Senior Safety Management System Specialist

Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Safety Management Systems Specialist to join their specialised team on a 12 month Fixed Term Contract.

This is a corporate role for a technically strong safety professional who understands how safety works in the field and can translate complex legislative and operational requirements into clear, practical and easy to use documentation.  

You will play a key role in simplifying and strengthening the organisation’s Safety Management System, ensuring procedures, standards and supporting tools focus on the controls that matter most and can be readily understood and applied by frontline teams.  There will be a lot of work around discovery, decluttering, and simplification. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Review, develop and simplify Safety Management System documentation, procedures, standards and guidelines
• Translate legislative requirements, critical risks and critical controls into practical, easy to follow documentation
• Engage with operational teams to understand how work is performed and ensure documentation reflects real world requirements
• Facilitate risk assessments and identify gaps, improvement opportunities and areas of non-compliance
• Lead stakeholder workshops, consultation and reviews to support continuous improvement of the Safety Management System
• Develop and maintain supporting tools, resources and controlled documentation
• Test and validate procedures in the field to ensure they are practical, effective and fit for purpose
• Promote system awareness through training, presentations, inductions and communication materials
• Partner with operational leaders and stakeholders to embed effective safety practices across the business

Position Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Safety, Environment, Business Administration, Management or a related discipline
• 10+ years' experience developing and improving Safety Management Systems, Asset Management Systems or similar
• Strong approach to writing, with the ability to simplify complex safety requirements into clear, concise documentation
• Experience reviewing and improving procedures, standards, risk assessments and safe systems of work
• Strong operational safety background, with the ability to engage directly with frontline teams and understand how work is performed in practice
• Experience leading projects, managing change and supporting the implementation of revised systems and processes
• Project Management, Business Process Mapping or Lead Auditor qualifications will be highly regarded

Join the Team:
This is an excellent opportunity to take on a 12 month Fixed Term Contract where you can genuinely influence how safety information is developed, communicated and applied across a large, complex organisation.

You will play a key role in simplifying existing documentation, strengthening critical risk controls and ensuring safety procedures are practical, accessible and meaningful for the people using them in the field.

If you enjoy turning complex safety requirements into straightforward solutions that make a real difference to operational safety, this role offers an opportunity to deliver lasting improvements.

Apply Now: To seize this exciting opportunity, submit your resume to sjohnson@thesafestep.com.au