Senior Manager, Safety

Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellbeing Programs

Generous leave provisions

Onsite Childcare Centre for Employees

Onsite Cafe & parking

Sporting facilities

Swimming pool

Job summary

ANSTO Senior Manager, Safety in Nuclear Medicine seeks an experienced leader to guide the safety function and implement first-line risk management across Nuclear Medicine. You will advise senior leaders, identify emerging risks, and drive controls to protect people and assets in a high-stakes scientific environment.

You will foster a high-performance safety culture, integrate safety into projects and operations, and coordinate investigations to embed lessons and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide authoritative safety and risk management advice to the General Manager, Senior Leadership Team and Nuclear Medicine leaders to support effective operational decision-making.
• Identify emerging safety and operational risks, assess their implications, support accountable leaders to implement effective controls, and escalate material issues.
• Build a high-performance, accountable safety culture aligned with ANSTO’s values.
• Implement and maintain Nuclear Medicine’s first-line safety risk management arrangements in accordance with ANSTO frameworks, standards and regulatory obligations.
• Provide and coordinate specialist safety expertise to support evidence-based risk decisions and strengthen operational risk ownership.
• Integrate safety requirements into operations, asset management, capital projects, commissioning, organisational change and the introduction of new products, facilities and technologies.
• Lead or support significant incident investigations, coordinate corrective actions and ensure lessons are embedded across Nuclear Medicine.

Skills

Safety leadership

Risk assessment

Safety culture development

Strategic planning

Job description

Senior Manager, Safety

Position Overview

• Ongoing | Full Time | Salary commensurate with experience | +15.4% super
• Sutherland Shire location
• Health & Wellbeing Programs
• Generous leave provisions
• Onsite Childcare Centre for Employees | Onsite Cafe & parking | sporting facilities, swimming pool
• Be part of the Nuclear Medicine Senior Leadership team supporting the safe, secure & sustainable supply of nuclear medicine

About the Opportunity

This position leads the Nuclear Medicine safety function and the implementation of ANSTO’s first-line safety risk management framework across Nuclear Medicine, providing specialist expertise and supports accountable operational leaders to identify, assess, control, monitor and manage safety risks within their areas.

About You

"This is an exciting opportunity to unleash your passion for safety within the Nuclear Medicine Senior Leadership team. What we do makes a difference for all Australians, how we do it ensures the sustainability of nuclear medicine supply for generations to come" - Ian Martin, General Manager, Nuclear Medicine.

About Us

ANSTO leverages great science to deliver big outcomes. We partner with scientists and engineers and apply new technologies to provide real-world benefits. Our work improves human health, saves lives, builds our industries and protects the environment. ANSTO is the home of Australia's most significant landmark and national infrastructure for research. Thousands of scientists from industry and academia benefit from gaining access to state-of-the-art instruments every year. Working with us you will enjoy ANSTO offers training and development, performance base salary increases and an extensive range of leave provisions to help employees balance work and personal commitments.

• Support flexible working where possible
• 18 days personal/carers leave annually
• 3 days paid leave (Christmas to New Year)
• Parental leave: 18 weeks (primary), 8 weeks (secondary, increasing to 18 weeks by 2027)
• Annual flu vaccinations
• Cultural, NAIDOC, and First Nations ceremonial leave
• Fitness Passport
• Salary packaging options via superannuation contributions or a novated vehicle lease

Your Duties and Responsibilities

Senior Leadership Team

• Provide authoritative safety and risk management advice to the General Manager, Senior Leadership Team and Nuclear Medicine leaders to support effective operational decision-making.
• Identify emerging safety and operational risks, assess their implications, support accountable leaders to implement effective controls, and escal material issues.
• Build a high-performance, accountable safety culture aligned with ANSTO’s values.

Safety and Risk Management

• Implement and maintain Nuclear Medicine’s first-line safety risk management arrangements in accordance with ANSTO frameworks, standards and regulatory obligations.
• Provide and coordinate specialist safety expertise to support evidence-based risk decisions and strengthen operational risk ownership.
• Integrate safety requirements into operations, asset management, capital projects, commissioning, organisational change and the introduction of new products, facilities and technologies.
• Lead or support significant incident investigations, coordinate corrective actions and ensure lessons are embedded across Nuclear Medicine.