Lead Functional Safety Engineer - Brisbane

Requisition ID: 98122 

Job Category: Engineering 

Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 
 

Join a company that is passionately committed to the pursuit of a better world through positive change. With more than 70 years of business and technical expertise in mining, energy, and infrastructure, our 10,000 colleagues in 150 countries tirelessly work toward bettering the industries in which we operate. With practical solutions that are safe, innovative and sustainable, we think globally while acting locally. 

Our Project Delivery Group (PDG) is a dynamic team of professionals passionately committed to world-class project delivery across the globe. With expertise in sustainable studies, asset building and operations, and industry-leading efficiencies, our best-in-class team leverages methodologies, governance and systems that are unparalleled in the engineering space. Are you looking for an opportunity to join a diverse group of professionals who are committed to remaining exceptional? We look forward to hearing from you.

Join our team as a Lead Functional Safety Engineer and play a key role in ensuring the safe and reliable operation of critical systems across our organisation. We’re looking for an experienced professional with strong technical capability, a passion for safety excellence, and the confidence to lead and influence across multidisciplinary teams. In this position, you will be responsible for delivering high quality functional safety outcomes throughout the entire safety lifecycle. You’ll work closely with engineering, operations, and project teams to develop compliant safety solutions and provide expert guidance on industry standards and best practice.

You will play a key role in:

• Leading functional safety activities from concept through to decommissioning
• Facilitating hazard studies, risk assessments, and safety workshops
• Guiding cross functional teams through safety-critical decisions and lifecycle milestones
• Ensuring compliance with AS/IEC standards and supporting continuous improvement initiatives
• Providing technical leadership in the development, validation, and verification of Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS)
• Supporting the integration of cybersecurity considerations into functional safety processes
• Mentoring engineers and contributing to the uplift of functional safety capability across the organisation

What You’ll Bring to the Role

You will bring recognised functional safety expertise, supported by TUV or FSEng qualifications and hands-on experience applying the full safety lifecycle. Your solid understanding of AS/IEC 61508, 61511 and 62061 enables you to deliver high quality Functional Safety Management Plans, Safety Requirements Specifications and SIL Verification Reports. With a background in instrumentation and control systems engineering, you navigate complex technical environments with confidence and provide practical, standards aligned guidance. You also draw on facilitator or leadership training to influence effectively across teams and have experience designing systems to AS 4024.1503. Your capability includes installing and commissioning Safety Instrumented Systems, developing fault trees, and using exida exSILentia for analysis. This is complemented by exposure to cybersecurity threat assessment workshops and operational experience supporting the full SIS lifecycle, including proof testing, modifications and decommissioning.

Why join us?

• Work with great people to make a difference
• Collaborate on exciting projects to develop innovative solutions
• Top employer

What we offer you?

• Flat and connected organisation 
• Long term career development
• Think globally, work locally

Don't meet every single requirement? You don't need to. At Hatch, we are building a diverse, inclusive workplace that fosters innovation. If you're interested in this role, we encourage you to apply even if your past experiences don't perfectly align with the skills we've listed.

As an accredited Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (WGEA) and Equal Opportunity Employer, we are committed to fostering a workforce in each of our locations that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we operate. Within Australia, this includes supporting and encouraging a flexible workplace and a comprehensive benefit offering. If you have any special needs requirements, please discuss with us and we will do our utmost to accommodate your request.