This is one of Australia's largest and longest standing construction materials businesses, with operations covering quarrying, cement, concrete, asphalt, bitumen and recycling across the country. Safety here isn't a policy binder on a shelf, it's built into how leaders are expected to operate day to day, with a values framework that puts people ahead of production and a genuine track record of investing in the people who hold that line. This is a business where a safety professional gets heard in the room, not just consulted after the fact.
THE ROLE
This is a Health and Safety Business Partner position, reporting to the Head of Business Partnering Health and Safety, based in Tasmania with regular travel to South Australia. There are no direct reports, so this is not a people leadership role.The purpose is to give site leaders and teams the strategic safety guidance and hands on support they need to make Zero Harm a lived reality rather than a slogan.
Day to day, you will be coaching and influencing leaders and employees to lift safety culture, partnering with site leadership to drive consistent implementation of HSEQ management systems and safe systems of work, and leading incident investigations, audits and corrective actions through to genuine close out. You will analyse incident and risk data to spot trends and get ahead of them, deliver HSE training and communications across your sites, and keep risk registers current in collaboration with key stakeholders.
There is also a piece supporting injury management, return to work and occupational hygiene activity alongside specialist teams, contributing a risk lens into capital and operational budget planning, and reporting progress to HSE and Operational Leadership.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Coach and influence site leaders and employees to lift safety culture and Zero Harm behaviours
- Partner with site leadership to drive consistent implementation of HSEQ management systems and safe systems of work
- Lead incident investigations, audits and corrective actions through to genuine close out
- Analyse incident and risk data to identify trends and drive preventative action
- Deliver HSE training and communications across your sites
- Maintain and monitor site risk registers with key stakeholders
- Support injury management, RTW and occupational hygiene activity alongside specialist teams
- Contribute risk perspective into capital and operational budget planning
- Report to HSE and Operational Leadership on progress and performance
- Minimum 5 years in health and safety within resources, construction or energy sectors
- Minimum 5 years implementing systems and risk management programs
- Minimum 5 years in a professional safety capacity with demonstrated leadership or significant influence through organisational change
- Demonstrated experience implementing a safety management system in a complex multi disciplinary industrial environment
- Strong influencing, facilitation and stakeholder management skills
- Broad employee discounts program covering groceries, energy bills, home internet, health and fitness, car servicing and clothing
- Exclusive offers on vehicles, holidays, hotels and car hire
- Flexible vehicle financing solutions
- Access to thousands of online and in person training courses to build your skills and career
- Motor vehicle allowance
- Opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Generous paid parental leave
Apply with your current CV and a brief note on your background. Applications are reviewed as received. Alternatively, call direct for a confidential discussion.
James German | 0481 606 899 | james.german@zenergygroup.com.au
