Health and Safety Manager - Regional Group Australia

About the role

Heidelberg Materials is looking for an experienced, values-driven HSE leader to shape the future of its Regional Group Australia, which spans Victoria, New South Wales, the ACT and Queensland. The role brings together multiple operations under a common vision while keeping each business agile, and works with operational teams to strengthen risk management, ensure regulatory compliance and embed practical HSEQ systems. It also leads a geographically dispersed team of H&S professionals.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of the Regional Group Australia Health and Safety Improvement Plan, aligned with Heidelberg Materials Australia's strategic objectives.
• Integrate and harmonise H&S practices across diverse operations, using shared learnings, best practice and innovation.
• Advise on Health and Safety and Workers Compensation legislative requirements so that compliance is maintained across all jurisdictions and business lines.
• Partner with operational leaders to strengthen risk management, support regulatory interactions and drive sustainable safety improvements.
• Lead major incident investigations, making sure lessons learned are turned into effective risk controls.
• Lead, coach and develop a geographically dispersed H&S team, fostering accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Oversee governance processes such as incident management, workers compensation, return to work, assurance activities and performance reporting.

Required profile

• Significant leadership experience in Health, Safety and Environment or in operational leadership roles within mining, quarrying, transport, manufacturing, construction and heavy industry.
• Experience leading H&S across diverse businesses and operating environments, with varying levels of safety maturity and regulatory requirements.
• Proven track record of developing and implementing risk management, assurance and safety improvement initiatives with measurable results.
• Degree or Diploma in WHS, Environment, Engineering, Operations or a related discipline.

Required skills

• Strong working knowledge of Australian WHS legislation and contemporary HSE practices; exposure to NSW and/or QLD resources sector requirements is highly regarded.
• Sound understanding of workers compensation, injury management and return-to-work processes.
• Ability to lead, coach and influence geographically dispersed teams and to build relationships with operational leaders at all levels.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.