Senior Safety Engineer

Description:

• Executive Level 1, Ongoing
• $98,209 - $110,623 + 15.4% super
• Melbourne – other Bureau State & Territory capital city locations will be considered

The occupant of this position is a member of the Operational Technology and Engineering (OTE) Section. The role of the OTE Section is to ensure the development, delivery and operation of measurement equipment and systems meet the Bureau's performance and functional requirements. This includes the following sensors/networks:

• Radar and Wind Profilers
• Automatic Weather Stations
• Solar Radiation
• Ozone
• Flood Warning
• Sea Level
• Aircraft Based Observations

OTE Section is made up of a diverse team of specialists and engineers responsible for the development and design of engineering and technological solutions, incorporating level three maintenance support, on a range of technologies spanning from radars to rainfall stations, drifting buoys to dedicated observations, and satellites to ships at sea, to meet business needs.

The Senior Safety Engineer, reporting to the EL2(L) SE&QA Manager, is part of the Systems Engineering and Quality Assurance (SE&QA) team.

This area provides a range of services across the managed networks. Typical activities are: development and maintenance of engineering drawings, along with assistance in early desktop design/prototyping; provision of technical writing services, including management of technical publications; and provision of specialist engineering advice. The SE&QA team does this through internal support and guidance to the other OTE areas and generally Bureau personnel they interact with.

As an engineering professional you will be accountable, under broad direction, to provide specialist safety related advice and services for the design and implementation of engineering solutions in accordance with the relevant Australian Standards, Work Health and Safety Act and Regulations, and Codes of Practice. This may include providing oversight of the design and implementation of a system or part of a system by an engineering/technical team.

You will engage with stakeholders, investigate engineering concepts within a range of engineering disciplines, and deliver products and services in support of the Bureau’s mission and policy requirements. There is also a need for you to be intrinsically involved with the development and implementation of a range of Systems Engineering processes that will ensure systematic delivery of quality outcomes.

As a Senior Safety Engineer, you will be a subject matter expert responsible for providing advice that is technical in nature on a wide range of Bureau activities. This will require you to work in a cooperative and flexible team environment and liaise closely with scientific, engineering and technical staff.

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Extensive experience in safety engineering processes and methods, with practical experience in managing safety activities.
• Experience in conducting risk assessments (e.g. ISO 31000) and in managing safety cases
• An understanding of and ability to apply Systems Engineering principles (e.g. ISO 15288)
• Experience in configuration management and maintaining technical documentation
• Ability to work within a Quality Management System (e.g. ISO 9001)
• Proven ability to work within a team environment
• Demonstrated experience in prioritising and managing numerous concurrent tasks
• Strong communication and liaison skills
• Enthusiasm and drive