- Executive Remuneration Package
- Key leadership position
- Collins Street, Melbourne (Hybrid work from home – minimum 3 days in the office)
- Leading and managing the delivery of both the Major Hazards Program and Dangerous Goods Program across the business. This includes development and implementation of program strategy aligned with WorkSafe strategy, and detailed business plans to support implementation of the strategy
- Engaging with and influencing external stakeholders (other regulators, unions, industry associations and the Major Hazards Advisory Committee and Dangerous Goods Stakeholder Reference Group) to drive a collaborative approach across the Major Hazards and Dangerous Goods sectors
- Engaging directly with and influencing CEOs and senior management of Major Hazards Facilities to drive improvement within the facilities' performance
- Acting as the WorkSafe management representative accountable for WorkSafe's activity and resourcing in collection, storage and destruction of abandoned and expired explosives and fireworks, including oversight of WorkSafe's two explosives magazines
- Driving a culture of learning and continuous improvement through the Major Hazards and Dangerous Goods sectors, including benchmarking other high hazards industries, regulators and approaches
- Leadership experience including monitoring and managing team and individual performance and demonstrated skills in developing and implementing business strategy, managing complex relationships, challenging existing practices, allocating resources and translating technical knowledge of Dangerous Goods into targeted action plans
- Strong critical thinking skills and thorough understanding of accident causation in complex, high risk environments
- Ability to engage professionally with a diverse internal and external client/stakeholder group in a variety of situations, using a range of influencing, negotiation and conflict resolution approaches
- Tertiary qualification relevant to the Major Hazards industry e.g. engineering, science
- OHS qualification preferred
Director - Major Hazards & Dangerous Goods - Melbourne, Australia - WorkSafe Victoria
Description
Director – Major Hazards & Dangerous Goods
About the role
At WorkSafe we're dedicated to supporting all Victorians to be healthy and safe at work and to recover from any workplace injury or illness as quickly as possible. Our passion for safety and wellbeing is what unites us.
Reporting to the Commander of Field Operations, the Director Major Hazards & Dangerous Goods, leads a team of six direct reports and manages WorkSafe's Major Hazards & Dangerous Goods Programs.
The Major Hazards & Dangerous Goods team provide regulatory oversight of Victoria's Major Hazard Facilities and highest risk Dangerous Goods sites via dedicated specialists and inspections teams. The team also provides expert advice to support WorkSafe's statutory functions and operations relating to Dangerous Goods.
Key Responsibilities:
Please ensure you take a look at the Position Description here for additional information on accountabilities for this role.
About you
You are an experienced and strategic people leader with expertise in high hazard industries, and extensive operational experience within high hazard and regulatory environments. Your interpersonal, stakeholder engagement and communication skills are exemplary.
Additionally, you possess the following skills and experience:
Qualifications
Working with Us
At WorkSafe, we aspire for every employee to feel connected, safe and valued in their team, for teams to feel valued in the workplace, and for WorkSafe to be valued in the community.
We believe that a diverse workforce is the key to delivering the best outcomes for the Victorian community and strongly encourage applications from all people, including First Nations people and people with disability, diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, sexualities and genders.
What's next?
Applications close 11:00pm on Tuesday 23rd April, 2024. Click the link to apply, and join us in making a difference to Victorian lives.
Only people with the right to work in Australia may apply for this position. You may be required to undergo a National Police Check (and/or Medical Assessment) as part of the recruitment process.
Candidate screening may take place prior to the advertisement closing, so get your application in.
For further enquiries please contact Talent Acquisition Specialist, Luke Blockey via email
About us
WorkSafe's Strategy has our core purpose front of mind – reducing workplace harm and improving outcomes for injured workers. We don't shy away from the importance of our purpose to the Victorian community, that's why we have a stated ambition to be world leading.
We want Victoria to be the safest place to work in Australia and one of the safest in the world; and we aspire to be a world leader in return to work after a workplace injury.
WorkSafe are striving to build a diverse workforce that reflects the Victorian community we serve.