Safety Partnering Manager

SA Power Networks; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary package

Novated lease or fleet vehicle

Flexible working arrangements

Electricity reimbursements

Income protection

Parental Leave

Job summary

SA Power Networks is seeking an experienced safety leader to head a team of Safety Partners and Advisors. You will embed health and safety into business strategy, influence senior leaders, and oversee incident escalations with rigorous reviews.

You will guide governance, assurance activities and reporting, turning risk insights into practical actions that protect people and keep operations safe across South Australia.

Qualifications

• Experience shaping and delivering health and safety strategies.
• Leadership of safety teams in complex operational environments.
• Strong relationship-building, coaching and senior‑level influencing.
• Ability to translate risk insights into practical safety actions.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Safety Partners and Advisors to embed safety across the business.
• Oversee complex incident escalations with quality event reviews and coordinated responses.
• Contribute to safety strategy, governance forums and internal/external reporting.
• Turn emerging themes and risks into actionable safety improvements.

Skills

Safety leadership

Strategic coaching

Influencing leaders

Safety partnering

Incident management

Governance & reporting

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification (Health, Safety, or related field)

Job description

Looking for the next opportunity where your work genuinely matters?
Join SA Power Networks and help power homes, businesses and communities across South Australia –today and into the future.

About the role

Reporting to the Head of Safety, Wellbeing & Environment, you’ll lead a team of Safety Partners and Advisors to embed health and safety into business strategy and deliver an effective safety partnering model. Working closely with senior leaders, you’ll influence decisions, navigate complex operational challenges and strengthen safety maturity across SA Power Networks.

You’ll guide and develop your team, aligning their expertise and resources with business needs while fostering a high-performance culture. As the key escalation point for safety matters, you’ll provide strategic coaching, trusted advice and operational oversight tailored to the organisation’s needs and aligned with business plans, organisational strategy and legislative requirements.

You’ll also oversee complex incident escalations, ensuring quality event reviews and coordinated responses across teams. Contributing to the development and implementation of our health and safety strategy, you’ll play an important role in governance forums, assurance activities and internal and external reporting—turning emerging themes and risks into insights that inform action.

Culture & benefits
At SA Power Networks, you’ll be part of a team where our values shape how we work every day.
We keep everyone safe, collaborate with purpose, take the initiative, and rise to the challenge to deliver for our people, customers and communities.

We offer an environment that values safety above all, encourages new ideas, and supports you to grow your career while making a meaningful contribution to South Australia.

You will also enjoy:

• An attractive salary package
• Salary Sacrifice benefits including novated lease or fleet vehicle
• Flexible working arrangements and a strong focus on work-life balance
• Up to $900 in electricity reimbursements each year
• Income Protection Coverage
• Primary Parental Leave (18 weeks) and Secondary Parental Leave (5 weeks)
• Corporate discounts on health insurance and gym memberships

About you
You’re an experienced and collaborative safety leader who builds capable teams, influences senior leaders and turns strategy into practical outcomes that keep people safe.

You’ll bring:

• Relevant tertiary qualification (Health, Safety, or related field) and/or the equivalent level of skills and knowledge gained through experience. Demonstrated success shaping and delivering health and safety strategies.
• Experience leading and developing safety teams in a complex operational environment.
• Strong relationship-building, coaching and influencing skills, including at senior leadership level.
• The ability to deliver an effective safety partnering model aligned with business needs.
• Experience managing complex safety risks, incident escalations and event reviews.
• Sound knowledge of health and safety legislation, governance and assurance.
• Strong analytical and communication skills to turn risk insights into clear advice and meaningful action.

About us
SA Power Networks plays a vital role in South Australia, connecting homes, businesses and communities to a safe, reliable and efficient electricity network.

We’re proud to be leading the transition to a cleaner, more sustainable energy future, working closely with communities across the state to achieve meaningful change.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. With a collaborative culture, strong development pathways and a commitment to innovation, you’ll be supported to grow your career while making a real impact, connecting South Australians to a better energy future, today.

For a copy of the Role Profile visit SA Power Networks careers page.

Applications close 29 Nov 2026

Diversity & inclusion

SA Power Networks is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from people of all genders, ages, ethnicities and sexual orientations, and from people with disability.

We want everyone to have an accessible and inclusive recruitment experience. If you require reasonable adjustments, an application form in an alternative format or another accessible way to participate in the recruitment process, please contact @sapowernetworks.com.au

For more information about SA Power Networks visit www.sapowernetworks.com.au

Unlock job insights

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We’re South Australia’s electricity distributor, delivering power to 1.7 million customers statewide. Every day, we work to keep the lights on while shaping a smarter, cleaner and more resilient energy future.

As an essential service provider and major employer, we’re playing a vital role as the state leads the global shift to net-zero.

We embrace innovation and place safety, value and reliability at the core of everything we do.

We care about our customers and communities and are working together to create a better energy future, today.

We’re South Australia’s electricity distributor, delivering power to 1.7 million customers statewide. Every day, we work to keep the lights on while shaping a smarter, cleaner and more resilient energy future.

As an essential service provider and major employer, we’re playing a vital role as the state leads the global shift to net-zero.

We embrace innovation and place safety, value and reliability at the core of everything we do.

We care about our customers and communities and are working together to create a better energy future, today.