CareerPlan

Head of Safety

Melbourne, VictoriaFull-time2026-10-12 → 2026-10-17

Core

Build scalable safety systems, governance, and culture for a rapidly growing electrical and communications contractor delivering complex data centre and critical infrastructure projects in Australia.

Role type

Senior safety executive (Head of Safety)

Builds

Safety strategy, governance frameworks, and safety culture for major infrastructure projects

Domain

Construction, electrical, and critical infrastructure

Required skills

Safety leadership in construction/infrastructure, building scalable safety frameworks, commercial acumen, stakeholder influencing, psychosocial risk management

Preferred skills

Experience in dynamic project environments, agility in transformation, executive-level decision making

Responsibilities

Build and implement a scalable safety strategy, embed proactive safety culture, strengthen governance and reporting systems, drive safety ownership across the business, lead physical and psychosocial safety initiatives, support a growing workforce and project portfolio