Safety & Wellness Operations Manager

Melbourne, VIC, AU, 3008

**About John Holland**:
We’re all about transforming lives by finding solutions to complex challenges across a wide range of industries including infrastructure, property, rail, building and water projects in Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia.

From the epic, to the intimate, everything we do improves life for someone, somewhere. It gives our business momentum and means we approach things a little differently.

While our competitors talk about what they do, we focus on why we do it. We transform communities to make them easier to move around, more connected and better to live in.

Are you up for the challenge?

**About the Project**:
**John Holland has been named as the preferred contractor to deliver the North-East Link, Hoddle St to Bourke Road package of works. The Momentum Alliance is made up of John Holland, Seymour Whyte and design**

**partners Mott MacDonald and Jacobs Group, in partnership with MRPV.**

The scope of works includes upgrading six kilometres of the Freeway with new traffic lanes, bridge upgrades and urban noise walls, a dedicated busway (fully segregated from mainline traffic), and a new bridge

over the Yarra River.

The NEL Project involves the design and construction of the upgrade of the Eastern Freeway from Hoddle Street in the west to Burke Road in the east, including:

- 6km of brownfield freeway widening to accommodate additional traffic lanes in each direction
- 3km dedicated busway separated from mainline traffic
- Significant structures including 600m of bridges, including a 180m architectural steel shared use path bridge of the Yarra River
- Freeway-wide scope including ITS, retaining walls, stormwater drainage, noise walls, lighting and signage

Site location to be around Chandler Highway / Eastern Freeway interchange.

**About the Role**:
The Operational Safety and Wellness Manager is responsible for overseeing the operational implementation and continuous improvement of safety management systems. The primary objective of this role is to successfully manage and mitigate safety risks and impacts on-site while integrating wellness strategies into project operations.

The role ensures compliance with the projects Safety and Wellness policies, procedures, and systems while promoting a positive safety and wellbeing culture. This includes leading by example, setting best practices, and aligning with legislative and client standards to
support safe and healthy project delivery. Additionally, the role involves managing operational reports, ensuring effective communication, oversight, and accountability across all levels of project operations.

All our employees have a key role in ensuring the success of NEL’s health, safety, environmental & quality management program and to fulfil this, each person must adopt the Projects core safety and environmental values.

**Key Accountablities**:
**Safety Leadership and Wellness Advocacy**
- Champion safety initiatives/KPIs/KRAs and drive continuous improvement in safety performance.
- Lead by example in promoting a culture of safety across all levels of the project, from leadership to site personnel.
- Develop and implement wellness initiatives that promote physical, mental, and psychological health

**Compliance and Risk Management**
- Develop and maintain detailed competency frameworks with a focus on safety-critical roles and project requirements.
- Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, codes of practice, and organisational and client safety standards.
- Ensure the safe execution of high-risk and critical work activities (scaffold, confined space, work at height, cranes, etc.) through systematic compliance and risk assessments.
- Conduct risk assessments and develop strategies to address safety and wellness risks.
- Assist in the preparation and maintenance of the Safety and Wellness Management System.
- Assist with the preparation and maintenance of external certification of the safety management system as requested.

**Reporting and Systems**
- Report all relevant information in an accurate and timely manner, as well as develop solutions to relevant issues.
- Proactively contribute to the preparing, implementing, and maintaining safety and wellness systems, plans, procedures, and strategies.
- Ensure that all safety-related documentation, including compliance reports, safety audits, and regulatory filings, are accurately maintained and readily accessible

**Incident Management and Reporting**
- Lead the response to safety incidents, ensuring that investigations are conducted thoroughly and that corrective actions are implemented to prevent recurrence.
- Ensure that all safety incidents are reported accurately and in a timely manner to relevant stakeholders, including management, clients, health and safety representatives, and regulators.
- Maintain a clear and transparent communication process for reporting and addressing safety issues.

**Mentoring and Site Support**
- Lead and mentor site pe