Senior Manager Health & Safety (Multiple temporary fixed term opportunities available)

Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000

If you’re after impact, there’s no other organisation in Australia that delivers work on this scale. 

You take health and safety as seriously as we do. You're passionate about being part of a team that delivers impactful health and safety outcomes so that everyone goes home safely every day.

In this role, you'll:

This role will see you lead governance and implementation of Health and Safety Management Systems across complex Sydney Metro projects, ensuring alignment with legislative, accreditation and organisational requirements.

You will provide visible, values‑based leadership, influencing contractors and stakeholders to embed a strong safety culture while managing competing priorities in a high‑risk, multi‑party infrastructure environment.

You will lead comprehensive risk management activities, including hazard identification, risk assessments, control verification and assurance, ensuring risks are managed SFAIRP and enabling informed, evidence‑based decision making.

Please note: There are multiple temporary fixed term opportunities available with varying end dates.

For more information on this position and business unit, view the role description and information pack.

About you

Tertiary qualifications in a relevant safety discipline (minimum Cert IV WHS or Rail Safety), with strong knowledge of WHS, RSNL, RIM frameworks and a minimum five years relevant experience.

You’re recognised as a credible and influential leader, skilled at building alignment, negotiating outcomes and driving accountability across complex stakeholder environments.

You bring extensive experience leading health and safety and risk management in major infrastructure or rail projects to achieve compliance, mitigate risk and deliver continuous improvement outcomes.

Who we are

Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day.  

Sydney Metro delivers Australia’s biggest public transport project and first driverless railway. We engage with our customers and community, and contribute to vibrant and attractive places through station design, interchanges and precincts.

Join us

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