Senior Regulatory Compliance and Assurance Advisor

UGL Transport is a diversified transport company delivering critical assets and essential services that sustain and enhance the environment in which we live.  Our capabilities extend across a broad range of services and whole-of-life solutions across the Transport sector, utilising world leading, sustainable and innovative technologies. We partner with some of the world’s largest blue-chip companies, government agencies, private enterprise, and public institutions.

We are guided by our Company values which extend to all leaders and team members and across all departments within the company.

UGL Regional Linx (UGLRL) is 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 Regulatory Compliance and Assurance Manager and assist in implementing effective and meaningful safety interface risk management.

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. 
Produce risk assessments in consultation with interfacing parties (RSOs, RIMs and Road Managers – Councils or TfNSW). Continually monitor for currency and effectiveness. 
Work towards ensuring unsigned interface agreements are executed. 
Maintain (and improve as required) the interface register for UGLRL CRN operations.
Organise regular meetings between key internal stakeholders (HSEQ, 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. 
Facilitate regular interface risk reviews. 
Ensure that the outcomes of these regular meetings are documented and provided to the Regulatory Compliance and Assurance Manager. 
Escalate any safety interface coordination issues to the Regulatory Compliance and Assurance Manager and the Senior Manager HSEQ and Risk as required. 
Conduct onsite risk assessments with interfacing parties and review and update existing Safety Interface Agreement Risk assessments.  
Continuous improvement of the UGLRL Safety Management System.as it pertains to SMS Safety Interface 
Learn and act in the Compliance Coordinator role in the absence of the Compliance Coordinator.

Qualifications
Engineering, Safety, Business, Risk Management or other equivalent tertiary qualification is preferable. 
Experience in rail safety and/or risk management 
An understanding of Rail Safety National Law and RSNL National Regulations, particularly as they apply to Interface Agreements. 
Strong computer skills including the Microsoft Office suite of programs.

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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