Team Leader Health and Safety Business Partners

Working at TasWater isn't just a job; it's an opportunity to deliver social, environmental, and economic benefits for Tasmania today, and tomorrow.

Our talented workforce of over 920 employees keeps Tasmania thriving by providing exceptional water and sewerage services to over 460,000 customers every day.

We have a bold and ambitious future, inspired by our vision to unlock water’s full potential, and centred on our customers and communities, our people and partners, the environment, and our collective water future.

TasWater is investing $1.2 billion over the next four years to protect Tasmania's water and deliver safe, reliable services for generations to come. We will make great steps towards our aspirations of net zero carbon emissions and towards zero waste. Visit our website or YouTube channel to learn more.

Lead TasWater’s Health & Safety Business Partnering function for the south of the state and play a key role in strengthening physical and psychological safety across the organisation. You’ll lead a team of H&S Business Partners, influence leaders to embed strong safety practices, and drive risk-based approaches that improve safety culture, capability and performance across TasWater.

• Lead the delivery of proactive Health, Safety and Wellbeing partnering services that support business performance and align with TasWater's strategic objectives.
• Drive safety improvement and organisational change, using data, insights and assurance findings to strengthen H&S performance.
• Influence safety outcomes across TasWater, working with employees, contractors and stakeholders to promote shared ownership of health, safety and wellbeing
• Drive consistency in the delivery of incident management, hazard management, investigation and assurance activities across the organisation.
• Influence leaders at all levels to strengthen safety leadership capability and accountability.

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We’re looking for an experienced Health & Safety leader who thrives in complex operational environments and is passionate about creating safer, healthier workplaces. You’ll bring strong leadership, stakeholder influencing and risk management capability, with the ability to build trusted relationships and drive meaningful improvements in safety culture and performance.

• Significant experience in complex, high-risk operational environments.
• Strong people leadership skills, with experience developing high-performing teams and building capability.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in a similar role
• Sound knowledge of health and safety legislation, standards and governance frameworks, with the ability to apply these in operational settings.
• Demonstrated success leading organisational change and improving safety culture and performance.
• Problem-solving and decision-making skills, with the ability to assess risks, use data and insights, and make timely, informed decisions that deliver practical outcomes.

Across our multi-disciplinary organisation, we are serious about enhancing the skills and careers of our team members. When you join TasWater, you join a company that offers career development pathways, training courses, and access to subject matter experts.

We are continuing to build an inclusive workplace and workforce that truly represents the Tasmanian community that we serve. We value diversity in all its many forms and welcome a range of perspectives and identities to enrich the way we work and what we do.

We take pride in being acknowledged as an employer of choice for women by WORK180. Visit the Work180 website to view our benefits and policies, such as 18 weeks of paid parental leave for all parents regardless of tenure and with full superannuation contributions. We’re continuing to work on future benefits through a dedicated Employee Experience team.

At TasWater, we invest in growing great leaders. All people‑leader roles are supported by our structured Leadership Development Program; a comprehensive suite of learning that includes workshops, coaching, online modules, mentoring, and on‑the‑job development. The program is designed to build capability, confidence, and consistency in how we lead, ensuring our leaders are equipped to support their teams and contribute to a positive, inclusive culture. Joining TasWater means access to ongoing professional development and a clear pathway to becoming the best leader you can be.

This role is based in Hobart and attracts a salary of $135,072 - $150,080 (inclusive of superannuation).

Ready to apply? Simply include a CV/resume and a 1-2 page cover letter telling us how your experience matches "What we are looking for" and how you connect to our TasWater values and vision.

If you want to learn more about this role, please reach out to Jeffrey Altmann – Manager Health and Safety via email at ***email_hidden*** or call 0499 841 ***

If you require assistance in applying, please contact Ash Reid – Talent Acquisition Partner via email at ***********@taswater.com.au or call 0455 518 ***

Our applications will be closing on Friday 4th September at 10:00AM

Please note: To be considered for this opportunity, applicants must have the right to work in Australia. As part of our recruitment process, you may be asked to participate in pre-employment checks relevant to the role. These may include a National Police Check or AusCheck, with any offer of employment subject to satisfactory outcomes.