Health & Safety Business Partner

About the Client

Our client is one of Australia's largest privately owned organisations, with a long standing history and an established position across a diverse range of industrial products and services. With thousands of employees and a strong operational footprint, the business continues to build on its market position through ongoing investment, growth and a commitment to operational excellence.

With an established national Health & Safety team, the organisation offers an opportunity to work alongside experienced professionals while partnering directly with operational leaders to influence outcomes, build capability and support a positive health and safety culture.

About the Role

As the Health & Safety Business Partner, you will work closely with operational leaders and their teams across the Sydney metropolitan region, providing practical advice, coaching and support to strengthen health and safety performance and embed effective risk management practices.

This is a hands on business partnering role where building relationships, influencing decision making and developing leadership capability will be central to your success. You'll have the opportunity to work across a diverse operational portfolio, contribute to broader health and safety initiatives and make a tangible impact on how health and safety is managed across the business.

The role offers a hybrid working arrangement, combining work from home, office based collaboration and regular site engagement across your portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with operational leaders and teams to embed safe work practices and strengthen health and safety ownership
• Provide practical guidance on risk management, hazard identification and the implementation of effective controls
• Coach and support leaders to build capability, confidence and accountability for health and safety outcomes
• Support incident investigations, corrective actions and the sharing of learnings across the business
• Review the effectiveness of safety systems, processes and improvement initiatives, identifying opportunities to enhance performance
• Undertake site visits, inspections and assurance activities to support safe operations and continuous improvement
• Monitor WHS legislative requirements and support the consistent application of internal standards and procedures
• Contribute to national health and safety projects and initiatives, working collaboratively with the broader team

About You

You're a practical, collaborative health and safety professional who enjoys working with people and influencing outcomes. You understand that effective health and safety performance comes from engaging leaders, building trust and helping operational teams take ownership of health and safety.

Comfortable working autonomously across multiple sites, you'll bring a balanced approach that combines technical knowledge with strong communication and relationship building skills.

You'll also bring

• Experience in a Health & Safety Business Partner, Advisor or similar operational safety role
• Strong knowledge of WHS legislation, risk management and incident investigation
• Experience supporting multi-site, operationally focused environments
• The ability to coach, influence and engage stakeholders at all levels
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative, solutions-focused mindset
• The ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively with a degree of autonomy
• Experience with safety management systems, assurance activities and continuous improvement
• Relevant health and safety qualifications and a current driver's licence

Why Join?

• Established market leader: Join a highly successful Australian owned organisation with significant scale, a strong market position and continued growth ambitions
• Broad business exposure: Partner with operational teams across a diverse Sydney metropolitan portfolio
• Real opportunity to influence: Work closely with leaders to improve safety capability, accountability and performance
• Flexibility and autonomy: Benefit from a hybrid working arrangement and the opportunity to manage your portfolio
• Career development: Build your experience within an established national team, with access to broader initiatives and future development opportunities
• Supportive environment: Work alongside experienced health and safety professionals who value collaboration and continuous improvement

About Applying For further information or a confidential discussion, please contact Jai Catrios at The Safe Step.

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