About the role
We are looking for a Heavy Vehicle Compliance Manager to join our team on a permanent, full-time basis.
As a Heavy Vehicle Compliance Manager, you will be responsible for leading and delivering all aspects of Elders’ Heavy Vehicle compliance program, ensuring the organisation meets its obligations under the National Heavy Vehicle Law (NHVL) and Chain of Responsibility (CoR) requirements. As part of the Elders Safety Team, you will play a central role in supporting safe heavy vehicle operations, reducing compliance risk, and enabling Elders’ transport activities to be carried out confidently, efficiently, and in full alignment with regulatory requirements.
Responsibilities
- Lead the growth of Elders’ Heavy Vehicle Compliance function, supporting enterprise-wide compliance transformation and long-term strategy.
- Define organisational roles, accountabilities, and frameworks for NHVL and CoR, including development and oversight of the Heavy Vehicle Safety Management Framework (SMF).
- Monitor regulatory and legislative changes, assess impacts, and coordinate timely organisational responses and compliance reporting.
- Oversee the enterprise-wide compliance execution, including procedures, risk assessments, audits, investigations, and corrective actions across fleet, drivers, contractors, and supply chain partners.
- Standardise and improve compliance systems, documentation, record-keeping, and performance reporting, including KPIs and dashboards.
- Develop and deliver heavy vehicle compliance training and competency frameworks in partnership with Learning & Development and safety stakeholders.
- Act as the primary liaison with regulators, industry bodies, and internal stakeholders to ensure an integrated and aligned approach to heavy vehicle safety.
- Demonstrate Elders’ values by supporting a positive safety culture, continuous improvement, leadership development, and compliance with workplace health and safety requirements.
About you
- Strong knowledge of National Heavy Vehicle Law (NHVL) and Chain of Responsibility (CoR) obligations.
- Experience developing, implementing, or managing compliance frameworks within transport, logistics, or safety-focused environments.
- Proven capability in conducting audits, inspections, and risk assessments, with the ability to identify gaps and drive corrective actions to closure.
- Experience designing and delivering training programs and competency assessments to uplift capability across a large operational workforce.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including preparation of governance papers, procedures, training materials, and audit reports.
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex initiatives or projects with minimal supervision.
- Strong stakeholder coordination skills, able to restore momentum and deliver outcomes in challenging environments.
- Current driver’s licence.
About Elders
As a trusted Australian agribusiness, we have played an important role in the agricultural sector for 185 years. Our expansive network across Australia offers links to markets, tailored advice and specialist knowledge across a range of products and services, including farm supplies, agronomy, livestock, wool, grain, finance, insurance, and real estate.
We are committed to a sustainable and prosperous future for rural and regional communities and creating value for all stakeholders in the agricultural supply chain, across both Australian and international markets.
Elders is for Australian agriculture.
If you are ready to grow your career with Elders, please click on 'Apply' today.
For more information please visit our careers page or email careers@elders.com.au
Please note, applications may be shortlisted as they are received.
At Elders, we strive to create a safe environment where everyone can thrive. We aspire to do this by recognising talent, promoting inclusion and celebrating diversity. No matter how you identify, we encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply for roles at Elders.
We will accept applications from all people with the right to live and work in Australia.
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