National WHS Manager - Transport & Logistics

Labourpower Recruitment Services Pty Ltd; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Labourpower Recruitment Services Pty Ltd on behalf of our client is seeking a National WHS & Environmental Manager to lead safety and environmental programs across ANZ sites. This role reports to the COO and will drive risk management, incident investigations, and regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate has 10+ years in WHS and strong experience in heavy industry, ports, and logistics. A dynamic, multi-site environment is offered.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in WHS with national/multi-site senior role.
• Experience in ports, stevedoring, container logistics, road transport or similar heavy industry.
• Strong knowledge of harmonised WHS laws and related regulations.
• Experience leading incident investigations and regulator inspections.

Responsibilities

• Oversee safety leadership and strategy across sites.
• Own the safety and environmental management systems.
• Lead control of critical risk management and incident investigations.
• Manage workers' compensation and injury management processes.

Skills

WHS leadership

Multi-site management

Incident investigation

Contractor safety management

Regulatory compliance

People management

Education

Tertiary qualification in WHS/OHS/Environmental Management

Job description

National WHS Manager - Transport & Logistics

Our client is a Global Transport & Logistics business with sites & operations across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Auckland. As the business continues to expand, they employ over 1,000 people across ANZ running container depots, warehousing, transport and port-side logistics. Due to an internal restructure they are looking for National WHS & Environmental Manager to lead the business through it's next phase. This role will report through to the Chief Operating Officer.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversee safety leadership and strategy
• Own the safety and environmental management systems
• Lead the controls for critical risk management
• Manage incidents & investigations
• Injury management & fitness for work
• Heavy vehicles & chain of responsibility
• Lead environmental management initiatives nationally
• Manage contractor safety, including pre-qualification, inductions, permits to work and site supervision
• Set up and support health and safety representatives (HSRs), committees and work groups

Required Skills/Qualification

• At least 10 years' experience in WHS, including at least 5 years in a national or multi-site senior WHS role
• Recent experience in ports, stevedoring, container logistics, road transport, warehousing or a similar heavy industry with mobile plant
• Tertiary qualification in WHS, OHS, Environmental Management or a related discipline
• Strong working knowledge of harmonised WHS laws, Victorian OHS law and the Heavy Vehicle National Law, including CoR
• Working knowledge of environmental legislation and environmental management systems
• Experience managing workers' compensation and injury management
• Proven experience managing high-risk mobile plant, traffic management and dangerous goods
• Experience leading serious incident investigations and managing regulator inspections and notices
• Experience working constructively with unions, HSRs and workers in an enterprise agreement environment
• Experience building or improving a safety management system to ISO 45001 or equivalent