Head of Health, Safety, Wellbeing

2 weeks ago

Sydney, Australia The Next Step Full time

Devise the HSW strategy and build a trusted function amongst this diverse team.
- Review & embed a new safety management system with strong executive backing.
- South Sydney location, 20 kms from the CBD.

**Role Purpose**
An excellent opportunity to join a growing business with a focus on providing critical services to the NSW community across a large volume of sites and assets. With a renewed focus on the Health, Safety and Wellbeing of their people, a created role has been established for an experienced Head of Health, Safety & Wellbeing. The role will see you take ownership of the function and build your team within a diverse environment that includes front line community workers, real estate, property management, asset management, general maintenance and construction.

Reporting into the COO, this is a critical hire for the business in establishing a successful HSW framework and strategy to enable a positive safety culture across the organisation. Your focus will be around establishing and implementing the Safety & Wellbeing frameworks, systems and overall strategy by building the new function in collaboration with the existing goals and outlining a new long term strategy.

In addition, you will:

- Drive the implementation of the integrated health, safety and wellbeing strategy through a communication plan including strategy launch, refresh of intranet safety page and creating accessible resources and tools for all.
- Partner with the ELT, Heads of and frontline people leaders to ensure effective risk mitigation and proactive risk prevention
- Develop effective systems, frameworks, programs and initiatives for the control of workplace risk and continued improvement of health, safety and wellbeing performance beyond compliance.
- Champion mental health and wellbeing through identifying psychosocial risks, reviewing workplace people issues/grievances, taking proactive actions to mitigate risks and prevent harm
- Produce quality evidence-based reporting for Board committees (Safety & Sustainability Committee, People & Culture Committee), and the ELT to inform sound decision-making.
- Drive improved leader capability at ELT and frontline through creating tools and frameworks to assist in managing employee health.
- Audit existing wellbeing programs and develop/refresh the suite of current offerings with an evidence-based lens
- Provide strategic safety, health and wellbeing advice to the ELT, and the Board
- Oversee Return to Work program that covers all aspects of health and recovery at work

If you are looking to really make your mark in a complex and varied environment, then this is an excellent opportunity.

As the Head of the HSW function, you will play a key role in the decision-making process and will be the figurehead for driving safety change within the organisation. With a hands-on approach and excellent interpersonal skills, you will possess an influential style, capable of engaging with all aspects of the business, delivering engaging presentations to both the leadership team and employees on-site. As a natural people leader, you will have the ability to quickly establish credibility and possess the ability to influence colleagues effectively.

Key experience required:

- Relevant tertiary / professional qualifications in Health and Safety, Risk Management, Learning and Development, or a related field
- Passion to build a department and cohesive function and proven background in developing and delivering HSW strategy
- Fluency in health and safety legislation around physical and psychosocial safety and wellbeing
- Proven capacity to partner strategically with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders to gain commitment to change, build capability and act as a trusted advisor in OHS.

Great chance to take take ownership of the function and really build the capability of the your division and team in this growing organisation. Onsite parking available in South Sydney.

Generous salary sacrificing package available towards mortgage, school fees, healthcare, education and many more.

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