Senior Safety Business Partner

Harrison McMillan Pty Ltd; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Charles Sturt invites applications for a Senior Safety Business Partner to lead WHS advisory services, risk management and continuous improvement across the organisation. The role supports leadership, safety representatives, employees and volunteers in line with WHS objectives and statutory obligations.

You will ensure a best‑practice WHS system is embedded, manage regulatory changes, and collaborate with business units to enhance safety culture.

Qualifications

• Experience providing high‑level WHS advisory services to leaders and employees.
• Knowledge of WHS risk management and internal audit techniques.
• Sound knowledge of relevant legislation, codes of practice and standards.
• Experience delivering WHS initiatives in complex organisations.

Responsibilities

• Develop, review and implement WHS policies and procedures per the Council's document suite.
• Drive WHS risk management across the organisation and assist stakeholders.
• Conduct audits to ensure compliance with Return‑to‑Work SA standards and legislation.
• Lead KPI reviews under the Local Government Association Worker Compensation Scheme.
• Support executives and leaders in implementing WHS strategies and plans.
• Coordinate incident/hazard reporting with appropriate confidentiality.

Skills

WHS advisory

Risk management

Internal audit

Regulatory knowledge

WHS training

Leadership support

Construction industry

Self-insured experience

Education

OH&S qualification

Certificate IV TAE

Job description

Harrison McMillan are proud to be partnering with City of Charles Sturt to recruit for this position within their Governance and Risk team. Bring your ability to lean in, value relationships and identify opportunities to this key safety role with this people focused local council!

Senior Safety Business Partner

About the Company

The City of Charles Sturt is one of South Australia's largest metropolitan councils, proudly serving a diverse and vibrant community across Adelaide's western suburbs. With a strong commitment to creating a leading, liveable and connected city, Council delivers a broad range of services, infrastructure and community initiatives that make a genuine difference to the people who live, work and play in the area.

Their organisational values are passionate, progressive, caring and courageous and are committed enabling and embedding Safety Leadership where people genuinely matter. They believe that safety is everyone's responsibility and encourage open communication, collaboration and continuous improvement. The City of Charles Sturt are people focused and safety is a key enabler which must be embedded across the organisation and truly felt in the way they work and live.

Role Overview

This key position is essential to support and influence Safety Leadership and the continuous improvement culture within the Council. The successful applicant will provide professional advice and assistance to Leadership, Health and Safety Representatives, employees and volunteers in line with the WHS Strategic Objectives and obligations and ensure that Council staff and managers are supported by a best practice WHS system to manage safety (including psychosocial safety).

You will also support all Business Units in managing the WHS Management System, ensuring consistent implementation across the organisation in line with legislative requirements and Return to Work SA Self Insurer Performance Standards.

You will understand the WHS regulatory and innovation landscape, proactively identifying areas of opportunity, risk and dependency and will be instrumental in working across the business to support best practice.

About the Person

City of Charles Sturt are seeking a confident and collaborative communicator who can engage positively across the organisation to influence and engage to ensure compliance and continuous improvement whilst enabling and supporting Safety Leadership across the organisation.

You will bring sound WHS technical knowledge as well as experience implementing in WHS initiatives in a complex organisation, enabling you to provide a critical business partnership service to key stakeholders across the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure the development, review and implementation of Council's WHS Management Policies and Procedures, in line with the model suite of documents as developed and amended by the Scheme.
• Drive the WHS Risk Management process across the organisation and provide key stakeholders with assistance and advice as required.
• Conduct regular audits to ensure WHS processes and systems comply with Return-to-Work SA's standards for self-insurers, relevant legislation and corporate policies and procedures.
• Undertake the Local Government Association Worker Compensation Scheme's annual KPI review.
• Ensure appropriate support is provided to executive, leadership and employees in the development and implementation of the WHS strategic and operational plans.
• Work with employees to ensure all incident / hazard reports including associated documentation are followed up and completed in a confidential, timely fashion, in line with LGA Workers Compensation Scheme requirements.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Experience providing high-level WHS advisory services to leaders and employees.
• Knowledge of WHS risk management and internal audit techniques and strategies as it applies to the Council.
• Sound knowledge of relevant legislation, codes of practice and standards.
• Experience in providing a high-level advisory service to leadership and employees in an WHS context.
• Experience in WHS risk management, internal audit, and business improvement is desirable.
• Experienced in working within a construction and maintenance environment is desirable.
• Practical experience in the development, implementation and delivery of WHS training programs.
• Experience in a self-insured environment is highly desirable.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• A tertiary qualification in Occupational Health & Safety or related field and/or commensurate demonstrated experience in lieu of formal qualifications (Desirable)
• Certificate 4 in Workplace Training & Assessment

For more information, please contact Lorraine Kenny on 0489 278296

Please note applications close COB 24th November 2026