Director Legal Employment Safety & Liability

Job description

"You're a critical thinker who thrives on exploring complex issues. Your expertise and advice will influence outcomes for Transport for NSW" In this role you will have: · Permanent Opportunity · Leadership role critical in advising on and assisting Transport for NSW and its agencies to identify, manage, and mitigate safety risks across all operations · Sydney location Reporting to the Executive Director Legal – Employment Safety and Liability, you will lead a team of internal and external lawyers and claims specialists in delivering advice on safety, liability and claims matters across Transport NSW, Sydney Trains, NSW Trains and other Transport agencies. This role ensures that advice provided is clear, accurate, comprehensive, timely, and solution-focused, while identifying and addressing legal risks in the administration of operational, contractual, and legislative frameworks. You will deliver complex, high-quality, timely, and solutions-focused legal services and independent advice within the Employment, Safety and Liability legal team. You will provide expert legal advice on WHS legislation and Rail Safety National Law obligations, incident response, regulator investigations (i...