Regulatory Compliance and Assurance Advisor

Company Overview
UGL
: A diversified services company delivering critical assets and essential services that sustain and enhance our living environment. We provide a broad range of services and whole-of-life solutions for various industries, utilizing sustainable and innovative technologies.

UGL Regional Linx (UGLRL)
: A subsidiary of UGL, headquartered in Orange, NSW, with regional depots throughout the state. We focus on creating job opportunities in regional and rural communities, with over 85% of our workforce based in regional NSW. We manage the CRN – Country Regional Network, ensuring safe transportation of people and goods across NSW.

Job Purpose
This position is responsible to work under the direction of the Investigation and Regulatory Liaison Manager and assist in implementing effective and meaningful safety interface coordination, enquiries from regulatory and external safety bodies and reviewing and updating the safety management system

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in implementing improvements to current Safety Interface Agreements to ensure compliance with Rail Safety National Law and Rail Safety Law National Regulations.
• Work towards ensuring unsigned interface agreements are executed.
• Maintain (and improve as required) the interface register for UGL RL CRN operations.
• Organise regular meetings between key internal stakeholders (HSE, Network Operations, Assets and Engineering and Infrastructure Maintenance) and interfacing parties (including rollingstock operators, RIMs, private siding managers, road managers (both public and private) and heritage operators) to discuss and resolve key safety and risk issues. In addition, to facilitate regular interface risk reviews.
• Ensure that the outcomes of these regular meetings are documented and provided to the Investigation and Regulatory Liaison Manager.
• Escalate any safety interface coordination issues to the Investigation and Regulatory Liaison Manager and the Planning and Assurance Manager as required.
• Conduct onsite risk assessments with interfacing parties and review and update existing Safety Interface Agreement Risk assessments.
• Conduct Internal SMS Audits and prepare reports including identification of RNSL gaps, findings, outcomes & recommendations as required.
• Continuous improvement of the UGLRL Safety Management System.
• Provide input into the SMS Safety Interface Coordination documents as required.
• Ad hoc Planning and Assurance work and projects as required.
• Liaise with Emergency Control organisations such as local and regional emergency planning committees, including attending meetings and assisting with the planning and implementation of exercises to validate preparedness.

Qualifications
Engineering, Safety, Business or other equivalent tertiary qualification is preferable.

Experience And Or Qualifications In Rail Safety
An understanding of Rail Safety National Law and RSNL National Regulations as they apply to Interface agreements

Strong computer skills including the Microsoft Office suite of programs.

Ideally, experience in the rail industry (or another safety critical industry) and a sound understanding of Rail Safety National Law and Rail Safety National Law National Regulations.

An understanding of Safety Interface Coordination

About Us
UGL is renowned for providing comprehensive engineering, construction, and maintenance services across various sectors, including rail and transport, communications and technology systems, oil and gas, power, renewables, water, and defense. We partner with some of the world's largest companies and government agencies.

Diversity
We embrace diversity in all its forms—backgrounds, ideas, work styles, and perspectives. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strongly encourage applications from women, individuals with disabilities, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, mature-aged workers, and those from culturally diverse backgrounds.

Our selection process includes relevant screening checks such as national criminal history and pre-employment medical assessments, including drug and alcohol screening.

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Discipline
Health Safety Security & Environment Advisor

Primary Location
Australia-NSW-Blue Mountains & Central West

Work Type
Full-time