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.

Your opportunity 

This is a high impact leadership role where you will drive the delivery of CPB’s Safety and Health strategy across the business. You will shape how safety is embedded in day to day operations by designing and delivering initiatives that go beyond compliance and create real, lasting impact. With a strong focus on continuous improvement, you will challenge the status quo, simplify systems, and remove complexity to enable safer and more efficient ways of working.

Reporting to the Group Health and Safety Manager, you will work closely with project teams, providing both strategic direction and hands-on leadership across safety governance and performance.

Reporting to the Group Health and Safety Manager, you will work closely with project teams, providing both strategic direction and hands-on leadership across safety governance and performance.

• Driving the implementation and ongoing evolution of the Business SHEQ strategy, ensuring alignment with organisational goals and regulatory requirements
• Providing clear, trusted guidance on SHEQ Essentials and CMS safety systems to build capability across the business
• Proactively identifying gaps, risks, and inconsistencies, and taking ownership to resolve them
• Leading training and system change initiatives from planning through to delivery, ensuring strong engagement and adoption
• Partnering with leaders and project teams to embed practical and effective safety practices into everyday work
• Leading or supporting complex ICAM investigations, delivering thorough root cause analysis and sustainable corrective actions
• Monitoring, analysing, and reporting on SHEQ performance, using insights to drive continuous improvement

Our minimum requirements for this role are:

• Proven experience in SHEQ, safety governance, or risk related roles within a complex environment
• Strong expertise in ICAM investigations and incident analysis
• Hands on experience with safety management systems such as CMS or similar platforms
• A track record of leading change and delivering effective, engaging training
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to identify issues and implement practical solutions

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.
• Competitive remuneration and excellent benefits including a health and wellbeing program, discount portal and company-funded salary continuance insurance.
• Flexible work arrangements and a culture that values diversity and innovation.

Please note: This role is being sourced through CPB Contractors directly and we will not accept applications via external recruitment agencies.