Title:  Operations Safety Manager NSW

About John Holland

At John Holland, our purpose is simple – we transform lives with everything we do.

We’ve always known that infrastructure is about people — our customers, our employees, and the communities in which we work every day.

That’s our difference. Deep experience and capability with a genuine care about creating better lives for people along the way.

Be part of the team that’s up for the challenge of transforming lives for good.

About the role

The Operations Safety Manager NSW/ACT supports the region with the implementation of Health, Safety and Environment Systems strategies and programs as well as driving the ongoing development of an effective culture for HSE.

Location: Pyrmont, NSW
 

Line Manager: General Manager – People and HSE, Building
 

Functional Manager: Group General Manager – HSC
 

Key Internal Stakeholders: Regional GM, Operational Managers, People Manager, HSE Team

What you will do;

• Provide technical direction and support both the Leadership team and projects to develop and implement an effective culture that is focused on HSE and driving business improvement.
• Support the implementation of HSE strategies, systems and initiatives across the region and report progress to regional and Group leadership teams.
• Develop and deliver HSE education, as well as compliance and improvement programs for employees, clients, contractors and visitors.
• Collaborate with peers to ensure the consistency and continuous improvement of HSE management systems and practices across the company.
• Oversee rehabilitation and return to work activities.
• Ensure that the region maintains robust HSE risk management processes, capability, focus and discipline.
• Oversee and govern the accuracy and quality of investigations for all Class 1 & 2 incidents, including actions to prevent future occurrences.
• Provide governance over the company HSE systems implementation effectiveness within the region and provide reports to region leadership on HSE systems health and effectiveness.
• Provide specialist HSE advice and input to business unit during tendering, project planning and project delivery.
• Ensure comprehensive records are maintained, manage company and statutory HSE reporting requirements, and provide analysis to drive focus and continuous improvement.
• Develop positive relationships with key stakeholders including Government Agency representatives. 
• Representing Building, provide input and support broader business wide HSC initiatives. 
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of all relevant legal, regulatory and company requirements associated with HSE; ensuring management and staff are informed of any relevant changes and their impacts.
• Communicate HSE matters, as well as opportunities for delivering improvement to management and staff as appropriate.
• Review specific high-risk planned works to be undertaken to ensure compliance with the method of work.
• Perform all duties in accordance with JH policies, processes, systems and procedures.

What we are looking for;

• Experienced HSE Practitioner in Building/Construction with strong onsite experience.
• Passion for driving change and governance across Building projects.
• Generalist Quality Management experience. 
• Solid knowledge and application of Audit Management practices. 
• Experience driving project system implementation.
• Strong demonstrated experience in Stakeholder engagement including internal and external parties. 
• Ability to travel across projects across the region. 
   

Qualifications;
 

• Bachelors' degree (or equivalent) in Science, Safety, Environment Management, Sustainability and/or other associated disciplines.
• Post graduate qualifications in relevant other disciplines such as Safety, Environment, Project Management or Risk.
• Safety Lead Auditor Qualification, Internal Environmental Auditor Qualification, Diploma of Quality Auditing. 

What's in it for you when you join John Holland?

We’re about connecting your sense of purpose to ours. We understand that your career is one of the biggest ways to have an impact on the world. We also believe in supporting you as a whole person, not just an employee.

We reward and support our people in so many ways. This starts with being flexible about how different people like to work. From generous leave policies to wellbeing and relationship support, your needs sit at the heart of our employee benefits.

We offer:
 

Competitive remuneration with salary continuance, and salary sacrifice options.
 

Great leave benefits including 18 weeks paid parental leave with super and up to an extra 18 weeks of super paid on further periods of unpaid parental leave, multicultural leave exchange and two extra days to prioritise your wellbeing.
 

Career progression underpinned by our exciting pipeline of work means you’ll have the opportunity to work on iconic projects that are shaping cities and communities.
 

Learning and development opportunities where you’ll have access to emerging talent programs, building your career through clear career pathways, plus technical and leadership training and development opportunities.
 

Inclusion, diversity and equity is part of how we work. We want everyone at John Holland to feel that they belong – that’s why we’re working hard every day to foster a more inclusive culture, backed by a business-wide inclusion strategy to bring about meaningful change. We’ve also got active employee resource groups that support our commitments including those around gender equality and reconciliation.
 

Flexible working that works for you as we know flexibility means different things to different people. Whether it’s flexi-hours, flexi-parenting, flexi-leave, flexi-shifts or flexi-work, we’re committed to helping our people work flexibly.