Health, Safety & Wellbeing Manager

We currently have an opportunity for a Health Safety & Wellbeing Manager to join our Government & Integrated Facilities Management team and play a key role in strengthening a proactive peoplecentred safety culture across our portfolio. Reporting to the Contract Director / Head of Zero Harm Operations youll shape safety leadership uplift capability and help deliver highquality outcomes that support essential public services.

What Youll Do

This role offers a broad scope with key responsibilities including:

• Champion a proactive Zero Harm leadership culture partnering closely with operational leaders to influence safe sustainable behaviours across diverse environments.
• Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of the Downer Zero Harm Strategy ensuring alignment with operational priorities and contract requirements.
• Provide trusted health safety and wellbeing expertise offering practical timely advice and support to leaders teams and service delivery partners.
• Oversee incident investigations audits and risk assessments using evidencebased insights to drive learning and meaningful improvement.
• Coach mentor and develop Zero Harm team members fostering collaboration capability uplift and a strong One Team culture.

What Youll Bring

• Tertiary qualifications in Work Health and Safety or a related discipline with strong technical knowledge across WHS environmental and wellbeing frameworks.
• Proven experience in a senior HSE leadership role ideally within facilities management infrastructure or complex operational environments.
• A collaborative and inclusive leadership style with the ability to influence coach and build trust at all levels of the organisation.
• Strong analytical and communication skills with confidence presenting insights and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• A genuine commitment to continuous improvement learning and creating safer healthier workplaces where people can thrive.

More than anything youll bring a strong work ethic a positive attitude and a commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes for our clients.

Why Downer

At Downer we plan create and sustain essential public services across Australia and New Zealand. From hospitals to data centres and defence partnerships we manage critical infrastructure that keeps communities thriving.

What It Means to Belong at Downer

Were proud of our high-performance culture and commitment to diversity offering:

• Training and development to support and diversify your career.
• With 30% of vacancies filled internally youll findreal opportunities to advance your career.
• : healthcare discounts great savings on retail purchases car purchases and much more.
• Employee Assistance Program: professional support for you and your family when you need it most.

You want your work to matter and so do we. With over 26000 people across Australia New Zealand and the Pacific our team is made up of individuals with unique perspectives backgrounds and ideas.

We know that diversity makes us stronger and we actively celebrate it through our commitment to inclusion and belonging.

Were committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we welcome people of all ages genders sexual orientations cultures abilities and lived experiences. We especially encourage applications from those whose voices have traditionally been underrepresented in our industry including women Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Māori and Pasifika Peoples veterans people with disability and neurodivergent individuals. Even if your experience doesnt align perfectly with this role wed still like to hear from you. If it feels like the right fit apply - potential counts and so do you.

As a WORK180 Endorsed Employer we support flexibility that works for your life inclusive leadership that values your voice and equitable access to opportunity so you can do your best work and bring your whole self to it.

If you need support or adjustments through the recruitment process just let us know were here to help you put your best foot forward.