CPB Contractors is Australia’s leading contractor and the largest infrastructure construction company in our region. Part of the CIMIC Group, we are proud to be constructing Australia’s future and do so collaboratively with our partners and clients.

We hire for careers, not project life. CPB Contractors has more than 50 major infrastructure projects in delivery, across all key sectors of the construction industry, including roads and bridges, rail, tunnelling, defence, airports, buildings and resources, providing you with career opportunities for years to come.

The Project

The Tram to Springvale Alliance (TSA) comprising CPB Contractors, BMD Constructions and Arup has been selected to deliver the Eastern Freeway Upgrades between Tram and Springvale roads. The major upgrade includes new express lanes, upgraded noise walls and revitalised sections of the Koonung Creek Linear Park.

The Project is being delivered under an Alliance Contract with Major Roads Projects Victoria (MRPV) as the Project Owner and TSA (CPB, BMD and Arup) as the Non-owner Participants (NOPs). Together they form the Alliance working as one to deliver this critical infrastructure project. 

As a key component of the North East Link Program (NELP), this project will provide a safer, more efficient freeway connection for over 135,000 vehicles daily, removing 15,000 trucks from local roads, and reduce traffic across on the arterial road network crossing the Yarra River by 50,000 vehicles per day.

We’re completing the link together and bringing it home for our community.

Your opportunity

Reporting to the Safety and Wellbeing Manager, the Safety Manager will sit within the project safety team and be accountable for:

• Working collectively to develop and implement a Safety and Health culture. Work with the workplace management team to provide guidance, clarity and support to lead the safety culture.
• Work in accordance and demonstrate commitment to the Project’s Culture & Values.
• Develop and oversee education and compliance programs for employees, clients, contractors and visitors in your area
• Showcase diversity as a strength, emphasising the value of varied perspectives and backgrounds in achieving project goals.

Our minimum requirements for this role are:

• Formal qualifications in Occupational Health and Safety or equivalent
• Safety Lead Auditor Qualification
• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment
• Safety and Health experience (5 + years) in Construction and/or heavy industry and high-risk workplaces.
• Management and leadership (5 years)
• Knowledge in Safety and Health Management Systems
• Quantitative and qualitative risk assessment and monitoring of risk controls and actions involved in delivery and implementation of projects
• Knowledge of Safety and Health legislation and statutes, and ability to interpret any applicable statutes or legislation relevant to Project
• Ability to lead high level investigations involving multiple internal and external parties.
• Skills in monitoring, reviewing, investigative review techniques, reporting and continuous improvement on performance and compliance

We particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ community, mature workers, Veterans and Active Defence Reserve members, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds. CPB Contractors is proud to hold the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Citation - Employer of Choice for Gender Equality.

We’re always looking for ways to make CPB Contractors a more rewarding place to work and offer a unique set of benefits, including:

• A rewarding career where we support your development, training and promote from within.
• Opportunities across all construction sectors so that there is always an opportunity suitable for the next stage in your career.