WHS Manager – Sunshine Coast

Senior role leading the strategic direction of safety across a significant project on the Sunshine Coast

About Us

CMC is a leading civil construction company committed to safety excellence across all our projects. With a strong focus on people, culture, and services, plus a great track record in delivering multi-million-dollar civil works across Queensland and NSW, we are rapidly growing - and we want you to come along for the ride.

About the Role

We are currently seeking an experienced and dynamic Workplace Health & Safety (WHS) Manager to provide strategic leadership for a significant civil project.

This is a senior role, focusing on implementing our Workplace Health & Safety Plan, fostering a zero-harm culture, and contributing to the strategic direction of safety across the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Leadership & Strategy: Provide Health & Safety leadership by implementing the company’s H&S policies, ensuring alignment with the business plan, and achieving set objectives and targets;
• Promote a Zero-Harm Culture: Actively promote safe behaviour and foster a zero-harm culture throughout the business;
• H&S Plan Implementation: Take ownership of the Workplace Health & Safety Plan, ensuring effective execution and communication of safety strategies, objectives, and targets across the project;
• Risk Management: Identify, develop, and implement strategies to eliminate or reduce harm, contributing to hazard identification, risk assessments, and management of the critical risk register;
• Incident Management: Lead incident investigations, conduct root cause analysis, and provide recommendations for corrective and preventive actions;
• Performance Monitoring: Oversee the monitoring and reporting of H&S systems and processes to ensure effectiveness and continuous improvement. Analyse performance data to identify trends and drive safety improvements;
• Compliance & Legal: Ensure all safety systems and processes are compliant with current legislative requirements. Maintain the company’s OHS legal and risk registers;
• Consultation & Communication: Lead effective communication and consultation on all H&S matters, including chairing safety meetings, promoting safety policies, and consulting with stakeholders at all levels.
• Professional Development: Mentor and develop the H&S team, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement in safety practices;
• Accreditation Maintenance: Support and provide leadership in maintaining the company’s H&S accreditations and participate in steering committees;
• Work Cover & Injury Management: Oversee injury management processes and WorkCover cases to ensure optimal outcomes for all parties involved.

About You

Ideally, you will be based on the Sunshine Coast or happy to travel, you will have a solid 10+ years of senior-level WHS leadership experience within significant civil construction projects plus the following:

• Formal qualifications in Workplace Health and Safety or related fields;
• Proven ability to influence and lead safety strategies in a fast-paced, high-risk project environment;
• Strong working knowledge of H&S legislation and ability to ensure compliance across large projects;
• Demonstrated experience in managing critical incidents, conducting investigations, and delivering positive outcomes;
• Experience mentoring and developing safety professionals to foster a high-performing team.

Interested?

Let’s talk.

We are recruiting right now so please submit your application without delay - your CV doesn't need to be completely up to date - or send directly to our internal recruiter Amanda Datchens at amanda.datchens@cmc.net.au

We respect your time and interest so you will receive a response, whether shortlisted or not.

Strictly no agency emails or calls please – we will reach out to our preferred suppliers at a later date if necessary.

We acknowledge that diversity strengthens our culture and invite all to apply.

We are also a proud member of NAWIC - the National Association of Women in Construction.

However, for this role, you will need to be an Australian citizen, have permanent residency, or have a current valid visa allowing you the right to work in Australia.

Thank you for your interest in joining the CMC team.