WHS Project Lead

Posted: 29/10/2025

Closing Date: 19/11/2025

Salary: $102, $112,855.00

Job Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Cooma

Job Category: Operations

Job Description
Package:
$102,241- $112,855 per annum + 12% super

Position Description: WHS Project Lead
Applications close 11:59pm, Thursday 20th November 2025
About The Region:
The Snowy Monaro region is a unique and culturally diverse region of south-east NSW. From our history of the Snowy Hydro Scheme, our proud agricultural industry and popular ski resorts, we are a region that has a lot to offer. With fantastic lifestyle choices, whether you are an adventure seeker or prefer the finer things in life, we really can offer it all, and all within close proximity to our nation's capital Canberra. The Snowy Mountains region is packed with year-round experiences with so much more than snow sports and alpine walks. Glorious wildflowers blanket the alpine landscape of Kosciuszko National Park during summer, and if you love adventure sports there's rock climbing, kayaking, caving, fishing, horse riding, mountain biking, and 4WD touring activities to get your heart racing. Explore the famous Snowy River, and go skiing or snowboarding on the slopes of Perisher and Thredbo - or camp under the stars at some of the most picturesque campgrounds in NSW. You'll never forget the rugged alpine scenery of Australia's largest national park. Snowy Monaro Regional Council employs over 450 staff from all walks of life and working with us will give you the opportunity to enjoy our beautiful surrounds, progress your career and make a difference in our local community.

About the Role:

• WHS Project Planning and Management: Manage and coordinate the WHS projects from initiation through planning and execution. ensuring all safety projects are delivered efficiently on schedule, and in compliance with legislative and quality requirements. Ensure these initiatives effectively close identified safety gaps and improve overall WHS performance.
• Risk Mitigation and Compliance: Address critical risk areas ensuring WHS initiatives effectively address risks throughout the organisation. Ensure all WHS initiatives comply with relevant WHS legislation, regulations and codes of practice, proactively addressing Council's obligations considering local regulations and environmental factors to ultimately reduce regulatory and legal risk.
• Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration: Establish and maintain strong working relationships with all departments, operational managers, and the WHS team through effective communication and collaboration. Influence and guide stakeholders at all levels (without direct authority) to achieve project buy-in and to ensure WHS project deliverables are met and sustained across the organisation.
• Reporting and Communication: Monitor and report on WHS project progress, outcomes and issues, including preparing status updates, risk registers and evaluation reports for the Manager Safety Innovation and other senior stakeholders. Ensure transparent communication of achievements, risks, and next steps for each initiative.
• Resource Coordination: Use resources efficiently and responsibly to complete project tasks. Provide input into the procurement and management of any external consultants, contractors or services required for WHS projects, ensuring outsourced work is delivered to a high standard.
• Safety Culture and Leadership: Model and reinforce an agile, solutions-focused and safety-conscious culture that encourages proactive hazard reporting, continuous improvement, and accountability. Inform, educate and guide employees about their WHS responsibilities to maintain a safe workplace, thereby strengthening Council's safety culture.
• Continuous Improvement: Promote information sharing and knowledge transfer with the WHS team and across departments to embed improvements into everyday operations. Use data and feedback to drive evidence-based decisions, refine WHS processes, and optimise Council's capacity to manage safety risks effectively.

About You:
To be successful in this role you will have:

• Experience and Expertise: Substantial experience in WHS management and/or delivering safety improvement projects in a complex organisation, with proven ability to lead projects through initiation, planning, execution and completion to achieve desired outcomes.
• WHS Legislation Knowledge: Demonstrated knowledge of current Work Health and Safety legislation, regulations and codes of practice, and the ability to interpret and apply them to develop compliant workplace policies and procedures.
• Safety management systems: Knowledge and understanding of safety management systems, including their development and implementation in a large organisation with a diverse hazard profile.
• Application of risk management concepts: Competent in application of risk management concepts and practice.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Proven ability to engage, influence and collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders (from frontline staff to senior management) to drive change and foster a positive safety culture without direct supervisory authority. Strong analytical, problem‑solving and report‑writing skills, including proficiency with safety/risk software and Microsoft Office.
• Communication and Reporting: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing clear reports, policies/procedures, and presentations, and the ability to convey complex safety information and recommendations to diverse audiences.
• Project Management Skills: Strong organisational and project management skills, with the capacity to handle multiple initiatives and deadlines. Proficiency in using project management tools and standard office software to plan, track and document work (e.g. MS Office, project management software).
• Licences: Current Class C driver's licence (or equivalent) and willingness to travel to various Council sites. General Construction Induction (White Card) to enable safe entry to worksites (or willingness to obtain

Desirable Criteria:

• Tertiary Qualifications in Work Health and Safety: A formal WHS qualification in WHS supporting strong foundational knowledge of workplace safety practices would be highly regarded.
• Project Management Qualification and Experience: Comprehensive knowledge in project management and/or a recognised project management qualification demonstrating knowledge of structured project delivery methodologies.
• Local Government Experience: Experience working in local government or a similar multi-site public sector environment, with understanding of the governance and compliance context for Council operations.

How to Apply:
Apply by submitting your cover letter and resume through the Apply link. Please use your cover letter to address the essential and desirable criteria, as outlined in the
Position Description
.

Tip: Good applications will demonstrate that you have what is needed to be successful in this role. You can use your cover letter to highlight your skills, abilities and experience, and how they meet the requirements of the job, as well as introducing yourself and explaining why you want to work with us here at Council.

Enquiries
For any enquiries relating the role, please contact our Recruitment Officer

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At Snowy Monaro Regional Council, we are committed to providing EEO and embracing diversity. We are an inclusive workforce which reflects the unique region, community, and customers we serve. In addition to providing an encouraging and positive environment, Council is a smoke free work environment.

Please advise us if you require any reasonable adjustments to fully participate in the recruitment process or perform the requirements of the role.

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