Manager, Health Safety Environment NSW/ACT

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About Us

Part of the Emirates Group, dnata catering & retail is Australia’s leading inflight catering and retail partner. We support many of the world’s most recognised airlines, delivering award‑winning meals and exceptional service that create memorable inflight dining experiences for thousands of travelers each day.

We have an exciting opportunity available for a Manager, Health, Safety & Environment to join our Sydney team. This role plays a critical leadership role in supporting the Sydney and Canberra operations through the delivery of health, safety, environmental, rehabilitation, and return-to-work programs that drive compliance, reduce risk, and foster a strong safety culture.

About the Role

As the Manager, Health, Safety & Environment, you will partner closely with operational leaders, employees, regulators, and external stakeholders to deliver proactive HSE initiatives across multiple sites. Reporting to the General Manager, HSE, you will provide leadership, coaching, and technical expertise to ensure safety and environmental compliance, support effective rehabilitation and return-to-work outcomes, and drive continuous improvement across the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Port HSE teams to achieve safety and environmental objectives.
• Drive health, safety, and environmental improvement initiatives.
• Partner with leaders to identify, assess, and manage workplace risks and strengthen safety accountability.
• Lead incident investigations, reporting, corrective actions, and compliance.
• Conduct audits, inspections, and compliance reviews to support continuous improvement.
• Monitor HSE performance and provide reporting, insights, and data-driven improvement recommendations.
• Support rehabilitation and return-to-work programs by coordinating with employees, managers, medical providers, rehabilitation specialists, and insurers.
• Deliver HSE training, inductions, coaching, and awareness programs.
• Maintain accurate HSE records and reporting in line with company and legislative requirements.
• Support environmental compliance through risk management, reporting, audits, and corrective actions.

About You

• Formal Health and Safety qualification (essential). Environmental qualifications or environmental compliance experience will be highly regarded.
• Demonstrated experience in a Health, Safety & Environment leadership role within a complex operational environment.
• Proven experience leading or supporting multi-site operations and geographically dispersed teams.
• Strong understanding of Workplace Health & Safety legislation and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Experience leading incident investigations, risk assessments, audits, and corrective action programs.
• Knowledge of Workers' Compensation schemes and rehabilitation/return-to-work processes.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Experience coaching leaders and employees on HSE responsibilities and best practices.
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving abilities.
• Current unrestricted Driver's licence and ability to travel between Sydney and Canberra as required.

Benefits

• 5 weeks annual leave and competitive pay rates.
• Free meals while at work & Free parking
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) available 24/7.
• Career development and progression supported by dedicated training.
• Discounts at hundreds of retailers, novated leasing and wellbeing resources. 

At dnata, we value an inclusive and respectful workplace and welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. 

The Recruitment process may include interviews, health checks, reference and criminal history checks, and verification of working rights. Please note, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.