Work Health & Safety Manager

Tandem Partners; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leaseback vehicle

Hybrid flexibility

Job summary

Tandem Partners seeks a Safety Business Partner to support a diverse workforce, lead a team of safety professionals and influence safety culture and business performance. The role reports to the Chief Safety Officer and combines strategic advisory with hands-on delivery across safety, risk, wellbeing and compliance.

You will partner with leaders, manage a team, and embed practical safety initiatives that improve safety outcomes while enabling business performance.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Safety Business Partner, Senior Safety Advisor or similar WHS role.
• Proven ability to influence and build trusted relationships across all levels.
• Experience in large, complex or operationally diverse environments.
• Demonstrated team leadership or people management experience.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Pragmatic, proactive and solutions-focused approach.
• Experience driving safety culture, change or continuous improvement initiatives.
• Comfortable balancing strategic thinking with hands-on delivery.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders to support safe, engaged and high-performing teams.
• Provide practical advice across safety, risk and workplace wellbeing matters.
• Support implementation and continuous improvement of safety frameworks, programs and initiatives.
• Coach leaders to strengthen safety leadership and accountability.
• Use data and insights to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Support incident management, investigations and risk mitigation activities.
• Contribute to organisation-wide safety and wellbeing projects.
• Build strong relationships across a broad stakeholder group.
• Support change initiatives and development of a positive safety culture.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Change management

WHS knowledge

Strategic thinking

Hands-on delivery

Job description

About the Organisation

We're partnering with a highly regarded organisation with a diverse workforce of frontline, operational and corporate employees. This newly created opportunity offers the chance to shape a growing Safety function, lead a team of Safety professionals and remain hands-on in influencing safety culture, capability and business performance.

About the Role

Reporting to the Chief Safety Officer, this is a highly visible business partnering opportunity supporting leaders across a large and diverse workforce, while leading and developing a team of Safety professionals. Working closely with managers, operational leaders and executives, you'll provide both strategic and hands-on advice across safety, risk, culture, wellbeing and compliance. You'll act as a trusted advisor, helping leaders navigate challenges, build capability and embed practical safety initiatives that support both employees and business outcomes.

This is an opportunity for someone who enjoys building relationships, influencing stakeholders and working across a broad range of environments while contributing to the ongoing evolution of safety practices and culture.

Key Areas of Focus Include:

• Partnering with leaders to support safe, engaged and high-performing teams
• Providing practical advice and guidance across safety, risk and workplace wellbeing matters
• Supporting the implementation and continuous improvement of safety frameworks, programs and initiatives
• Coaching leaders to strengthen safety leadership and accountability
• Using data and insights to identify trends, opportunities and areas for improvement
• Supporting incident management, investigations and risk mitigation activities
• Contributing to organisation-wide safety and wellbeing projects
• Building strong relationships across a broad and diverse stakeholder group
• Supporting change initiatives and the ongoing development of a positive safety culture

About You

• Experience in a Safety Business Partner, Senior Safety Advisor or similar WHS role
• Proven ability to influence and build trusted relationships across all levels
• Experience working within a large, complex or operationally diverse environment
• Demonstrated team leadership, coaching or people management experience
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• A pragmatic, proactive and solutions-focused approach
• Experience driving safety culture, change or continuous improvement initiatives
• Comfortable balancing strategic thinking with hands-on delivery

Highly Regarded

• Experience withinGovernment & Public Sector
• Team leadership or people management experience
• Experience supporting industrial or unionised workforces
• Change management experience

Why This Role?

• Opportunity to join a values-driven and community-focused organisation
• Broad stakeholder exposure across a highly varied workforce
• Genuine opportunity to influence culture and organisational outcomes
• Supportive leadership team and collaborative working environment
• Attractive salary package and leaseback vehicle arrangement
• 9-day fortnight and hybrid flexibility
• Long-term career growth within a large and stable organisation

Tandem Partners is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.