Safety & Environment Manager

CPB Contractors Pty; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing program

Discount portal

Salary continuance insurance

Job summary

CPB Contractors Pty is seeking a Health, Safety and Environment Leader to oversee HSEQ teams and ensure compliance across projects. The role focuses on maintaining safety standards, auditing practices, and implementing regulatory guidelines within a fast-paced construction environment.

Ideal candidates will hold a Cert IV WHS with desirable ICAM qualifications and extensive experience in building utilities, construction or engineering sectors.

Qualifications

• Requires Cert IV WHS and understanding of WHS legislation, Codes of Practice and AS/NZS ISO.
• Experience in building utilities, construction or engineering environments is preferred.
• Ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced project setting and meet deadlines.
• Desirable ICAM Lead/Basic Investigator and Lead Auditor Safety qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and lead Health, Safety and Environment teams.
• Ensure safety, health and quality standards across products and work environments.
• Develop and maintain rules to prevent worker accidents and comply with government regulation.
• Oversee induction of new employees on HSEQ policies, procedures and standards.
• Carry out site inspections and audits.
• Assist in external audits.

Skills

WHS knowledge

Auditing experience

Autonomous work style

Regulatory compliance

Education

Cert IV Work Health and Safety

Job description

CPB Contractors is Australia’s leading contractor and the largest infrastructure construction company in our region. Part of the CIMIC Group, we are proud to be constructing Australia’s future and do so collaboratively with our partners and clients.

We hire for careers, not project life. CPB Contractors has more than 50 major infrastructure projects in delivery, across all key sectors of the construction industry, including roads and bridges, rail, tunnelling, defence, airports, buildings and resources, providing you with career opportunities for years to come.

Your opportunity

Responsibilities will include:

• Overseeing and leading the Health, Safety and Environment teams
• Ensuring that the company meets safety, health and quality standards with the products they produce and the employee work environment.
• Developing and maintaining specific rules to help prevent worker accidents and assist businesses in complying with government regulation
• Overseeing the induction of new employees on the companies HSEQ policies, procedure and standards
• Carrying out site inspections and audits
• Assisting in external audits

Our minimum requirements for this role are:

• Cert IV Work Health and Safety
• ICAM Lead investigator (Desirable) / ICAM Basic Investigator (Desirable)
• Lead Auditor Safety (Desirable) / Auditing a WHS Management System (Desirable)
• Experience within the building utilities, construction, or engineering industries (project experience) preferable
• Extensive understanding in the interpretation of WHS legislation, Codes of Practices and AS/NZS ISO
• Demonstrated ability to work successfully and autonomously within a fast-paced project environment and deliver on deadlines

We particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ community, mature workers, Veterans and Active Defence Reserve members, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds. CPB Contractors is proud to hold the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Citation - Employer of Choice for Gender Equality.

We’re always looking for ways to make CPB Contractors a more rewarding place to work and offer a unique set of benefits, including:

• A rewarding career where we support your development, training and promote from within.
• Opportunities across all construction sectors so that there is always an opportunity suitable for the next stage in your career.
• Competitive remuneration and excellent benefits including a health and wellbeing program, discount portal and company-funded salary continuance insurance.
• Flexible work arrangements and a culture that values diversity and innovation.

Please note: This role is being sourced through CPB Contractors directly and we will not accept applications via external recruitment agencies.