National WHSE Manager

Clublinks; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Golf, gym & aquatics membership

Hybrid work flexibility

Onsite childcare & free parking

Job summary

Clublinks is seeking a National WHSE Manager to lead safety, risk and environmental management across our network of venues. Based from Scoresby VIC with interstate travel, you will champion a proactive safety culture and partner with venue leaders to protect staff, members and visitors.

You will drive Mitti adoption, develop risk assessments, audits, inductions and training, and deliver data-driven reporting to executives while standardising SOPs and safety data sheets across sites.

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in WHS/OHS or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of WHS/OHS legislation across Australian jurisdictions.
• Experience implementing and embedding a safety management system (Mitti preferred).
• Proven capability in risk assessment, incident investigation and auditing.
• Multi-site leadership or advisory experience in leisure, aquatics, hospitality or facilities management.
• Ability to design and deliver training and influence stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Champion Safety & Risk Systems (Mitti) adoption and accountability across all sites.
• Implement and continuously improve the safety, risk and assurance framework.
• Lead development and review of venue risk assessments and hazard mitigation.
• Oversee WHS audit and workplace inspection programs across venues.
• Provide strategic oversight of serious incidents, investigations and notifiable matters.
• Standardise and maintain SOPs and Safety Data Sheets across sites.
• Coordinate WHS inductions and training with People & Culture, including emergency response and return to work processes.
• Provide clear, data-driven reporting and expert advice to executives and venue managers.

Skills

WHS/OHS knowledge

Multi-site leadership

Risk assessment

Incident investigation

Auditing

Training & coaching

Stakeholder influence

Education

Tertiary qualifications in WHS/OHS or related field

Job description

Lead safety with purpose. Build a culture where everyone goes home safe.

At Clublinks, our purpose is simple: we create happiness - for our clients, our communities, and our people. With over 1,000 Clublinksinians across VIC, NSW, QLD, and WA, we're known for being bright, bold, nimble, and always up for a bit of fun.

Clublinks is a leisure and community management leader, holding contract rights with local government, private enterprise and tertiary institutions to manage and grow their facilities and communities. We are passionate and agile with an incredibly strong record of meeting and exceeding our clients' objectives and financial results.

Adopting company values of "Stand Out", "Be Awesome", "Speak Up" and "Get *#it Done", we are not afraid to be different and provide innovative solutions to deliver success. Our 1,000 plus team are based at our sites across VIC, NSW, QLD and WA.

We are looking for a National WHSE Manager to join our team and lead safety, risk and environmental management across our network of sites.

The role

As our National WHSE Manager, you be based from our Head Office at Scoresby VIC and report to the Head of Operational Excellence and provide safety, risk and environmental leadership across Clublinks and our managed sites. With one direct and one indirect report, you'll build on our current safety practices to embed a strong, proactive safety culture - partnering with venue managers, senior leaders and our People & Culture team to keep our people, members and visitors safe.

Your focus will include:

• Championing our Safety & Risk Systems - Mitti (nee Safety Culture) & Risk Engine and driving adoption, accountability and consistent use across all sites
• Implementing and continuously improving our safety, risk and assurance framework, including risk appetite and critical risk controls
• Leading the development and review of venue risk assessments and supporting hazard identification and mitigation
• Overseeing the WHS audit and workplace inspection program across our venues
• Providing strategic oversight of serious incidents, investigations and notifiable matters, and embedding the learnings
• Standardising and maintaining SOPs and Safety Data Sheets across our sites
• Partnering with People & Culture on WHS inductions and training (e.g. fire safety, confined spaces, aquatic safety, emergency response, first aid), as well as supporting workers compensation and return to work processes.
• Providing clear, data-driven reporting and expert advice to the Executive, Executive Leadership Team , Senior Leadership Team and Venue managers

The perks

• Market-competitive salary + salary packaging options
• Free golf, gym & aquatics membership across our managed sites (fair use applies)
• Hybrid work flexibility
• Onsite childcare, gym, cafe, and free parking
• The opportunity to shape and lead safety across a growing national business

About you

You're a confident, down-to-earth safety professional who knows that a great safety culture is built through people, not paperwork. You bring:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or demonstrated experience (5 years+) inWHS/OHS or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of WHS/OHS legislation across multiple Australian jurisdictions (VIC, NSW, QLD and WA)
• Experience implementing and embedding a safety management system (Safety culture / Mitti experience highly regarded)
• Proven capability in risk assessment, incident investigation and auditing
• Multi-site leadership or advisoryexperience, ideally in leisure, aquatics, hospitality or facilities management
• The ability to design and deliver training and influence stakeholders at all levels
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, hands-on environment
• Willingness to travel interstate, a current driver's licence and a current police check

If you're ready to take the next step in your WHS career and lead safety across a national network of venues where people come to have fun - we'd love to hear from you.