Safety Partner

As a Safety Partner, you will work with managers, employees and business partners to provide specialist work health and safety advice, coaching and direction across designated business units. You will build safety capability, support effective risk management and help ensure compliance with relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice, industry best practice and government policy. Through trusted partnerships and responsive support, you will contribute to a safe work environment, a strong safety culture and improved organisational performance.

Applicant Profile

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A degree qualification in a related field, or demonstrated solid contemporary experience in a similar role combined with ongoing professional development.
• A WorkCover NSW Construction Induction Card and a current Class C driver licence.
• Experience in work health and safety management within a large, diverse service industry organisation, including applying current WHS legislation, regulations and codes of practice.
• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing WHS management and compliance frameworks, including policies, systems, processes, auditing and program monitoring.
• Proven ability to coach managers and employees, build safety capability and positively influence workplace safety culture.
• Experience planning and implementing WHS initiatives, managing change, improving performance and delivering projects.
• Strong analytical and written communication skills, with the ability to interpret information, develop practical solutions and provide specialist recommendations.
• The ability to build credible relationships and influence, persuade or negotiate outcomes that add value to the organisation.

Offer Details

The commencing salary for these positions is up to $104,570k. Central Coast Council also provides progression opportunities for employees to progress up to the maximum salary of $121,161k on completion of an assessment of skills and performance, plus 12% superannuation.

• We have two permanent full time Safety Partner roles available.
• This role will be able to access a 9 day fortnight
• We are able to offer hybrid and flexible working conditions for this role

Want to know more?

The contact person for these roles is Angie Molyneux, Section Manager Health and Safety. You can contact Angie on 0448731656.

These positions will close for applications at midnight on Sunday 1 November 2026.

We will not accept unsolicited resumes or applications being presented by recruitment agencies.