Workers Compensation & Injury Management Lead, ANZ

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Your Future Role

An exciting opportunity has become available to join our team as the Workers Compensation & Injury Management Lead for Australia & New Zealand. Reporting to the EHS & Rail Safety Director, you will act as the subject expert and will be responsible for leading the workers compensation and injury management program. This role will ideally be based in our Melbourne CBD office, but can also be located in North Sydney. Some travel to sites and offices across Australia, may be required.

We’Ll Look To You For:

• Documentation & Compliance: Maintaining and updating technical procedures and forms for Workers Compensation & Injury Management in line with legislation and company standards.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Working closely with HR, Payroll, Legal, Industrial Relations, EHS, and third-party brokers to manage claims, wage adjustments, legal cases, and return-to-work strategies.
• Insurance & Premium Oversight: Developing strategies for premium forecasting and reductions, ensure timely policy payments and wage declarations, and negotiate renewals.
• Claims Management: Conducting audits, ensure accurate work coding, submit claims promptly, and liaise with external stakeholders including legal and medical professionals.
• Reporting & Analysis: Delivering monthly dashboards, trend analyses, and site-level claims reviews to monitor cost impacts and claim statuses.
• System Administration & Training: Supporting system development and migration, conduct audits, maintain case files, and deliver multi-level training programs.
• Legislative Monitoring: Staying updated on regulatory changes and inform relevant safety and governance leaders.

All About You

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role: 

• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build relationships, engage and influence at all levels.
• Demonstrated ability to coach, advise, and guide people leaders.
• High level conceptual and analytical skills, with a demonstrated ability to analyze complex issues and to solve difficult problems.
• Deep technical knowledge and understanding of workers' compensation and injury management laws, codes, standards, and associated obligations.
• Extensive experience managing workers' compensation and injury management across multi-site and multi-jurisdictional environments
• Return to work coordinator Accreditation or equivalent.
• Tertiary qualifications in occupational, medical or allied health (Preferred).

Things You’Ll Enjoy

Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also enjoy:

• Playing a critical role within our ANZ operations.
• Receiving generous parental leave – 18 weeks fully paid.
• Having access to a free corporate gym membership.
• Purchased annual leave and novated leasing schemes.
• Independent and confidential wellbeing support for you and your family.
• Our investment in your development, through award-winning learning.
• A competitive package that recognises your performance and potential.

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important To Note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 70+ countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.

An agile, inclusive and responsible culture is the foundation of our company where diverse people are offered excellent opportunities to grow, learn and advance in their careers. We are committed to encouraging our employees to reach their full potential, while valuing and respecting them as individuals. We are an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourage women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, people with disability and other minority groups to apply.

We recognise that embracing flexibility & inclusivity is the smarter way of working. Please speak with us about your individual needs or if any workplace adjustments are required. If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process please email: hr.accessibility@alstomgroup.com.

For internal applicants, please ensure you confirm your eligibility to apply with your Supervisor and relevant Human Resources representative prior to submitting an application.