Job Description
Safety Infrastructure Project Manager National Program | Major Operational Environment | Safety-Critical Projects
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Are you a Project Manager who thrives on delivering complex, high-impact projects where safety, technology and operational excellence come together?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Opportunity
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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.
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Pedestrian and vehicle separation systems
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Vehicle immobilisation and key retention systems
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Loading dock safety and integration works
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AI-enabled CCTV and hazard detection technology
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Collision avoidance systems for forklifts and materials handling equipment
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Integration of dock infrastructure including lighting, levellers, restraints and doors
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Site-based safety improvements and operational controls
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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.
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What You'll Be Doing
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Lead the end-to-end delivery of a national safety infrastructure program, from initiation through to project close-out.
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Manage planning, design coordination, procurement, implementation, commissioning, handover and post-project activities.
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Deliver multiple projects concurrently across live operational environments.
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Manage project scope, budgets, schedules, quality, safety and compliance.
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Coordinate with IT, Safety, Health & Environment, operations, site leadership, contractors, vendors and frontline teams.
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Oversee the installation and integration of safety infrastructure and technology solutions.
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Manage contractors throughout installation, testing, defect rectification and operational handover.
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Lead site readiness, communication, training and change management activities.
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Identify and manage project risks, dependencies, interfaces and issues.
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Provide clear governance, reporting and escalation to senior leadership.
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Ensure solutions are embedded effectively at site level and deliver sustainable safety outcomes.
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What You'll Bring
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We're looking for a highly capable Project Manager who can combine strong project discipline with practical operational and safety thinking.
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You'll ideally bring:
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Proven end-to-end project management experience across initiation, planning, execution, governance and close-out.
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Experience managing multiple concurrent projects across operational or site-based environments.
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Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence everyone from senior leadership through to frontline operational teams.
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A strong safety mindset and the confidence to balance delivery requirements with operational risk and compliance.
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Excellent commercial and contractor management capability.
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Strong risk, dependency and interface management skills.
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Experience translating technical and safety requirements into practical site-level solutions.
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Strong communication, influencing and problem-solving skills.
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A highly organised, delivery-focused approach with a genuine bias towards action.
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Your Background
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The ideal candidate will have experience delivering projects within environments such as:
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Warehousing and logistics
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FMCG
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Food manufacturing
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Distribution centres
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Retail supply chains
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Manufacturing
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Industrial facilities
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Materials handling
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Large-scale operational environments
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Particularly valuable will be experience delivering safety infrastructure, capital works, operational technology or facility upgrade projects.
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You may have worked with:
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Pedestrian barriers and traffic management systems
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Loading dock equipment and safety systems
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Vehicle restraint systems
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Key retention and immobilisation systems
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CCTV and surveillance technology
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Forklift and materials handling safety technology
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Collision avoidance systems
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Operational traffic controls
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Site safety infrastructure
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Experience delivering multi-site or national rollout programs will be highly regarded.
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Qualifications
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Ideally, you will have:
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Formal qualifications in Project Management, Engineering, Construction Management, Operations, Supply Chain or a related discipline.
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PRINCE2 Practitioner and/or PMP certification is strongly preferred.
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WHS, risk management or safety management
qualifications/training
would be advantageous.
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Change management training or certification would be beneficial.
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A current Australian driver's licence and the ability to travel to operational sites as required.
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The Person
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You're not someone who waits for things to happen.
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You're a hands-on, commercially minded Project Manager who takes ownership, solves problems and gets projects moving.
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You'll be comfortable walking a site, challenging a contractor, presenting to senior leadership and then working alongside frontline teams to make sure a current system actually works in practice.
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You'll bring:
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A strong can-do attitude
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High personal accountability
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Excellent stakeholder and relationship-building skills
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A genuine commitment to continuous improvement
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Strong attention to detail without losing sight of the bigger picture
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Resilience and adaptability
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Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills
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A practical, risk-based approach to decision-making
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Strong commercial awareness
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A natural ability to influence and bring people with you
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Curiosity and a root-cause approach to problem solving
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Energy, initiative and personal drive
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Why This Role?
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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.
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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.
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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) (New South Wales)
🏢 CGC Recruitment
📍 New South Wales