About the role

We are currently seeking a Health & Safety Manager in Adelaide. This role offers great career prospects with a privately-owned tier 1 constructor and international engineering enterprise.

This Expression of Interest is your opportunity to position yourself for future roles delivering complex, career-defining work alongside some of the industry's best talent.

South Australia offers an exceptional lifestyle, with world-class food and wine, stunning beaches, renowned wine regions and around 200 festivals and major events each year. Combined with its welcoming community, balanced pace of life and strong investment in future industries, Adelaide is an exciting place to build both a career and a life.

Key responsibilities

- Lead and promote a strong safety culture, championing the Rethinking Safety Through Inclusion + Wellbeing principles.
- Provide specialist Safety Assurance expertise across multiple projects, ensuring compliance with system safety requirements and engineering management principles.
- Facilitate hazard identification, risk assessment and safety assurance activities, including HAZIDs, safety controls and hazard log reviews.
- Develop and maintain Safety Assurance Plans, Statements and Reports to support project and client requirements.
- Review project processes, documentation and assurance evidence to ensure alignment with verification, validation and quality requirements.
- Act as the key liaison for Safety Assurance matters, engaging with clients, project teams, subcontractors and external stakeholders.




- Conduct and support audits, reviews and safety investigations, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement and compliance.
- Provide technical advice and support on safety legislation, risk management and systems assurance throughout the project lifecycle.

About you

- Minimum of 10 years’ experience.
- Degree qualified in Engineering or Science
- Masters qualified providing a technical or leadership extension to base degree (preferred).
- Professionally chartered with a recognised skilled institution.
- Knowledge of risk-based safety assurance.
- Eligibility to obtain an NV1 security clearance is a requirement for this role.

Benefits

We work hard to create an environment that brings out the best in our people. We believe in building careers through providing a safe, connected and innovative culture that supports ongoing growth and development. We offer industry-leading benefits such as specialised learning and development programs, a mental health and wellbeing program, industry leading paid parental leave policy, an additional purchased leave option and coaching programs for staff on parental leave.

Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to building a workforce that reflects the diverse society in which we live and work. Laing O’Rourke is recognised as a WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality in 2020, 2022, and 2024. We know that the right culture and purposeful innovation are key to delivering impact.

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📌 Expression of Interest - Health and Safety Manager - South Australia (Adelaide)
🏢 Laing O'Rourke group
📍 Adelaide