Shape safety performance across approximately 70 operational sites Lead a national transformation where culture, insight and action meet Earn the trust to influence frontline teams, executives and the board About the Company Our client is a major Australian passenger transport operator delivering essential services through a large, geographically dispersed workforce.
Its people keep communities moving every day within a complex, fast-paced and high-risk operating environment.
The organisation is entering an important period of growth and change.
With continued investment in operational leadership, safety capability and sustainable transport, there is a clear ambition: to build a culture where safety is practical, deeply understood and owned at every level.
About the opportunity As Head of HSE Operations, you will be the leader who turns national safety strategy into action.
You will connect the boardroom with the frontline, ensuring information becomes insight, insight drives decisions and lessons learned at a single site strengthen performance across the entire network.
You will lead national safety governance, reporting, incident communication and operational assurance.
You will strengthen ICAM investigation standards, improve data integrity, accelerate corrective action closure and establish forums that leaders value because they deliver clarity and results.
Your early focus will be listening, building trust and understanding how work really happens.
Within 3 months, you will have established strong relationships,



assessed the national operating model and delivered practical improvements.
By 6 months, reporting and governance will be stable, investigation quality will be improving and lessons learned will be translating into verified action.
Within 12 months, leaders will trust your numbers and judgement, recurring incidents will be reducing, and safety will be recognised as an operational advantage.
This is visible, hands-on leadership.
You will spend time in depots, coach local teams through difficult moments and hold leaders accountable while creating the confidence required for people to speak openly and act decisively.
About you You are an accomplished HSE leader with degree-level qualifications and substantial experience in transport, heavy vehicles, mining, manufacturing or another high risk setting.
You bring serious incident ICAM expertise, practical knowledge of Australian WHS legislation and the data literacy to identify meaningful trends across a complex network.
Just as importantly, you know how to lead.
You build credibility through presence, ask incisive questions and bring calm judgement when the stakes are high.
You simplify complexity,



challenge constructively and inspire ownership without adding unnecessary process.
What's on offer You will gain the mandate, access and autonomy to shape safety performance at national scale.
Expect direct exposure to senior decision makers, varied and meaningful work, investment in capability and the chance to influence a major operational transformation.
This is a role where your leadership will be seen, your judgement will be trusted, and your impact will be felt by thousands of people who rely on safe transport every day.
To Apply Given the high volume of applications and enquiries, we kindly ask for your patience as we work through responses.
Please note that email applications will not be accepted to ensure a fair and consistent process.
You must have unrestricted working rights in Australia to apply.
For further information please apply via the role advert or contact Sarah Layer or Scott Craig with any specific questions: **************************** .
You must have unrestricted working rights in Australia to apply.
As part of the process, pre-employment checks will be conducted.
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📌 Head Of Hse Operations (Queensland)
🏢 Arete Executive
📍 Queensland