Health & Safety Manager – Major Infrastructure Project

Gamuda Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Gamuda Australia is seeking a Health and Safety Manager to lead the WHS function across the EDMR project in Western Sydney, ensuring safety strategy, governance, and performance from mobilisation through to delivery.

You will work with project leadership, joint venture partners, subcontractors, and Transport for NSW to foster a proactive safety culture, drive compliance, and deliver a safe working environment across all activities.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a senior health and safety leadership role on major infrastructure, road construction, or complex civil construction projects.
• Demonstrated ability to lead project-wide safety strategy, governance, and performance across large, multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong knowledge of Australian WHS legislation, regulatory requirements, risk management, and safety management systems.
• Experience leading and developing safety teams, while influencing senior leaders, subcontractors, and frontline personnel.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with a proactive approach to risk management and continuous safety improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the project’s health and safety strategy, systems, and management plans.
• Provide strategic safety leadership and advice to the Project Director, senior leadership team, and project personnel, promoting accountability at all levels.
• Drive a proactive, risk-based safety culture across the project, engaging employees, subcontractors, and stakeholders to achieve strong safety performance.
• Oversee WHS compliance, assurance, audits, inspections, and reporting, ensuring alignment with relevant legislation, codes of practice, and Transport for NSW requirements.
• Lead the identification, assessment, and management of project risks across road construction, civil works, utilities, structures, and traffic management activities.
• Monitor safety performance, investigate incidents and high-potential events, and lead corrective actions and lessons learned to prevent recurrence.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the project health and safety team, ensuring effective support and consistent standards across all work areas.
• Build strong working relationships with joint venture partners, subcontractors, client representatives, and regulatory authorities to maintain a consistent approach to safety.
• Promote worker engagement, consultation, wellbeing, and ongoing safety improvement across the project.

Skills

Senior HSE leadership

Safety strategy development

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Leadership of safety teams

Education

Bachelor's degree in Work Health and Safety or related discipline

Job description

Gamuda Australia is seeking a Health and Safety Manager to lead the WHS function across the EDMR project in Western Sydney, ensuring safety strategy, governance, and performance from mobilisation through to delivery.

You will work with project leadership, joint venture partners, subcontractors, and Transport for NSW to foster a proactive safety culture, drive compliance, and deliver a safe working environment across all activities.