Safety Manager

6 days ago


Bankstown, Australia John Holland Full time

About John Holland

At John Holland, our purpose is simple – we transform lives with everything we do. We’ve always known that infrastructure is about people — our customers, our employees, and the communities in which we work every day. That’s our difference. Deep experience and capability with a genuine care about creating better lives for people along the way. Be part of the team that’s up for the challenge of transforming lives for good.

About the Role:
An opportunity is available for an experienced Safety Manager to join our Bankstown based project. As Safety Manager, you take the lead role for all WHS aspects across the project to ensure all works are completed in accordance with the project safety management plans, relevant safety standards/regulations, and company procedures. You will lead by example to positively influence the HSE culture and performance of the project and manage all project governance, compliance, safety, and risk management systems. 

Responsibilities of the role include:

  • Develop and administer education and compliance programs for employees, clients, contractors, and visitors
  • Guide and support the Project Leadership Team to develop and implement a safety culture that aligns to the company vision, including adequate development and training in safety-critical roles
  • Ensure the project maintains robust risk management processes, capability, focus, and discipline related to safety
  • Initiate and administer safety, environmental improvement, education and compliance programs for the project
  • Align region and workplace Safety & Workers Compensation strategies with relevant business plans and assist workplaces to implement them
  • Ensure adequate Investigation of all causes of events on-site and recommend actions to prevent future occurrences
  • Coordinate and provide day to day specialist support to internal stakeholders including the Project Leadership team, employees, contractors, clients and visitors during the project lifecycle
  • Develop and guide project safety and environmental professionals to ensure day to day specialist project support
  • Lead project safety audits
  • Maintain comprehensive safety records, manage statutory reporting requirements and monitor safety and environmental performance progress
  • Provide direction and support to the Project Leadership Team to develop and implement adequate WHS and Rail Safety training within a defined workplace.
  • Provide specialist safety advice and technical input to delivery, ensuring that legal and contractual obligations/risks are identified and communicated appropriately as per both the WHS and Rail Safety Legislation.

To be successful in this key role, you must have:

  • Tertiary qualifications in WHS / Safety Management 
  • A minimum of 8-10 years of experience within the safety field, with at least 1-2 years’ experience in the Rail Sector (Brownfield experience preferred)
  • Demonstrated experience leading a team
  • Working and practical knowledge of WHS & Rail Safety Legislation, ONRSR, and applicable codes and standards.
  • Safety Lead Auditor Qualification, including iCAM experience
  • Audit management practices (3+ years)

We offer:

  • Competitive remuneration with salary continuance, and salary sacrifice options.
  • Great leave benefits including 18 weeks paid parental leave with super and up to an extra 18 weeks of super paid on further periods of unpaid parental leave, multicultural leave exchange and two extra days to prioritise your wellbeing.
  • Career progression underpinned by our exciting pipeline of work means you’ll have the opportunity to work on iconic projects that are shaping cities and communities.
  • Learning and development opportunities where you’ll have access to emerging talent programs, building your career through clear career pathways, plus technical and leadership training and development opportunities.

Inclusion, diversity and equity is part of how we work. We want everyone at John Holland to feel that they belong – that’s why we’re working hard every day to foster a more inclusive culture, backed by a business-wide inclusion strategy to bring about meaningful change. We’ve also got active employee resource groups that support our commitments including those around gender equality and reconciliation.


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