Who we are

In Melbourne, water is essential to our way of life.

As caretakers for Melbourne’s water cycle, and our catchments. We care for water, life, and land throughout Melbourne: both its people and its biodiversity.

Each time you drink from the tap, flush a toilet, or kayak down the Yarra we’re there. Primed and ready, quietly delivering some of the world’s cleanest water for over five million residents and wildlife that call Melbourne home, just as we have for over 130 years.

About the Role

We’re looking for an inspiring and forward‑thinking safety leader to help shape the future of health, safety, and wellbeing at Melbourne Water. As our Senior Manager Safety Services, you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering our safety strategy, strengthening our integrated management system, and embedding a genuinely generative safety culture across the organisation.

In this influential role, you will guide a high‑performing team, provide strategic advice to senior leaders, and drive programs that address safety risks across a diverse and complex operating environment. You’ll champion learning, continuous improvement, and innovative approaches that support our people, customers, and community.

• Lead the design, development, implementation, and review of a safety work plan.
• Manage the design and implementation of safety programs and projects that are linked to known hazards within Melbourne Water’s operating environment.
• Lead the safety services team responsible for providing advice and monitoring overall safety performance.
• Provide strategic thought leadership, advice, and consultation to ensure that best practice, experiences, and solutions are implemented in line with Melbourne Water’s Strategic Direction and Health, Safey and Environment (HSE) work plan.
• Provide advice and as required report to the Executive and Board on relevant safety matters.

For more information, please refer to the attached Role Mandate

This is your chance to contribute to an essential service, build strong partnerships, and deliver safety outcomes that matter.

About you:

• Deep knowledge of health and safety practices, including hazard identification and control.
• Ability to design, implement and review safety programs and assurance frameworks.
• Expertise in risk‑based approaches to safety management and performance monitoring.
• Ability to lead, coach and inspire teams to deliver safety strategy and build engagement.
• Ability to act as the primary point of contact for key internal business units and external partners to ensure safety objectives are aligned and potential risks are mitigated.
• Strong understanding of regulatory environments, audit requirements, and certification processes (e.g., IMS Certification).
• Experience in design, implement and review safety programs and assurance frameworks with a risk‑based approach to safety management and performance monitoring.
• High energy, resilience, and ability to drive business results.

If you are a collaborative, people centred leader with deep experience in safety, operations, or risk—and you’re energised by the opportunity to make a meaningful impact at scale—we’d love to hear from you.

Why join us:

At Melbourne Water, we care deeply about water and the life it sustains. 

Our team is inspired by passion and purpose, with an unwavering commitment to safety. We are on a mission to protect every Melburnian’s way of life, one drop at a time.

We don’t just talk about flexible working - we live it. Our culture of purpose, safety, results, and learning flows through everything we do. We're dedicated to doing what's right, and this commitment extends to the meaningful work we do in a supportive and inclusive culture that encourages you to make the most of your talents.

Our long-standing commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging means that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQ+ individuals, Neurodivergent Individuals, people living with disability, mature age and young jobseekers from all cultures can apply with confidence knowing they are safe, affirmed, and celebrated.

If you’re curious, action-orientated, outcomes-focused, and passionate about public resources, community, and the environment, we'd love to receive your application and learn if you could be a great fit. 

How to Apply

Click the 'Apply Now' button below and complete our online application form.

Closing date: Tuesday 24^th March 2026 at 11:55pm AEST