The Opportunity
Reporting to the Head of Health & Safety, the HSE Operations Manager role will play a pivotal role enhancing safety performance, coaching the team, and promoting positive safety culture in a high-risk organisation with diverse, operational business units.
You will be a highly visible leader, acting as a key support to the Head of HSE. This is a critical senior role that requires a strong operational mindset, with the ability to build trust, influence diverse stakeholders, and connect with both experienced and emerging employees at the front line.
Key Responsibilities:
- Uplift capability within the safety team, ensuring they are equipped to constructively challenge and support the business.
- Engage directly with frontline operations and leadership teams to drive safety ownership and embed critical risk frameworks.
- Work across multiple business units and a large field workforce including Operations, Capital Projects, Renewables, and Contracts.
- Build strong, trusted relationships across the business and be known as a ‘go-to’ leader in safety.
- Lead and support a large HSE team.
- Contribute to broader safety initiatives, injury management, and performance improvement.
- Tailor engagement and influencing styles to partner with a complex and diverse workforce.
About You
- Proven experience leading safety in complex, high-risk environments.
- Outstanding communication, influence, and relationship building skills.
- Strong operational grounding and ability to engage and build partnerships.
- Experienced in coaching and developing safety teams, and building capability.
- Respected change agent who can earn trust and foster buy-in.
- Resilient, proactive, values-led and able to work at pace with a clear sense of purpose and drive.
Team and Culture
You’ll join a cohesive and collaborative HSE team that is deeply values-driven and united by a sense of purpose. It’s an environment where you can flourish through collaboration.
Why Join?
This is a genuine opportunity to make an impact in a critical role, shape safety culture, and work closely with a respected senior leader. With strong people leadership, operational credibility, and the ability to influence and uplift, this role will provide both the challenge and the platform to make impact.
Location
Melbourne CBD
Salary
$250,000 - $270,000 TFR + Bonus
About Applying
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For specific questions about this role, please contact Chris McNicol cmcnicol@thesafestep.com.au