Health, Safety & Wellbeing Mobilisation Manager

Downer Group; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare discounts

Retail & car discounts

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Downer is seeking a Health Safety & Wellbeing Mobilisation Manager to embed HSW into bids, transitions and new contract mobilisations. You will work across bid, project and operational teams to develop practical mobilisation plans and influence senior stakeholders, ensuring safe, compliant delivery from early stages through transition to operations.

With formal WHS qualifications and significant experience in high-risk contracts, you will lead risk-informed strategies, align resources, and

Qualifications

• Formal WHS qualifications at degree or diploma level.
• WHS auditor qualifications and investigation methodology training, such as ICAM or equivalent.
• At least seven years' WHS/OHS experience supporting complex, high-risk contracts.
• Demonstrated success supporting bids, transitions or new contract mobilisations.
• Strong project planning, communication, presentation and stakeholder-influencing capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop practical HSW mobilisation plans that meet client, business and regulatory requirements.
• Embed HSW strategy, systems and resourcing into bids, transitions and new contract mobilisations.
• Use risk, performance data, analytics and KPIs to prioritise initiatives and improve service delivery.
• Build strong relationships with bid teams, project directors, operational leaders and client representatives.
• Provide business-partnering support, incident-response coordination and assistance with strategic HSW projects.

Skills

WHS experience (7+ yrs)

WHS auditor qualifications

Project planning

Stakeholder influence

Communication skills

Education

WHS degree/diploma

Tools

ICAM training

Job description

Take a lead role embedding Health Safety & Wellbeing into bids, transitions and new contract mobilisations. Working across bid, project and operational teams, you will develop practical mobilisation plans, influence senior stakeholders and help ensure new contracts are positioned for safe, compliant and successful delivery.

We currently have an opportunity for a Health Safety & Wellbeing Mobilisation Manager to take a lead role embedding Health Safety & Wellbeing (HSW) into bids, transitions and new contract mobilisations. Working across bid, project and operational teams, the successful candidate will develop practical mobilisation plans, influence senior stakeholders and help ensure new contracts are positioned for safe, compliant and successful delivery. This is an opportunity to make an impact from the earliest stages of a contract through to its transition into operations.

What You'll Do

This role offers a broad scope, with key responsibilities include:

• Develop practical HSW mobilisation plans that meet client, business and regulatory requirements.
• Embed HSW strategy, systems and resourcing into bids, transitions and new contract mobilisations.
• Use risk, performance data, analytics and KPIs to prioritise initiatives and improve service delivery.
• Build strong relationships with bid teams, project directors, operational leaders and client representatives.
• Provide business-partnering support, incident-response coordination and assistance with strategic HSW projects.

What You'll Bring

• Formal WHS qualifications at degree or diploma level.
• WHS auditor qualifications and investigation methodology training, such as ICAM or equivalent.
• At least seven years' WHS/OHS experience supporting complex, high-risk contracts.
• Demonstrated success supporting bids, transitions or new contract mobilisations.
• Strong project planning, communication, presentation and stakeholder-influencing capabilities.

The preferred office location is Collins Street, Melbourne; however, Milton, Brisbane and North Ryde, Sydney will also be considered.

More than anything, you'll bring a strong work ethic, a positive attitude, and a commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes for our clients.

Why Downer?

At Downer, we plan, create, and sustain essential public services across Australia and New Zealand. From hospitals to data centres and defence partnerships, we manage critical infrastructure that keeps communities thriving.

What It Means to Belong at Downer

We're proud of our high-performance culture and commitment to diversity, offering:

• Training and development to support and diversify your career.
• With 30% of vacancies filled internally you'll find real opportunities to advance your career.
• Perks@Downer: healthcare discounts, great savings on retail purchases, car purchases and much more.
• Employee Assistance Program: professional support for you and your family when you need it most.

You want your work to matter and so do we. With over 26,000 people across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, our team is made up of individuals with unique perspectives, backgrounds, and ideas.

We know that diversity makes us stronger and we actively celebrate it through our commitment to inclusion and belonging.

We're committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we welcome people of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, abilities, and lived experiences. We especially encourage applications from those whose voices have traditionally been underrepresented in our industry, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pasifika Peoples, veterans, people with disability, and neurodivergent individuals. Even if your experience doesn't align perfectly with this role, we'd still like to hear from you. If it feels like the right fit, apply - potential counts, and so do you.

As a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we support flexibility that works for your life, inclusive leadership that values your voice, and equitable access to opportunity so you can do your best work and bring your whole self to it.

If you need support or adjustments through the recruitment process, just let us know, we're here to help you put your best foot forward.

Pre-employment checks

The preferred candidate will be required to complete reference, criminal history, work eligibility and qualification checks, together with the applicable medical assessment and drug and alcohol screening.