Senior Manager, Safety Health and Wellbeing
Five senior leadership opportunities shaping safety, health and wellbeing outcomes across Sydney Water
Parramatta Square - Hybrid with travel across Sydney Water metropolitan sites as required
Full-Time Permanent Positions
At Sydney Water, we're passionate about making a difference to the lives of our customers and communities, and our employees. We have a proud heritage and a progressive future, providing world class drinking water and beautiful waterways from the mountains to the sea. Our people and their jobs are as diverse as the communities we serve.
The Safety, Health and Wellbeing function partners across Sydney Water to strengthen safety risk management, wellbeing, capability and culture. Together these leadership opportunities provide operational partnership, enterprise governance, assurance, specialist expertise and continual improvement across Sydney Water.
These opportunities sit across five distinct portfolios:
Infrastructure Delivery
Responsible for the delivery of Sydney Water's infrastructure and capital works. The role translates enterprise strategy into practical frontline outcomes, strengthens critical risk management, influences leaders and leads teams that support safe operational performance.
Customer Experience
Focused on the experience and services provided to Sydney Water's customers. The role translates enterprise strategy into practical frontline outcomes, strengthens critical risk management, influences leaders and leads teams that support safe operational performance.
Water & Environment Services
Focused on water and environmental services that support Sydney Water's operations and environmental outcomes. The role translates enterprise strategy into practical frontline outcomes, strengthens critical risk management, influences leaders and leads teams that support safe operational performance.
Centre of Excellence
Provides enterprise-wide governance, assurance, insights and specialist technical expertise. This role provides specialist enterprise-wide leadership across governance, assurance, capability, insights and technical practice, translating psychosocial and occupational hygiene strategy into practical priorities while strengthening operational risk management and supporting consistent standards across Sydney Water.
Systems, Governance and Assurance
Leads the frameworks, controls, assurance and reporting that underpin the enterprise Safety Management System. This role leads the performance and continual improvement of Sydney Water's Safety Management System, strengthening policies, standards, controls, assurance and reporting while ensuring alignment with legislative, regulatory and organisational requirements.
Across these opportunities, you will have:
Enterprise-wide influence across corporate safety, wellbeing, occupational hygiene and psychosocial risk
Visible leadership supporting consistent standards and stronger operational risk management
Opportunity to shape specialist capability, insights and continual improvement
Senior leadership influence supporting safe, consistent and accountable performance across Sydney
The roles translate enterprise strategy into practical frontline outcomes, strengthen critical risk management, influence leaders and lead teams that support safe operational performance.
Experience and Qualifications:
7-10+ years in safety, health and wellbeing leadership within a large, complex, high-risk environment
Advanced knowledge of WHS legislation, regulatory compliance, critical risk management, investigation and assurance frameworks
Demonstrated experience partnering with senior leaders to translate strategy into practical plans and measurable outcomes
Strong analytical capability, using data, metrics and insights to guide decisions and improvement
Highly developed stakeholder engagement, coaching and people leadership capability
Investigation training in ICAM, TapRooT or Apollo
Minimum Diploma of Work Health & Safety or equivalent experience
Qualifications or certifications in incident investigation, risk management or contractor safety
Required:
Formal qualification in Work Health & Safety, Risk Management or a related discipline
Training or certification in ISO 45001 Safety Management Systems, including auditing (Internal or Lead Auditor desirable)
Qualifications or certifications in incident investigation, risk management or contractor safety
Interview and Assessment Process:
As part of the recruitment process, shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a practical assessment task and attend a panel interview.
Please see the job profiles for the role’s full accountabilities:
Senior Manager - Safety Health and Wellbeing - Water and Environment Services
Senior Manager - Safety Health and Wellbeing - Customer Experience
Senior Manager, Safety Health and Wellbeing – Infrastructure Delivery
Senior Manager Safety Health and Wellbeing - Systems Governance Assurance
Senior Manager Safety Health and Wellbeing - Centre of Excellence
You must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident at the time of submitting your application to be considered for this role.
As part of the application process, you will be asked to undergo background checks which includes employment reference checks, a criminal history check and a medical assessment either online or in person.
Please advise if you require any adjustments to actively participate in the application and recruitment process.
Closing date: Friday 30th October 2026 11.59 AEST
For more information about the positions please contact Mercedeh Emadi on mercedeh.emadi@sydneywater.com.au.
Dive into Our Great Benefits:
Competitive Remuneration: We’ll ensure that your skills and contributions are valued and rewarded appropriately.
Hybrid Work Environment: We offer a hybrid work model that balances remote work and office collaboration, supporting our team's productivity and well-being.
Continuous Professional Growth: We will invest in your career with leadership and development programs to propel your success.
24/7 Wellbeing Support: Access for you and your family to free and confidential mental health and general health support through our EAP portal.
Discounted Private Health Insurance: Unlock affordable access to top-tier health coverage with our discounted insurance plans.
Family First: Prioritise your family with up to 18 weeks of fully paid parental leave and a childcare allowance.
Fitness Passport: Achieve your physical fitness goals using our Fitness Passport, granting you access to a multitude of gyms and pools across NSW.
Novated Leasing: Get in the driver's seat of your financial future with our novated lease options.
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At Sydney Water, we are passionate about making a difference to the lives of our customers and communities. We have a proud heritage and progressive future providing world class drinking water and services that are vital to our customers’ quality of life and safeguarding Sydney’s future. We see the world is changing, so we are changing too.
Our vision is to create better lives through world-class services, and we believe that starts with our people. Our people and their jobs are as diverse as the communities we serve. Our diverse skills, mindsets and backgrounds work together on exciting and challenging projects that make a difference and help ensure Sydney remains one of the most iconic and liveable cities in the worl
We welcome and encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTQIA+, people with disability, people with caring responsibilities, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and veterans.