National Contractor Safety & Governance Lead

The Safe Step; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

The Safe Step is seeking a contractor management specialist to lead governance, assurance and compliance across a national, high‑risk operating environment. You will partner with operational leaders to strengthen safety performance and drive consistent contractor standards.

You will bring extensive experience in contractor management across complex sites, a thorough understanding of governance frameworks, and the ability to influence leaders to ensure legislative and site obligations are met.

Qualifications

• Experience in contractor management across large, high‑risk environments.
• Strong knowledge of contractor assurance, governance and compliance.
• Experience onboarding, verification, and performance monitoring of contractors.
• Deep understanding of contractor risk management and critical controls.
• Ability to influence operational leaders and drive accountability.
• Solid knowledge of Australian WHS legislation and contractor obligations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of the Contractor Management Framework.
• Drive contractor prequalification, onboarding, assurance and compliance programs.
• Conduct contractor audits, reviews and verification activities.
• Support operational leaders to manage contractor related risks.
• Strengthen contractor safety capability and performance across the business.
• Analyse contractor performance data and identify improvement opportunities.
• Participate in major incident investigations involving contractors.
• Ensure contractor activities meet governance and legislative requirements.

Skills

Contractor management

Governance & compliance

Audits & verification

Risk management

Stakeholder influence

WH S knowledge

Job description

The Safe Step is seeking a contractor management specialist to lead governance, assurance and compliance across a national, high‑risk operating environment. You will partner with operational leaders to strengthen safety performance and drive consistent contractor standards.

You will bring extensive experience in contractor management across complex sites, a thorough understanding of governance frameworks, and the ability to influence leaders to ensure legislative and site obligations are met.