Risk Lead

Harmony Australasia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Harmony Australasia seeks a collaborative Risk Lead to drive risk management, critical control management and assurance across CSA Mine near Cobar, NSW. Reporting to Health, Safety & Training, you will partner with site leaders to strengthen risk ownership and improve control effectiveness.

You will implement the site's Risk Management Framework, coordinate risk assessments and assurance activities, and translate risk insights into practical improvements that bolster safety and business

Qualifications

• Experience in risk management, assurance, governance, audit or operational risk within mining, resources, heavy industry or other complex environments.
• Understanding of risk management principles, control effectiveness, assurance practices and risk governance processes.
• Ability to analyse information, identify key risk drivers and communicate practical solutions to diverse stakeholders.
• Strong relationship-building, communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to influence outcomes, facilitate constructive conversations and build trust across multiple levels of an organisation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and continuously improve the site's Risk Management and Critical Control Management frameworks.
• Facilitate risk assessments, bowties, material risk reviews and critical control assurance activities.
• Support the development, implementation and monitoring of critical control performance standards and verification activities for material risks.
• Partner with operational and functional leaders to identify, understand and effectively manage operational, strategic and emerging risks.
• Coordinate assurance activities that verify the effectiveness of critical controls, risk treatments and governance processes.
• Support business continuity, organisational resilience and insurance risk improvement initiatives.
• Provide risk reporting and insights on material risks, control effectiveness, assurance outcomes and improvement opportunities.
• Build risk capability through coaching, mentoring and practical support for leaders, risk owners and control owners.

Skills

Risk management

Assurance

Governance

Audit

Critical controls

Education

Risk Management

Engineering

Mining

Business

Governance

Job description

The CSA Mine is located 11 kilometres north-west of Cobar, central western New South Wales. At 1.9 kilometres deep, it is one of Australia’s deepest underground mines and is Australia’s highest-grade copper mine.

Harmony is the largest gold producer by volume in South Africa and is a significant operator of gold tailings retreatment facilities. In Papua New Guinea, Harmony owns and operates the Hidden Valley mine and owns 50% of the Tier 1 Wafi-Golpu copper-gold project. In Australia, Harmony owns the high-gradeCSA copper minein Cobar, NSW and is currently preparing to progress the Execution Phase of the Eva Copper Mine Project in QLD. These assets are supported by the Harmony Australasia regional corporate office located in Milton, Brisbane.

About the Role

We are seeking a collaborative and influential Risk Lead to lead and continuously improve risk management, critical control management and assurance across CSA Mine.

Reporting to the Manager Health, Safety & Training, this role partners with leaders across the business to strengthen risk ownership, improve control effectiveness and support informed decision‑making.

You will play a key role in implementing the site's Risk Management Framework, Critical Control Management Program and assurance activities, ensuring alignment with Harmony standards, ICMM Critical Control Management Good Practice Guidance and industry leading practice. The role also supports business continuity, organisational resilience and insurance risk management initiatives that contribute to the long‑term sustainability of the operation.

This role is suited to a professional who enjoys working with operational leaders to understand complex risks, evaluate control effectiveness and translate risk insights into practical improvements that strengthen both safety and business performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and continuously improve the site's Risk Management and Critical Control Management frameworks.
• Facilitate risk assessments, bowties, material risk reviews and critical control assurance activities.
• Support the development, implementation and monitoring of critical control performance standards and verification activities for material risks.
• Partner with operational and functional leaders to identify, understand and effectively manage operational, strategic and emerging risks.
• Coordinate assurance activities that verify the effectiveness of critical controls, risk treatments and governance processes.
• Support business continuity, organisational resilience and insurance risk improvement initiatives.
• Provide risk reporting and insights on material risks, control effectiveness, assurance outcomes and improvement opportunities.
• Build risk capability through coaching, mentoring and practical support for leaders, risk owners and control owners.

About You

You will bring experience in risk management, assurance, governance, audit, critical control management or operational risk within mining, resources, heavy industry or other complex operational environments.

You will also have:

• Experience facilitating risk assessments, risk reviews, workshops or other structured risk management activities.
• An understanding of risk management principles, control effectiveness, assurance practices and risk governance processes.
• The ability to analyse information, identify key risk drivers and communicate practical solutions to diverse stakeholders.
• Strong relationship‑building, communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• The ability to influence outcomes, facilitate constructive conversations and build trust across multiple levels of an organisation.

Tertiary qualification in Risk Management, Engineering, Mining, Business, Governance or a related discipline.

Highly Regarded

• Experience with ICMM Critical Control Management.
• Experience developing or implementing Critical Control Performance Standards.
• Experience in business continuity, organisational resilience or crisis management.
• Exposure to insurance risk management, risk engineering, audit or assurance programs.
• Knowledge of underground mining, principal hazards and material unwanted events.

Competitive salary including eligibility to participate bonus scheme.

Opportunity to grow your career within a dynamic international organisation.

Health and wellbeing initiatives, including access to gym and pool facilities to our employees and their dependants in Cobar.

Join a business that is growing in Australia and exposed to the high growth commodities of copper and gold.

Please note: All candidates must have the right to live and work in Australia and will be required to undertake a comprehensive pre‑employment medical screen, including drug and alcohol testing.

To learn more about Harmony and CSA Mine, please visit: https://www.harmony.co.za/operations/australia/csa-copper-mine/