Head of Safety | Merivale

1 week ago

Council of the City of Sydney, Australia Merivale Full time

Are you a strategic safety leader ready to shape workplace culture across one of Australia's most dynamic hospitality empires? Join Merivale as Head of Safety and drive WHS excellence across our portfolio of iconic venues, events, and operations.

As Head of Safety, you'll be the architect of Merivale's comprehensive WHS strategy, ensuring the safety and wellbeing of our diverse workforce. This senior leadership position combines strategic thinking with hands-on expertise, partnering with operational leaders to embed a proactive safety culture while managing complex compliance requirements.

What You/'ll Do

- Strategic Transformation - Develop and execute enterprise-wide WHS strategy across multiple high-energy hospitality sites
- Lead with Care - Lead psychosocial risk management and positive duty compliance, creating respectful, safe workplace environments
- Systems Excellence - Maintain and evolve our Safety Management System, ensuring best-practice compliance and continuous improvement
- Stakeholder Partnership - Collaborate with senior leadership, operational teams, and external partners to embed safety in every business decision
- Performance Management - Oversee injury management, insurance optimisation, and data-driven reporting to the Senior Management Team

What You Bring

- Graduate Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety with AIHS professional membership
- Proven track record leading WHS in high-risk, multi-site environments - hospitality, construction, or manufacturing
- Expertise in psychosocial risk assessment and positive duty compliance
- Strong commercial acumen with experience managing budgets, insurance, and workers/' compensation
- Exceptional communication skills with ability to influence and engage at all organisational levels

Why Merivale?

Join Australia/'s leading hospitality group known for innovation, excellence, and employee development. You/'ll work from our modern York Street office while impacting safety culture across our entire portfolio. We also offer:

- Paid parental leave and flexible return to work support for new parents.
- Amazing discounts at 90+ venues.
- Career progression opportunities and development through leadership programs and supported technology education tools.
- Access to our employee assistance program which provides free and confidential health support.

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