Health And Safety Manager

Concentis; Gladstone Regional; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12.75% super

Access to wellbeing benefits

Job summary

A recruitment partner seeks an experienced Health and Safety Manager to lead the advancement of safety management systems for essential services in the Gladstone region. This role involves ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation, influencing safety culture, and supporting wellbeing initiatives. Candidates must have a tertiary qualification in Occupational Health and Safety and extensive leadership experience. A commitment to diversity is essential.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in a senior Health and Safety leadership role.
• Strong working knowledge of WHS legislation and ISO 45001.
• Experience auditing and managing safety management systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and improvement of GAWB’s safety management system.
• Maintain compliance with work health and safety legislation.
• Provide health and safety advice to leadership team and board.
• Develop safety metrics and report performance trends.
• Lead incident and near-miss investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Coordinate WHS committees, representatives and first aid activities.
• Oversee injury management and return-to-work programs.
• Drive health initiatives including wellbeing programs.

Skills

Influencing safety culture

Data analysis and reporting

Leadership

Communication skills

Education

Tertiary qualification in Occupational Health and Safety

Certificate IV in Training and Assessment

Tools

ICAM investigation training

Job description

Concentis is partnering with Gladstone Area Water Board (GAWB) to recruit an experienced Health and Safety Manager to lead, maintain and continually improve the organisation’s health and safety management systems, while positively influencing safety behaviours across the business.

Gladstone Area Water Board (GAWB) is a commercial Statutory Authority constituted under the Water Act 2000 whose purpose is to supply bulk water to major consumers in the Gladstone Region. GAWB manages a variety of assets ranging from major water storage through to pump stations, pipelines, storage tanks and water treatment plants. It takes measures to protect the quantity and quality of present and future water supplies and provides, operates and maintains recreational facilities and fish fingerling production facilities and stocking programs. The organisation is committed to the local and hands-on relationships with their customers and community to drive continued innovation. The company’s vision is to deliver safe and reliable water services to enhance the liveability of the region.

About the Role

Reporting to the General Manager – People and Culture, the Health and Safety Manager plays a critical leadership role in advancing GAWB’s ISO-certified safety management system. This position balances both operational and strategic responsibilities, working closely with leaders, employees, contractors, the Executive Leadership Team and the Board to ensure safety is embedded in the way GAWB works every day.

While compliance is essential, success in this role will be driven by your ability to influence, coach and lead cultural change, ensuring health, safety and wellbeing outcomes are achieved across a diverse and geographically spread asset base.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead the design, development, implementation and continuous improvement of GAWB’s safety management system, to advance organisational safety maturity
• Maintain compliance with work health and safety legislation and ISO 45001 requirements
• Provide specialist health and safety advice to leaders, the Executive Leadership Team and the Board
• Develop safety metrics and report on performance and trends
• Lead and support incident and near-miss investigations, ensuring corrective actions are identified and implemented
• Coordinate WHS committees, representatives and first aid activities
• Oversee injury management, return-to-work processes and workers’ compensation case management
• Lead health management initiatives, including drug and alcohol testing and wellbeing programs
• Conduct audits and ensure ongoing system effectiveness and certification
• Maintain controlled documents, systems and reporting platforms related to health and safety

Essential Experience / Capabilities

• Tertiary qualification in Occupational Health and Safety
• Extensive experience in a senior Health and Safety leadership role
• Strong working knowledge of WHS legislation and ISO 45001
• Proven ability to influence safety culture and behavioural change
• Experience auditing and managing safety management systems
• Strong data analysis, reporting and communication skills
• ICAM (or comparable) investigation training
• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment
• Competitive remuneration with 12.75% super and access to wellbeing benefits
• Opportunity to influence organisational safety culture at a strategic level
• Leadership role within an organisation delivering essential services to the region

If this sounds like you, please click apply or contact Grace Johnstone on 0489 937 432 for a confidential discussion today!

Supporting a Diverse Workforce

We welcome and support all applicants, from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities or impairments and people from different cultural and religious backgrounds.

Concentis and the partners we work with are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to ensuring a working environment where everyone feels included and is treated fairly with respect and equal consideration.