Health and Safety Manager

Design and Build ·www.search-4.com.au

Location NSW - Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Salary AUD 200,000 - 230,000 / year
Type Full time
Level Mid
Source Shazamme
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Location: Hunter Region, NSW 
Project Type: Power Generation
Company: Major Energy Generator
Working Arrangement: Onsite role

About the Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced Health & Safety Manager to join a major energy generator at one of its large-scale power generation sites in regional NSW. This is a relocation opportunity for candidates based in Newcastle or willing to move to the region long term. Reporting into the site leadership team, you will act as an operational leader first and HSE professional second, building credibility, influencing leaders, and driving cultural and behavioural change across a complex operating environment.

Key Responsibilities of the Health & Safety Manager
  • Lead and develop a team of Health & Safety Advisors.
  • Partner closely with the Plant Manager and site leadership team to shape and deliver site-wide HSE strategy.
  • Influence senior stakeholders and confidently challenge where required.
  • Navigate an established workforce with professionalism and credibility.
  • Coach and mentor frontline teams rather than enforce through a purely compliance-driven approach.
  • Lead incident investigations and corrective action processes.
  • Drive engagement and continuous improvement initiatives across the site.
  • Support senior leaders through regulatory, industrial, and organisational challenges.
What You Can Bring as the Health & Safety Manager
  • Proven experience in an operational HSE leadership role within a high-risk, high-hazard environment.
  • Background in power generation, oil and gas, heavy manufacturing, mining, or another mature, complex operating environment.
  • Demonstrated experience leading and developing a team of HSE professionals.
  • Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills at a senior level.
  • Ability to add value quickly within an established site and operational team.
  • Capability across critical risk management, incident investigation, and HSE strategy implementation.
  • Willingness to relocate or commit to the region on a long-term basis.
  • Formal HSE qualifications regarded favourably but secondary to operational leadership experience.
This role offers genuine long-term career stability with a major employer investing heavily in Australia's energy transition, along with a strong benefits package including additional annual leave, an employee share program, a short-term incentive scheme, and employee energy discounts.

For more information, please call Luke on 0466699297

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Who is hiring for the Health and Safety Manager role?
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Where is the Health and Safety Manager job located?
The Health and Safety Manager role with Design and Build is based in NSW - Newcastle, NSW, AU.
What does the Health and Safety Manager role pay?
Design and Build lists the Health and Safety Manager role at AUD 200,000–230,000 per year.
Is the Health and Safety Manager role full-time or contract?
This is a full time position at Design and Build.
What experience level is the Health and Safety Manager role?
The Health and Safety Manager position is aimed at mid-level candidates.
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