Manager, Safety & Wellbeing

• $129,379 to $151,259 salary plus super
• Flexible working, genuine hybrid working options.
• 200 Victoria Street Carlton/Multiple locations across Victoria.

About EPA Victoria
As Victoria's environmental regulator, we set and implement environmental standards to help ensure all Victorians can enjoy clean air, healthy waterways and pollutant-free land.
Why work with us?

• You'll contribute to the protection of Victorian environment, by leading the health and wellbeing of our people.
• You'll work across a diverse and inclusive workplace, with many career pathways.
• You'll have genuine flexible working options, including hybrid.
• We are a learning organisation with a real commitment to your learning.

Your new role
You are a seasoned health and safety professional who will lead Safety and Wellbeing function. You will shape strategy and culture throughout a large organisation covering a cross section of unique environments from field and remote locations, office environments, and emergency response incidents. You are an influential leader with a true passion for enabling a wholistic culture of psychological and physical wellbeing throughout an organisation passionate about protecting Victoria's environment and out people.
What you'll do

• Lead EPA's health, safety, and wellbeing strategy and projects - shaping direction, communication, and implementation across all divisions.
• Uplift the core safety agenda; strengthening remit and processes to ensure a culture of wholistic physical and psychological safety and wellbeing.
• Drive process improvement across health and safety policy, projects, and day-to-day safety measures.
• Be the subject matter expert; partnering with senior leadership and HSRs across the organisation to advise, educate, and build dynamic risk assessments and assets.
• Stay abreast of contemporary, innovative industry practices and apply findings internally.

Your skills and experience

• You have a strong understanding and ability to pragmatically interpret and apply work health & safety legislation and policy into practice,
• You hold 5+ years of hands-on experience leading a health and safety function - ideally within a regulatory or public sector environment,
• You have demonstrated experience shaping organisational culture at multiple levels, embedding a culture of wellbeing and safety across all environments.
• You may have tertiary qualifications Occupational Health & Safety [ideal but not essential]
• You have strong knowledge of leading industry safety systems and best-practice processes.
• You have a demonstrated ability to influence and lead change - enabling a culture of learning and continuous improvement.

Ready to apply? Click the Apply button to send us your resume and cover letter. Applications close 10th March 2023. We encourage applications from First Nations Australians and people from diverse backgrounds and experiences. Please reach out to us via recruitment.mailbox@epa.vic.gov.au if you need a more accessible format. The fine print:

• We require our preferred candidates are required to submit proof of compliance with EPAs COVID-19 Vaccination Policy (two doses of COVID-19 vaccine plus at least one booster dose).
• We also require our preferred candidate to undergo pre-employment checks including, but not limited to, police checks, reference checks and role related security clearances.
• You must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident as our role is ongoing.

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