Director Transformation and Change

• Temporary opportunity up to June 2026 to lead the function dedicated to change and transformation activity in SafeWork NSW  
  
• Opportunity for a true transformation specialist to lead and deliver on large scale change across SafeWork NSW  

As the Director Transformation and Change, you will develop, manage and implement a large-scale change program, working with key stakeholders across SafeWork NSW, the Department of Customer Service (DCS), government agencies and representative groups to ensure a stronger and more responsive work health and safety regulator for NSW. 

Reporting to the Executive Director Strategic & Corporate, this role will play a pivotal role in supporting staff across SafeWork NSW to continue the transformation and change management activities now that SafeWork is an independent regulator. The role will oversee the planning for the implementation of the Government's recent psychosocial funding investment.  

Reflecting the values of the NSW Government, you will drive a collaborative and consultative approach, ensure appropriate governance, navigate complex negotiations, and build strong relationships and partnerships across NSW government and key stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of program outcomes to improve regulatory services for workers in NSW. 

About you 

• You are an experienced executive in program delivery for wide scale transformation and change who is enthusiastic about delivering quality, complex, high-profile programs dealing with multiple technical, financial, political and stakeholder challenges.  
  
• You have experience managing projects across government with a particular focus on legislative reform and policy.  
  
• You are an excellent communicator and understand contemporary working practices and have insight into how to bring to life customer-centric business models. 
  
• You come armed with the experience and commercial acumen to engage cross-functionally and influence to deliver organisational level change. 
  

If you are an experienced executive with these attributes, we want to hear from you.

Interested? 
Please submit a single document that includes both your CV and Cover Letter, outlining your experience and how it aligns with the role requirements

About SafeWork NSW 
Are you interested in contributing to meaningful work that ensures NSW workers come home safely every day?  
If this sounds like you, a career as a SafeWork NSW may be the pathway you've been looking for.  You will be rewarded with a great opportunity to apply your experience and passion for workplace health and safety.  

SafeWork NSW is the state's workplace health and safety regulator. Our focus is to protect NSW workers by preventing and reducing work related fatalities, serious injuries, and illnesses by securing compliance with work health and safety and associated legislation. We do this by undertaking a mix of responsive and proactive programs of work focused on high-risk harms across all industries, aligned to our strategic plan and regulatory priorities.  

SafeWork NSW is undergoing an exciting and important period of transformation and is now established as an independent Work Health and Safety Regulator.  

We're looking for diverse and dynamic people to join us in making a real difference to the safety and health of workers in NSW.   

To understand more about SafeWork NSW and our Regulatory Priorities click here.

Closing Date: Monday 8 September 2025

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