Senior Safety Investigator

Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time

Salary: $113,022 - $136,747

Grade: VPS 5

Occupation: Occupational health and safety

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: VG/D00915AUG2025

At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we're looking for people who want to make a difference. People who take pride in their work. People who get things done. People who are committed to making Victoria a safer place.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We're all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or cultural background. If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our department, we'd love to hear from you.

The department is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and recognises that children's rights need to be respected, their views welcomed and valued, and their concerns taken seriously and acted upon.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit

We're proud of the important work we do across Victoria. Want to be part of it?

• An Ongoing, Full-Time opportunity based in Melbourne CBD
• Establish frameworks and governance for OHS investigations
• Provide contemporary mentoring, support and advice on OHS investigations
• VPS Grade 5: $113,022 - $136,747 plus superannuation

About the Business Unit:

An exciting opportunity exists to join the department's Safety, Wellbeing and Compliance (SWC) team as a Senior Safety Investigator. The Safety, Wellbeing and Compliance branch provides process, systems and services to support the department to meet its responsibilities under health and safety laws.

About the Role:

We are looking for someone with strong health and safety knowledge, and thorough experience with investigations. Our successful candidate will:

• establish and enhance the OHS investigation frameworks and governance structures to drive quality outcomes.
• lead and oversee OHS investigations undertaken into reportable and notifiable incidents, complex/high risk incidents and safety processes.
• provide expert guidance, instruction and support to department employees and managers on best practice incident investigation technique and processes.
• identify risks and make recommendations following complex workplace incidents.

About You:

As our ideal candidate, you will:

• have excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to build relationships at all levels both in writing and in person.
• have a proactive can-do attitude, with the ability to problem solve on the go.
• be flexible and comfortable working in a fluid environment.
• have strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities
• be experienced in utilising the M365 platform applications, including Outlook, SharePoint, Teams, Loop, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

To learn more about the skills you will need to succeed in this role, please read the position description attached.

The role is based in Melbourne CBD with the expectation of working in metropolitan and country locations as required to provide appropriate mentoring and support to line managers to ensure quality investigations are undertaken.

For a confidential discussion about this exciting opportunity, please contact Ann Russell on or email

How to Apply:

Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include reference checks, national police checks and misconduct screening. Dependant on the role, other checks may include VicRoads checks, drivers licence checks, medical checks, Working with Children Checks, and Declaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles).

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT:

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.

Applications close Sunday 28 September 2025 at 11.59pm

Posted

16 May 2025