Job Description

Safety Infrastructure Project Manager

National Program | Major Operational Environment | Safety-Critical Projects

Are you a Project Manager who thrives on delivering complex, high-impact projects where safety, technology and operational excellence come together ?

This is an opportunity to take ownership of a significant national Safety Infrastructure Program , delivering projects across a large network of operational and supply chain sites.

You'll be responsible for taking safety initiatives from concept and design through procurement, installation, commissioning and handover , ensuring every solution is delivered safely, commercially, on time and with lasting operational impact.

This is more than a traditional project management role. You'll be helping to create safer workplaces for thousands of people , while introducing innovative technology and infrastructure designed to prevent incidents before they happen.

The Opportunity

As Safety Infrastructure Project Manager, you will lead the end-to-end delivery of a national portfolio of safety-focused infrastructure and technology projects across operational sites.

The Program Includes Initiatives Such As

- Pedestrian and vehicle separation systems
- Vehicle immobilisation and key retention systems
- Loading dock safety and integration works
- AI-enabled CCTV and hazard detection technology
- Collision avoidance systems for forklifts and materials handling equipment
- Integration of dock infrastructure including lighting, levellers, restraints and doors
- Site-based safety improvements and operational controls

You'll work across multiple locations and stakeholder groups, bringing together internal teams, contractors, technology providers and operational leaders to deliver projects that make a tangible difference.

What You'll Be Doing

- Lead the end-to-end delivery of a national safety infrastructure program, from initiation through to project close-out.
- Manage planning, design coordination, procurement, implementation, commissioning, handover and post-project activities.
- Deliver multiple projects concurrently across live operational environments.
- Manage project scope, budgets, schedules, quality, safety and compliance.
- Coordinate with IT, Safety, Health & Environment, operations, site leadership, contractors, vendors and frontline teams.
- Oversee the installation and integration of safety infrastructure and technology solutions.
- Manage contractors throughout installation,



testing, defect rectification and operational handover.
- Lead site readiness, communication, training and change management activities.
- Identify and manage project risks, dependencies, interfaces and issues.
- Provide clear governance, reporting and escalation to senior leadership.
- Ensure solutions are embedded effectively at site level and deliver sustainable safety outcomes.

What You'll Bring

We're looking for a highly capable Project Manager who can combine strong project discipline with practical operational and safety thinking .

You'll Ideally Bring

- Proven end-to-end project management experience across initiation, planning, execution, governance and close-out.
- Experience managing multiple concurrent projects across operational or site-based environments.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence everyone from senior leadership through to frontline operational teams.
- A robust safety mindset and the confidence to balance delivery requirements with operational risk and compliance.
- Excellent commercial and contractor management capability.
- Strong risk, dependency and interface management skills.
- Experience translating technical and safety requirements into practical site-level solutions.
- Strong communication, influencing and problem-solving skills.
- A highly organised, delivery-focused approach with a genuine bias towards action.

Your Background

The ideal candidate will have experience delivering projects within environments such as:

- Warehousing and logistics
- FMCG
- Food manufacturing
- Distribution centres
- Retail supply chains
- Manufacturing
- Industrial facilities
- Materials handling
- Large-scale operational environments

Particularly valuable will be experience delivering safety infrastructure, capital works, operational technology or facility upgrade projects .

You May Have Worked With

- Pedestrian barriers and traffic management systems
- Loading dock equipment and safety systems
- Vehicle restraint systems
- Key retention and immobilisation systems




- CCTV and surveillance technology
- Forklift and materials handling safety technology
- Collision avoidance systems
- Operational traffic controls
- Site safety infrastructure

Experience delivering multi-site or national rollout programs will be highly regarded.

Qualifications

Ideally, you will have:

- Formal qualifications in Project Management, Engineering, Construction Management, Operations, Supply Chain or a related discipline.
- PRINCE2 Practitioner and/or PMP certification is strongly preferred.
- WHS, risk management or safety management qualifications/training would be advantageous.
- Change management training or certification would be beneficial.
- A current Australian driver's licence and the ability to travel to operational sites as required.

The Person

You're not someone who waits for things to happen.

You're a hands-on, commercially minded Project Manager who takes ownership, solves problems and gets projects moving.

You'll be comfortable walking a site, challenging a contractor, presenting to senior leadership and then working alongside frontline teams to make sure a new system actually works in practice.

You'll Bring

- A strong can-do attitude
- High personal accountability
- Excellent stakeholder and relationship-building skills
- A genuine commitment to continuous improvement
- Strong attention to detail without losing sight of the bigger picture
- Resilience and adaptability
- Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills
- A practical, risk-based approach to decision-making
- Strong commercial awareness
- A natural ability to influence and bring people with you
- Curiosity and a root-cause approach to problem solving
- Energy, initiative and personal drive

Why This Role?

This is a genuinely exciting opportunity for a Project Manager looking to move beyond simply delivering projects and instead deliver projects that have a real and measurable impact on workplace safety .

You'll have the opportunity to work on a nationally significant program involving infrastructure, technology, operational change and safety innovation , while working with a broad range of stakeholders and sites.

If you're an experienced Project Manager with a background in safety infrastructure, capital projects, operational technology, logistics, FMCG, manufacturing or large-scale operational environments , this could be an outstanding next career move.

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📌 Project Manager (Safety Infrastructure) (City of Sydney)
🏢 CGC Recruitment
📍 City of Sydney