Safety Manager

BMD Group; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Leave benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Employee rewards and recognition

Health and wellbeing benefits

Job summary

BMD Group in Adelaide is seeking an experienced Safety Manager to lead safety on a major infrastructure opportunity. You will provide practical safety leadership across multiple fronts and help establish robust safety systems and processes.

The role requires strong incident investigation, risk management and the ability to influence Project Directors, engineers and frontline teams while coordinating across client, contractor and subcontractor interfaces.

Qualifications

• Significant safety leadership experience in Australian civil construction or major projects.
• Experience in Tier 1 or major contractor environments.
• Strong knowledge of Australian WHS regulations and construction safety requirements.
• Experience managing high-risk construction activities and critical risk controls.
• Experience developing and implementing safety management systems, assurance and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety management and provide practical advice to project leadership.
• Establish and maintain safety systems and processes across the program.
• Identify critical risks and controls with construction teams.
• Support incident investigations, assurance and continuous improvement.
• Coach leaders to strengthen safety capability and influence stakeholders.
• Build relationships across project and delivery stakeholders.

Skills

Safety leadership

WHS knowledge

Incident investigation

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

BMD is Australia’s leading integrated engineering, construction and urban development business, with foundations built on the family values that underpin our unique, collaborative approach. Driven by a purpose of powering futures and creating enduring legacies through a commitment to collaboration, BMD is delivering infrastructure solutions that connect and transform communities. With a proud history beginning in 1979, BMD now employs 2,400 people throughout Australia, the Philippines and United Kingdom.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Safety Manager to take a leadership role on a major infrastructure opportunity in Adelaide.

The project encompasses a substantial program of construction across large-scale industrial and manufacturing facilities, workshops, complex building services, civil infrastructure and supporting site works. The broader scope also incorporates waterfront infrastructure and associated marine works. This is a complex delivery environment requiring strong safety leadership across multiple work fronts, disciplines, contractors and construction interfaces.

Your role will include:

• Leading safety management and providing practical advice to project leadership
• Establishing and maintaining effective safety systems and processes
• Working with construction teams to identify critical risks and controls
• Supporting incident investigation, assurance and continuous improvement
• Coaching leaders and teams to strengthen safety capability
• Building strong relationships across project and delivery stakeholders

About You

You will bring:

• Significant safety leadership experience within Australian civil construction, infrastructure or major projects
• Experience working in a Tier 1 or major contractor environment, or on projects of comparable scale and complexity
• Strong working knowledge of Australian WHS legislation, regulations and construction safety requirements
• Demonstrated experience managing high-risk construction activities and critical risk controls
• Experience developing and implementing project safety management systems, assurance and reporting
• Strong incident investigation, risk management and continuous improvement capability
• The credibility to influence Project Directors, Construction Managers, engineers, supervisors and frontline teams
• Experience working across complex client, contractor and subcontractor interfaces
• A practical, visible leadership style with the confidence to challenge and influence when required

Diversity and inclusion

We recognise that we are strengthened by diversity, and we embrace differences as an equal opportunity employer providing a flexible and inclusive workplace.

So, join our team, be yourself and help us power futures and create legacies.

We’re a purpose and values-led business guided by our values of family, empowered, collaborative and driven. For further details on what makes BMD unique, head to https://www.bmdgroup.global/careers

Perks and benefits

• Competitive remuneration
• Leave benefits
• Learning and development opportunities
• Employee rewards and recognition platform
• Health and wellbeing benefits