Driver and Vehicle Safety Manager

Employment Type

Permanent

Closing Date

7 May 2026 11:59pm

Job Title

Driver and Vehicle Safety Manager

Job Summary

Job Description

Who We Are

We're an iconic Aussie brand with a global footprint. Our purpose is to build a connected future so everyone can thrive. We're all about providing the best experience and delivering the best tech on the best network.

This includes making Telstra the place you want to work. For you, that means a having career that grows with you and working with a team powered by human connection that prioritises wellbeing and choice.

Focus of the Role

The Driver and Vehicle Safety Manager is a specialist role accountable for uplifting driver and vehicle safety outcomes across Telstra’s nationally distributed Field Services fleet. This role plays a critical part in preventing serious injury and protecting the public, ensuring driver and vehicle safety is not just a compliance obligation, but a core part of how work is planned and delivered at Telstra.

What We Offer

Performance-related pay

Access to thousands of learning programs so you can level-up

Global presence across 22 countries; opportunities to work where we do business.

Purchased annual leave scheme

Additional Telstra day off

Additional 30% off Telstra products and services

Toolkit provided (laptop + mobile phone + plan paid for)

What You’ll Do

Global Networks & Technology – The role works closely with Fleet Management and Safety Security & Wellbeing (SSW), to design and deliver simplified, practical and effective safety solutions that enable people to get home from work safely, every day.

Critical Risk Leadership & Governance

• Support the Telstra Executive Sponsor for Driver and Vehicle Safety as a Critical Risk, including stewardship of agreed critical risk controls and assurance activities.
• Maintain and lead the Driver and Vehicle Safety Community of Practice, with cross Telstra membership.
• Simplify and uplift governance arrangements so that key driver and vehicle safety controls are clear, visible, owned and routinely tested for effectiveness.
• Contribute to remediation activities arising from internal and external audits with a strong focus on control clarity, verification and line of sight to risk reduction.

Solution Design & Delivery

• Apply human centred design to develop driver and vehicle safety solutions that reflect how work is performed in the field.
• Use Agile delivery approaches to design, test and iterate solutions that embed safety controls into everyday workflows.
• Lead delivery of key initiatives addressing fatigue, distraction, journey planning, vehicle suitability and in vehicle technology.
• Ensure solutions are simple, practical and scalable across a large, geographically dispersed workforce.

Operational Enablement & Simplification

• Streamline and simplify driver and vehicle safety processes, focusing on “back to basics” controls – what we control for, how we control it, and how we know it’s working.
• Embed driver and vehicle safety risk controls into the flow of work, reducing reliance on standalone processes or manual compliance activities.
• Work with operational leaders to ensure safety expectations are clear, understood and achievable in real world field environments.

Training, Capability & Engagement

• Uplift and rationalise driver and vehicle safety training, ensuring content is relevant, current and aligned to operational risk.
• Act as the Field Services representative for driver and vehicle safety learning and capability programs.
• Partner with SSW and Fleet to ensure training, guidance and tools align with policy, standards and critical risk requirements.
• Drive engagement through practical communication, consultation and continuous feedback from frontline teams.

Collaboration & Influence

• Work closely with the Fleet Management team to align vehicle standards, specifications, technology and assurance activities.
• Partner with SSW to ensure consistency with the Safety Management System and critical risk framework.
• Influence across multiple stakeholder groups, including employees, contractors and delivery partners.
• Support leaders to understand their role in preventing serious incidents and protecting the public.

About You

• Cert IV, Diploma or tertiary qualification in Workplace Health & Safety, Risk Management, Transport Safety, Human Factors or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience working with vehicle fleets and driver safety, preferably in a large, complex organisation.
• Strong understanding of driver and vehicle risk, including fatigue, distraction, journey planning, vehicle standards and in vehicle technology.
• Proven experience delivering operational safety solutions for a field based or mobile workforce.
• Experience embedding safety controls into systems, workflows or operational processes, not just policy.
• Highly developed stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to work across organisational boundaries.
• Strong analytical capability, including the ability to interpret safety data, audit findings and assurance outcomes.

If you are looking to take the next step in your career, we want to hear from you!

As part of your application with Telstra, you may receive communications from us on +61 440 135 548 (for job applications in Australia) and +1 (623) 400-7726 (for job applications in the Philippines and India).

When you join our team, you become part of a welcoming and inclusive community where everyone is respected, valued and celebrated. We actively seek individuals from various backgrounds, ethnicities, genders and disabilities because we know that diversity not only strengthens our team but also enriches our work. We have zero tolerance for harassment of any kind, and we prioritise creating a workplace culture where everyone is safe and can thrive. 

As part of the hiring process, all identified candidates will undergo a background check, and the results will play a role in the final decision regarding your application.

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