Organisation
Brisbane City Council is the largest local government in Australia, with assets exceeding $44 billion and an annual budget of more than $4.1 billion. Brisbane itself offers a vibrant, green, and prosperous lifestyle, fostering opportunity, innovation and sustainability. The organisation seeks dynamic, passionate, and forward-thinking leaders to guide in creating a successful, liveable city. Council is also continuing to drive innovation and high-performance, delivering exceptional customer service and value for money for the community.
Brisbane City Council has partnered with Zenergy to recruit the Executive Manager Safety position.
Position
The Executive Manager Safety is Council’s senior-most safety leader, responsible for enterprise safety strategy, critical risk governance and assurance. The role provides independent, risk-led oversight of Council’s safety performance and ensures the CEO and Executive have clear visibility of critical risks, control effectiveness and systemic issues.
The Executive Manager Safety leads a newly established Safety Branch and is accountable for building a contemporary, high-performing safety function that supports safe, reliable and sustainable service delivery across the organisation. The role ensures Council meets its workplace health and safety due diligence obligations and operates with a mature, defensible and risk-aligned safety governance framework.
The position sits within Corporate Services Group, and has responsibility for overseeing Council’s safety performance, ensuring safety practices are consistent, safety processes are aligned and safety governance is professionally managed across the organisation.
Executive Manager Safety Requirements
- Experience leading organisational transformation and capability uplift for specialised safety roles and across the organisation.
- Ability to influence senior leaders and drive enterprise-wide cultural change.
- Demonstrated leadership of enterprise safety, risk and assurance functions in complex, high-risk environments.
- Proven ability to design and implement safety governance frameworks, critical risk programs and assurance systems.
- Inclusive and people-focused leadership style aligned with Council’s Leadership Blueprint, with demonstrated success in building high-performing, values-led teams and positive workplace cultures.
- Demonstrated ability to undertake broad executive leadership beyond the specific requirements of the position, across the organisation.
- Demonstrated capability in financial and risk management within high-risk, high-accountability settings.
- Strong strategic planning, performance measurement and data-driven decision-making capability.
- Deep understanding of workplace health and safety legislation, regulatory expectations and due diligence obligations.
Benefits, Next Steps & How to Apply
Brisbane City Council is a multi-award winning accessible and inclusive workplace where our people represent the diverse communities we serve, are supported, and can feel safe. Council has been awarded Employer of the Year at the National Disability Awards and has been recognised multiple times with ‘Gold Employer’ status from the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTI inclusion.
Council is a nationally recognised employer of choice and offers industry leading and progressive employment conditions, including flexible working hours, above industry leave and pay for parental leave and remuneration commensurate with an executive level appointment.
How to apply: Click apply
For further information or a confidential discussion, please contact Dean Woods or Garry Kelly on 1300 333 400 or info@zenergygroup.com.au
Thank you for your interest.
Application Closing Date: Sunday, 26th April 2026, at 11:55pm AEST
