3d ago , from Illawarra Mercury Job Board
Sydney CBD | Flexible Working | National & Regional Leadership Opportunity
SP Data Centres is partnering with a leading global professional services organisation to appoint an experienced
HSEQ Operations & Delivery Leader
. This confidential opportunity is with a highly respected consultancy operating across complex infrastructure, engineering and major project environments.
This is a strategic leadership role responsible for driving operational excellence across Health, Safety, Environment and Quality (HSEQ), leading a high-performing regional team while embedding consistent systems, governance and best practice across multiple locations.
The Opportunity
The HSEQ Operations & Delivery Leader will operationalise the target operating model (TOM), seeking out opportunities for efficient and equitable service across the time zone. They will manage the common services (e.g. procurement, compliance training, digital systems, management systems and procedures) that support the time zone they work in. The role holder will be pivotal in integrating the HSEQ function, enabling and leading:
The introduction of common ways of working, driving a consistent approach to HSEQ across the time zone.
The enhancement of skills, upscaling areas local expertise and capabilities, and identifying areas for growth and development of capability.
The enhancement of customer experience, actively seek customer feedback. The role will improve the raising of HSEQ standards and quality.
The provision of specialist and technical HSEQ expertise. The individual will address technical and regulatory queries.
This role incorporates the following tasks and activities:
Leadership
Have good strategic relationships with all key stakeholders, understanding their drivers, and confidently influence, challenge and engage with them, to present, when necessary, a compelling and credible case for change.
Foster a culture of innovative thinking, collaboration and continual improvement.
Proactively create a psychologically safe and inclusive environment to ensure true collaboration and alignment, that encourages open dialogue and diverse perspectives.
Provide clear direction, support to motivate team members to deliver an excellent service to their customers.
Efficiently allocate resources and manage workloads to ensure an excellent and equitable service is delivered to customers.
Foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment that encourages open dialogue and diverse perspectives.
Identify individual's training needs and opportunities for professional growth and development.




Mentor and coach team members to enhance their skills and career progression.
Deputise for the Regional HSEQ Leader.
Strategic Direction:
Translate business strategy into practical HSEQ initiatives.
Balance regional consistency with local operational requirements.
Understand operational risk across diverse business activities.
Support organisational growth through effective HSEQ governance.
Help develop the Client's external HSEQ offering
In depth understanding of operational risk profile/context of their time zone against growth ambitions
Understands the importance of time-zone consistency, balances this with the need for local flexibility and adaptation
Ability to communicate HSEQ and firm strategic plan into practical actions across all their time zone
Business partnering
Partner with the HSEQ Business Partners and Leaders within the time zone, coaching and challenging, to cross-skill and develop, encouraging best practice and consistency. Identify areas for growth and development of capability.
High Quality
Promote high standards of work. Ensure team have structured, consistent and efficient approaches to deliver work on time and to a high standard with consideration for the context and stakeholders involved.
Promote high standards of work. Ensure team have structured, consistent and efficient approaches to deliver work on time and to a high standard with consideration for the context and stakeholders involved.
Consistency
Lead the consistency of service across the time zone, introduce standard ways of working and common processes. Actively eliminate unwarranted variance and inconsistency.
Compliance
Consolidate the compliance management for the time zone, including legal registers, compliance reviews and actions. Address any technical and regulatory queries.
Emergency Preparedness
Lead business continuity, consolidating plans across the time zone. As subject matter expert, advise regional leaders on the preparation of emergency plans and ensure that the routine testing of emergency communication systems, such as Everbridge and International SOS is carried out.
Data
Promote the importance of data integrity, reliability, accuracy to the team,



driving forwards ways to use data to improve our service to the business
Digital
Manage the administration and support of digital HSEQ systems for the time zone, collaborating closely with other regions and the global leads for Quality, Assurance and Environmental Management. Advocate continual improvement and enable team to generate solutions to solve and improve processes.
Training
Manage any regional-specific learning, such as regulated compliance training. This will include the regional administration of HSEQ learning i.e. expiration management.
Reporting
Commission, lead and review reports for your area of the business. Present insights to leadership and lead discussion on mitigating solutions
Customer focus
Have a strong customer focus, actively seek customer feedback across the time zone, identifying what could be enhanced and future needs.
Investigations
Oversee the provision of significant HSEQ investigations. Lead lessons learnt cascades
Subject Matter Expert
Act as an SME within audits, providing specialist knowledge and expertise as required.
Adaptability
Demonstrate and role model a positive, growth mindset, embrace new ways of working, willingness to learn new skills to enable flexibility in a dynamic work environment
Legislation
Understand the legislation complexities across region, ensure requirements are met.
Is this role right for you?
Degree or similar equivalent high-level qualification in an HSEQ related subject
Over 10 years of experience in leading or delivering HSEQ outcomes in or around high-hazard industries
Experience of implementing standards in high-hazard industry
Experience of creating procedures and implementing standards in ISO accredited organisations
Strong commercial acumen preferred
Understanding the professional services environment
Experience in managing teams remotely is preferred
Whats on offer
Strategic leadership role within a globally recognised skilled services business.
Sydney CBD location with hybrid working policy and flexible working hours.
Opportunity to influence HSEQ strategy across a regional portfolio.
Collaborative, values-driven culture with strong leadership support.
Ongoing professional development and career progression opportunities.
Competitive remuneration package.
Insurances (life & income protection)
Interest free solar energy and bicycle loans
Annual leave loading, Birthday leave and ability to purchase additional leave of up to 20 days for permanent employees, as well as generous paid and unpaid parental leave options.
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