CareerPlan

Senior SH&W Business Partner - Operations

Newcastle & Hunter Region, New South WalesFull-time$148k2026-10-06 → 2026-10-17

Core

Senior Safety, Health & Wellbeing Business Partner leading SH&W operations, risk management, and incident investigations for a water and wastewater utility.

Role type

Senior SH&W Business Partner (Operations)

Builds

Operational safety performance, risk management frameworks, and incident response capabilities

Domain

Utilities / Water & Wastewater / Occupational Health & Safety

Required skills

Work Health and Safety (WHS) legislation knowledge, operational risk management, incident investigation, stakeholder engagement, project management, data analysis, coaching and mentoring, hazard identification, control effectiveness assessment

Preferred skills

Occupational hygiene, chemical risk management, critical control management, psychological safety, lean principles

Technologies

Risk intelligence tools, performance data systems, incident management platforms

Responsibilities

Partner with operational leaders to strengthen risk ownership and leadership capability; Lead and mentor the SH&W Operations team; Drive continuous improvement initiatives using risk data; Lead complex high-risk incident investigations; Provide senior support during significant incidents and emergencies

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities