Project Safety Lead

Enerven Energy Infrastructure Pty; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexi-time accrual

Competitive salary + double overtime

13% superannuation

Electricity reimbursement

Employee Referral Program up to 5000

Income protection

18 weeks parental leave

Extra annual leave up to 20 days

Novated lease salary sacrifice

Health insurance and gym discounts

Leadership and career development

Job summary

Enerven Energy Infrastructure Pty is seeking a senior Project Safety Lead to guide WHS across a major Osborne, SA transmission project. You will lead a team of WHS Advisors, partner with the Senior Project Manager and Delivery team, and shape safety strategy with a focus on critical risk controls and incident investigations.

This high-visibility, site-based role offers opportunities to influence safety culture, contractor assurance, and continuous improvement within a critical infrastructure

Qualifications

• Significant WHS experience across major construction and high-risk environments.
• Proven experience leading complex projects within a project management team.
• Strong expertise in construction risk management and high-consequence activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead WHS mobilisation, establishing project-specific safety systems, plans, risk assessments, assurance programs and client requirements.
• Provide visible safety leadership across the project, working closely with project leaders, workers, supervisors and contractors.
• Lead the identification and management of high-risk construction activities, with a strong focus on critical risks and verification of critical controls.
• Provide expert WHS advice to project leadership, ensuring compliance with legislation, client requirements, ISO 45001 and Enerven’s Safety Management System.
• Oversee contractor WHS performance, assurance and continuous improvement.
• Lead significant incident, hazard and near-miss investigations, driving learning and preventative action.
• Lead, coach and develop a team of WHS Advisors while driving workforce engagement and positive safety behaviours.

Skills

WHS leadership

Risk management

Incident investigations

Stakeholder engagement

Contractor management

Education

Tertiary qualifications in WHS, Safety, Risk

Job description

• Lead a high-performing WHS team and influence project outcomes
• Shape safety across complex transmission infrastructure project
• High-impact leadership role | 13% super | Career defining role

Enerven delivers electrical infrastructure and telecommunications solutions that are vital to connecting communities across Australia. Our design, construction, and maintenance services ensure reliable power generation, transmission, and distribution to homes and businesses nationwide – and our commitment to renewable energy and resilient grid infrastructure sets us apart. The expertise and dedication of our people spans the entire electricity network, so careers at Enerven are defined by meaningful contributions and impactful work. At Enerven, we’re connecting you with tomorrow.

About the role

Enerven has been awarded our largest ElectraNet project to date, supporting the future Submarine Construction Yard at Osborne. The scope includes a new 275kV substation, LeFevre Substation expansion and major underground and overhead transmission works.

As Project Safety Lead, you’ll provide senior safety leadership across this high-profile project, working closely with the Senior Project Manager and Project Delivery team, and leading a team of WHS Advisors.

This is a highly visible, site-based leadership role where you’ll shape project safety strategy, drive critical risk management, lead contractor assurance and incident response, and engage directly with workers, supervisors and project leaders to build a strong safety culture.

Day to day you will:

• Lead WHS mobilisation, establishing project-specific safety systems, plans, risk assessments, assurance programs and client requirements.
• Provide visible safety leadership across the project, working closely with project leaders, workers, supervisors and contractors.
• Lead the identification and management of high-risk construction activities, with a strong focus on critical risks and verification of critical controls.
• Provide expert WHS advice to project leadership, ensuring compliance with legislation, client requirements, ISO 45001 and Enerven’s Safety Management System.
• Oversee contractor WHS performance, assurance and continuous improvement.
• Lead significant incident, hazard and near-miss investigations, driving learning and preventative action.
• Lead, coach and develop a team of WHS Advisors while driving workforce engagement and positive safety behaviours.
• Contribute to the ongoing improvement of Enerven’s WHS systems, standards and Safety Management Framework.

About you

You’re an experienced construction safety professional who can operate confidently at both a strategic and operational level, with the credibility to influence from the frontline through to senior project leadership.

You’ll bring:

• Significant WHS experience across major construction, infrastructure, energy or other high-risk environments.
• Proven experience supporting or leading complex projects within a project management team.
• Strong expertise in construction risk management, critical controls and high-consequence activities.
• Experience leading WHS teams and influencing senior stakeholders to achieve strong safety outcomes.
• Sound contractor management and assurance capability.
• Experience managing significant incidents and leading investigations through to meaningful corrective action.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build trust and influence at all levels.
• A practical, solutions-focused approach, balancing strong safety standards with the realities of project delivery.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in WHS, Safety, Risk or related discipline.
• Experience across electrical infrastructure, transmission, utilities or high-voltage environments will be highly regarded.

About us

The work behind the network

When you join Enerven, you are working for a team guided by its core values of dependability, proactiveness and collaboration.

A skilled and diverse workforce

Our broad industry skillset enables us to meet complex challenges with agility and expertise. Our team is at the forefront of change – building a more sustainable future by connecting Australia with tomorrow.

Outstanding culture of safety and well-being

Health, safety and well-being form the foundations of our operations, and we have an unwavering commitment to the safety and wellbeing of our people, our customers and the community we serve.

Flexible work options and employee benefit programs

Enjoy flexible working conditions that ensure you can have a better work, life balance, all in a collaborative, safe and supportive work environment. Our variety of employee benefits include:

• Flexi-time accrual
• Competitive salary + double overtime rates for all hours over 37.5/week
• 17.5% leave loading on annual leave
• 13% superannuation
• Up to $900 in electricity reimbursement each year
• Generous Employee Referral Program with incentives of up to $5,000*
• Automatic coverage from our income protection scheme
• 18 weeks paid primary carers parental leave
• Ability to purchase extra annual leave of up to 20 days
• Salary sacrifice towards novated lease vehicle
• Corporate discount towards health insurance and gym memberships
• Leadership and career development opportunities

An inclusive and equal opportunity organisation

We value and respect the unique backgrounds and experiences of our employees, fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. As members of the Diversity Council Australia, our employees can receive full access to research, events and expertise on all aspects of diversity and inclusion.

Given safety is at the forefront of everything we do, candidates will undergo comprehensive pre-employment screening, including a medical and a police check.

Be part of something bigger. Join Enerven and help connect Australia with tomorrow.

Enerven is part of the SA Power Networks Group, with employment formally engaged via Utilities Management Pty Ltd (UMPL).