Senior Health & Safety Leader — Water & Wastewater

Apex Water Ltd; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Health & Activity Allowance

Job summary

Apex Water Ltd is seeking an experienced Health & Safety Lead to drive H&S across projects in New Zealand, with a regular presence on site and in offices and warehouses. You will coach safe practices, manage risk controls and maintain our Mango H&S system.

You will report to the General Manager, support audits, and provide clear reporting to senior leaders while collaborating with the wider Citycare Group on shared H&S initiatives. Regular travel to project sites is expected.

Qualifications

• 7+ years’ H&S experience in a similar industry.
• Ideally hold a recognised H&S-related tertiary qualification.
• Sound knowledge of site health and safety, the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, and hazardous substance risks relevant to water and wastewater operations.
• Experience coaching teams and delivering frontline training.
• Strong written communication, reporting, administration and computer skills.
• The confidence to influence, constructively challenge unsafe practices and follow actions through to completion.

Responsibilities

• Building trusted relationships with teams and contractors through regular site visits, toolbox talks and practical coaching.
• Conducting inspections and audits, checking critical controls and supporting teams to address risks and close corrective actions.
• Supporting safe planning and delivery of high-risk work, including confined space entry, trenching, live water connections and plant operations.
• Leading or supporting incident investigations and turning findings into practical improvements.
• Maintaining Mango H&S management system, including risk registers, training records and incident information.
• Working with our Quality function to support ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 compliance and audit preparation.
• Providing accurate reporting on H&S performance, incident trends, audit findings and improvement priorities.
• Coordinating inductions, training and H&S committee activities, and contributing safety advice to tenders and project planning.
• Experience with ICAM investigations, ISO systems, environmental compliance and auditing within the water sector would be an advantage.

Skills

H&S experience

Coaching teams

Audit & inspections

Incident investigations

Risk management

ISO standards

Communication

Education

H&S-related qualification

Job description

Apex Water Ltd is seeking an experienced Health & Safety Lead to drive H&S across projects in New Zealand, with a regular presence on site and in offices and warehouses. You will coach safe practices, manage risk controls and maintain our Mango H&S system.

You will report to the General Manager, support audits, and provide clear reporting to senior leaders while collaborating with the wider Citycare Group on shared H&S initiatives. Regular travel to project sites is expected.