About this role
<div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>About John Holland: </b></H2> </div><div><p><br>At John Holland, our purpose is simple – we transform lives with everything we do.</p> <p><br>We’ve always known that infrastructure is about people — our customers, our employees, and the communities in which we work every day.</p> <p><br>That’s our difference. Deep experience and capability with genuine care about creating better lives for people along the way.</p> <p><br>Be part of the team that’s up for the challenge of transforming lives for good.</p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>About the role</b></H2> </div><div><p> </p> <p>As our Operations Safety Manager (Victoria) supports regional sites by implementing Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) systems, programs, and risk‑management frameworks. The role partners with operational leaders to ensure compliance with Victorian OHS legislation, strengthen critical‑risk controls, and embed consistent safety standards across diverse operational environments. A key focus is driving a proactive, accountable safety culture through leader coaching, capability building, and integrating safety into operational planning and daily decision‑making.</p> <p> </p> <p>The role leads or supports incident investigations, analyses safety data to identify trends, and delivers targeted improvement initiatives that reduce risk exposure. It also involves regular site engagement, contractor oversight, facilitation of safety committees and training, and ensuring emergency preparedness. Through visible leadership and practical guidance, the Operations Safety Manager lifts safety performance and supports continuous improvement across the Victorian region.</p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Key Accountabilities:</b></H2> </div><div><p> </p> <ul> <li>Provide technical direction and support both the Leadership team and projects to develop and implement an effective culture that is focused on HSE and driving business improvement.</li> <li>Support the implementation of HSE strategies, systems and initiatives across the region and report progress to regional and Group leadership teams.</li> <li>Develop and deliver HSE education, as well as compliance and improvement programs for employees, clients, contractors and visitors.</li> <li>Oversee rehabilitation and return to work activities.</li> <li>Ensure that the region maintains robust HSE risk management processes, capability, focus and discipline.</li> <li>Oversee and govern the accuracy and quality of investigations for all Class 1 & 2 incidents, including actions to prevent future occurrences.</li> <li>Provide specialist HSE advice and input to business unit during tendering, project planning and project delivery.</li> <li>Develop positive relationships with key stakeholders including Government Agency representatives.</li> <li>Representing Building, provide input and support broader business wide HSC initiatives.</li> <li>Review specific high-risk planned works to be undertaken to ensure compliance with the method of work.</li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>What we are looking for:</b></H2> </div><div><p> </p> <ul> <li>Bachelors' degree (or equivalent) in Science, Safety, Environment Management, Sustainability and/or other associated disciplines.</li> <li>Safety Lead Auditor Qualification, Internal Environmental Auditor Qualification, Diploma of Quality Auditing (highly regarded).</li> <li>Experience in Building/Construction with strong onsite experience.</li> <li>Passion for driving change and governance across Building projects.</li> <li>Generalist Quality Management experience.</li> <li>Solid knowledge and application of Audit Management practices.</li> <li>Experience driving project system implementation.</li> <li>Strong demonstrated experience in Stakeholder engagement including internal and external parties.</li> <li>Ability to travel across projects across the region.</li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>As part of the team, you help us deliver on our promise to transform lives</b></H2> </div><div><p> </p> <p>Your success is reflected in ours, so we're committed to being an employer of choice. We pride ourselves on having a diverse and inclusive workplace, as different perspectives and ideas will deliver our long-term success.</p> <p> </p> <p>We want you to be with us for the long-term, so providing you with rich career experiences and ongoing development is our priority.</p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>What's in it for you:</b></H2> </div><div><p> </p> <p>We're about connecting your sense of purpose to ours. We understand that your career is one of the biggest ways to have an impact on the world. We also believe in supporting you as a whole person, not just an employee.</p> <p> </p> <p>We reward and support our people in so many ways. This starts with being flexible about how different people like to work. From generous leave policies to wellbeing and relationship support, your needs sit at the heart of our employee benefits.</p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>We offer:</b></H2> </div><div><p> </p> <p><strong>Competitive remuneration </strong>with salary continuance, and salary sacrifice options.</p> <p><strong>Great leave benefits</strong> including 18 weeks paid parental leave with super and up to an extra 18 weeks of super paid on further periods of unpaid parental leave, multicultural leave exchange and two extra days to prioritise your wellbeing.</p> <p><strong>Career progression</strong> underpinned by our exciting pipeline of work means you'll have the opportunity to work on iconic projects that are shaping cities and communities.</p> <p><strong>Learning and development</strong> opportunities where you'll have access to emerging talent programs, building your career through clear career pathways, plus technical and leadership training and development opportunities.</p> <p><strong>Inclusion, diversity and equity </strong>is part of how we work. We want everyone at John Holland to feel that they belong - that's why we're working hard every day to foster a more inclusive culture, backed by a business-wide inclusion strategy to bring about meaningful change. We've also got active employee resource groups that support our commitments including those around gender equality and reconciliation.</p> <p><strong>Flexibility</strong> means different things to different people. Whether it's flexi-hours, flexi-parenting, flexi-leave, flexi-shifts or flexi-work, we're committed to helping our people work flexibly.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>John Holland does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV's that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies</strong></p></div></div></div>