General Manager, Safety and Wellbeing
The Safe Step ·www.thesafestep.com.au
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This is a high-impact leadership role where you will shape enterprise-wide safety strategy, strengthen governance, and board-level insight across a complex national operation.
The Opportunity
Reporting into the CPO, you will drive a step-change in how safety is led, measured, and embedded across the business. You’ll bring structure and clarity to how safety is governed, reported, and embedded across the business.
Key Deliverables
The Opportunity
Reporting into the CPO, you will drive a step-change in how safety is led, measured, and embedded across the business. You’ll bring structure and clarity to how safety is governed, reported, and embedded across the business.
Key Deliverables
- Establish a contemporary safety governance framework and operating rhythm
- Optimise structure, capability, and performance of the safety function
- Elevate executive and Board reporting with clear, actionable insights
- Strengthen incident investigation, assurance, and risk visibility
- Embed accountability and uplift leadership capability across safety and wellbeing
- Senior safety leader from heavy industry (energy, construction, infrastructure)
- Proven ability to operate at both Board and operational level
- Strategic thinker with a hands-on, delivery-focused approach
- Skilled in simplifying complexity and driving organisational alignment
- Strong influencer with the credibility to lead change in a dynamic environment
- Shape safety at enterprise scale during a period of transformation
- High visibility role with direct executive and board engagement
- Opportunity to build a modern, forward-looking safety function
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Who is hiring for the General Manager, Safety and Wellbeing role?
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Where is the General Manager, Safety and Wellbeing job located?
The General Manager, Safety and Wellbeing role with The Safe Step is based in Melbourne, VIC, AU.
Is the General Manager, Safety and Wellbeing role full-time or contract?
This is a full time position at The Safe Step.
What experience level is the General Manager, Safety and Wellbeing role?
The General Manager, Safety and Wellbeing position is aimed at mid-level candidates.
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