Group Health Safety and Environment Manager

Jemena group is seeking a Group Health Safety and Environment Manager in Melbourne, VIC, Australia. This role involves providing strategic support for HSE initiatives within the Markets and Corporate Functions, ensuring alignment with Group strategies. The ideal candidate should have significant senior HSE leadership experience in high-risk industries, strong change management skills, and knowledge of industrial legislation. The position focuses on promoting health, safety, and environmental protection.
About Us

Jemena is an Australian energy company who owns and operates over $12.4 Billion worth of gas and electricity transportation assets across Australia supplying millions of households and businesses with essential services every day.

We pride ourselves on our innovative approach, technical expertise, and dedication to safety, quality, and sustainability. Our Group’s over 3000 team members across the East Coast, consistently strive to make a difference in the communities we serve.

About the role

As the Group Health Safety and Environment Manager (HSE) – Markets and Corporate Functions, you will provide strategic support and ensure alignment of HSE approach to the Markets and Corporate Functions within the Group. You will work with the business to execute the Group H&S and E strategies and develop a culture defined by proactive leadership, accountability and a learning mindset.

Your primary responsibility will be to ensure that the Group H&S and E strategies, system and approach to sustainable performance improvement is articulated and implemented across the operating profiles within your portfolio. Additionally, you will drive aligned behavioural expectations that uphold the highest standard of health and wellbeing, the preservation of human life and protection of the environment.

About You

To ensure you are set up for success in this pivotal role, you will bring significant senior HSE leadership experience within a large, complex and high-risk industrial organisation preferably within the utilities, services, infrastructure or similar industry, along with:
• Solid experience in HSE change management and execution of strategy into an operational business
• Impressive experience in the implementation, monitoring and improvement of risk based HSE systems and assurance programs
• Highly developed ability to engage and influence a range of key stakeholders internally and externally
• Sound knowledge of industrial legislation and application
• Tertiary qualifications in Health & Safety, and/or Environment (preferred) or a related field

Our people are our energy source and we offer meaningful benefits and rewards that work for you. We offer the opportunity for long term career growth as part of our talent development and succession planning process.

Join our team and make a meaningful impact toward Australia’s “Net Zero” targets through the delivery of critical infrastructure projects and be a part of our journey to shape the future of the energy and utilities industry.

Diversity & Inclusion

We champion inclusion and are committed to gender equity targets, and increasing First Nations representation in our workforce.

We welcome applications from all people especially women, First Nations peoples, those with differing abilities, LGBTIQA+ community members, those with neurodiverse abilities, those with culturally diverse backgrounds, and from all age groups. You belong here.

Recruitment Process

As part of Jemena’s recruitment process, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks relevant to your role.

Notice to Third Parties: Jemena does not accept unsolicited resumes (or liability associated with fees or costs) from recruitment agencies, search firms or third parties. Interested candidates are welcome to submit their application independently.

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