HSE Manager

Serco; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Serco Australia seeks an experienced HSE Manager – Justice to provide strategic and operational Health, Safety and Environmental leadership across our Justice contracts in Victoria. You will strengthen safety culture, manage critical risks, ensure robust HSE compliance and assurance, and partner with senior leaders to embed safety leadership.

You will lead environmental initiatives, coach teams, and shape safe systems of work while balancing business objectives and regulatory requirements in a

Qualifications

• Qualification in Health, Safety or Environment or related commercial experience.
• Strong knowledge of HSE legislation and ISO 45001/ISO 14001.
• Proven ability to lead, coach and influence leaders to improve HSE culture.

Responsibilities

• Lead the justice HSE team and continuously improve HSE performance and safety culture across Justice contracts.
• Partner with senior leaders to embed positive safety behaviours and visible safety leadership.
• Develop and improve safe systems of work, incident investigation, risk management and critical controls.
• Lead HSE governance, compliance, assurance, reporting and audit activities.
• Manage strategic and operational HSE risks and provide practical, commercially focused advice to senior leaders.
• Lead environmental compliance and improvement initiatives supporting operational performance.
• Coach and develop HSE capability across operational teams.

Skills

HSE leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Compliance awareness

Education

Health, Safety or Environment qualification

Job description

Curious Minds. Industry experts. Change makers.

If you're the kind of Health, Safety & Enviromment (HSE) leader who constantly asks "how can we do this better?", we want to hear from you. We're seeking a respected SME with the breadth of experience across HSE, who understands the bigger picture and has the depth of knowledge to challenge convention. You'll bring credibility, influence and commercial insight, using your expertise to shape processes, improve practices and drive meaningful outcomes across the business. This is a role for someone who sees opportunity in complexity, thrives on collaboration and is passionate about creating smarter, more effective ways of working. This is a leadership role providing subject matter expertise across Serco's portfolio of justice contracts.

Make an impact at Serco

As HSE Manager – Justice, you’ll provide strategic and operational HSE leadership across Serco’s Justice contracts. Working closely with the Justice Senior Leadership Team and HSE leadership, you’ll strengthen safety culture, manage critical risks and ensure robust HSE compliance and assurance across our operations. You'll also be the hands on operational HSE business partner for the Justice Transport Services Victoria contract.

You’ll be a trusted HSE partner to operational leaders, providing practical advice and helping embed strong safety behaviours, systems and controls. You’ll also lead environmental initiatives that support safe, sustainable and high-performing services.

As an HSE Manager – Justice, you’ll make a positive impact by:

• Leading the justice HSE team and continuously improving HSE performance and safety culture across Justice contracts
• Partnering with senior leaders to embed positive safety behaviours, accountability and visible safety leadership
• Developing and improving safe systems of work, incident investigation, risk management and critical controls
• Leading HSE governance, compliance, assurance, reporting and audit activities
• Managing strategic and operational HSE risks and providing practical, commercially focused advice to senior leaders
• Leading environmental compliance and improvement initiatives that support operational performance and responsible environmental management
• Coaching and developing HSE capability across operational teams

Serco is a place for you

You Could Be a Great Fit If You Have

• A qualification in Health, Safety or Environment, or with related commercial experience
• Strong HSE leadership experience within a complex, operational environment
• Sound knowledge of HSE legislation, risk management and industry best practice, including ISO 45001 and ISO 14001
• Proven experience leading, coaching and influencing leaders to improve HSE culture and performance
• Experience leading HSE systems, organisational change and continuous improvement initiatives
• Strong communication, stakeholder engagement, analytical and problem-solving skills
• The ability to balance strategic HSE leadership with practical, hands-on operational support
• Experience in Justice, or related industry would be advantageous

In joining us, you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with trusted leaders who will help you achieve your goals. You’ll also enjoy a flexible approach to work-life balance and the stability that comes with working for an organisation delivering long-term, government-backed contracts.

Are you ready to do important work that really matters?

At Serco, we bring together the right people, the right technology and the right partners to create impactful solutions that address some of the world’s most urgent and complex challenges.

We focus on serving governments around the globe. The work we do has touched the lives of millions in Australia and New Zealand and offers unique opportunities to leverage your skills across our core capabilities in Health, Defence, Maritime, Justice and Community Services.

We seek and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds and cultures, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTQI+ people, veterans and people with disability.

By joining Serco, you’ll have access to Employee Networks led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging.