail travel
- Shape your rewarding career with clear pathways, innovative projects and opportunities for growth and leadership
- Collaborative and engaged workplace and team environment.
- Genuine work life balance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing employees with holistic and contemporary health and wellbeing programs.

**About this role**:
Reporting to the Senior Manager Assurance and Investigations, a permanent opportunity exists for an Investigations Team Leader to join our Rail Safety team based in Brisbane CBD. The role requires you to lead, support and mentor a team of investigators, whilst actively managing your own portfolio of ongoing investigations. You will need to have a high level of skill in report writing along with the ability to communicate clearly with stakeholders of all levels. Although CBD based, there can be the requirement to travel, so flexibility is a must along with availability to partake in an on-call roster system.

There is complex and extensive stakeholder management required across internal and external stakeholders. The ability to develop relationships quickly to gather information and influence outcomes will be a measure of your success.

Please see position description for a full list of responsibilities **HERE**

**About you**:

- Do you have excellent organisational skills? You will be multitasking across various priorities at any given time, so this skill is a must.
- Do you love autonomy and thrive in changing environments? No two days will be the same, so enjoyment of variety will be key.

**You can anticipate some of your responsibilities, amongst others to include**:

- Lead a team of investigators to coordinate and conduct complex safety investigations.
- Actively manage a portfolio of your own investigations.
- Coordinate planning and resource allocation for the team.
- Coordinate stakeholder communications within complex investigations with geographically dispersed stakeholders.

**To be considered for this role you must have**:

- Substantial experience in carrying out incident investigations within large complex organisations.
- High level of skill in leadership and stakeholder management.
- High level of interpersonal, influencing, negotiation, oral and written communication skills necessary to consult with a variety of internal and external stakeholders and SMEs to obtain relevant information.
- Extensive knowledge of legislative and regulatory requirements of Rail and Workplace Safety

**Sounds great, what’s next?**

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We are inclusive, collaborative, respectful, and value our differences. We are 1TEAM, where everyone belongs.