Senior Manager Risk Quality and Compliance
Senior Manager Risk, Quality and Compliance
About Southern Ports
Southern Ports operates the gateway ports of Albany, Bunbury, and Esperance, connecting regional WA to global markets. We focus on safe, efficient, and sustainable port operations, delivering value to our customers and communities. With a strong commitment to our people, we're building a diverse, high-performing workforce to support the future of regional trade.
Benefits of Joining Southern Ports
Joining Southern Ports Authority comes with numerous benefits that cater to a wide range of professional and personal needs, some examples being:
Flexible Working Arrangements: Enjoy a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle and personal commitments.
Annual Health and Well-being Perks: Take advantage of programs and resources aimed at maintaining your physical and mental health.
Salary Sacrificing Options: Maximise your take-home pay through tailored salary packaging arrangements such as Novated Car Leasing and Superannuation
Opportunity to Travel: Experience different geographical regions in Western Australia, enhancing your professional and personal growth.
Generous Purchase Leave Options: Gain additional leave options to suit your personal needs and preferences.
$172,356 (Increasing to $180,974 from 1 January ****) + Superannuation + Regional Allowance if based regionally.
The Role
Southern Ports is recruiting a Senior Manager Risk, Quality and Compliance to join their team in Perth or Bunbury. Reporting to the Company Secretary the Senior Manager Risk, Quality and Compliance will be responsible for developing and coordinating strategies across risk, quality, and compliance, ensuring alignment with Southern Ports' vision and values. The role brings together systems by understanding hazards from a critical infrastructure perspective and working across multiple functions, quality and accreditations to bring these systems together.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Lead the development, implementation,



and on-going management of an all hazards approach to risk management
Lead the development, implementation and monitoring of SPA's compliance frameworks and policies.
Ensure ongoing accreditation, effective management, and continuous improvement of SPA's accredited quality management systems, including appropriate reporting.
Manage the coordination of the audit function, reporting to the CEO and the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee.
Required
Relevant tertiary qualification (law, business, finance, engineering or equivalent applicable qualification)
In-depth experience developing, implementing, and managing contemporary Risk, Quality and Compliance frameworks
Significant experience in developing governance and risk processes including lines of defence assurance models
Working knowledge of Critical Infrastructure, cyber or all hazards approach to risk, and experience of government and industry standards in relation to ethics, fraud, bribery, and corruption control.
Preferred
Demonstrated experience of port and maritime operations, related supply-chain dynamics, and infrastructure lifecycle management
Requirements
To be eligible for this role, applicants must reside in either Perth or Bunbury and provide proof of Australian citizenship or permanent residency.
The successful applicant must:
Be able to obtain and maintain a Maritime Security Identification Card
Pass a pre-employment medical assessment including drug and alcohol testing
Provide a National Police Certificate that is within a 6-month period.




Southern Ports is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against race, gender, age, religion, sexual preference or disability. We encourage applications from all culturally diverse backgrounds, Indigenous Australians and Non-Indigenous Australians. Southern Ports is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and impartial workplace with equal opportunities for all employees.
We reserve the right to commence the recruitment process during the application period.
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The Southern Ports Authority was established on the 1st of October **** following the merger of the Albany Port Authority, Bunbury Port Authority, and Esperance Port Authority.
The legislation enabling the merger of the ports, The Ports Legislation Amendment Act ****, was given Royal Assent on 20 May ****.
The merger of the previous three port authorities was initiated by a comprehensive review of Western Australia's ports commissioned in ****. The scope of the review was to look at all matters concerning port operations, port governance and port performance to ensure that Western Australia's ports could continue to respond to the demands of the State's rapidly growing economy.
The Southern Ports Authority was established on the 1st of October **** following the merger of the Albany Port Authority, Bunbury Port Authority, and Esperance Port Authority.
The legislation enabling the merger of the ports, The Ports Legislation Amendment Act ****, was given Royal Assent on 20 May ****.
The merger of the previous three port authorities was initiated by a comprehensive review of Western Australia's ports commissioned in ****. The scope of the review was to look at all matters concerning port operations, port governance and port performance to ensure that Western Australia's ports could continue to respond to the demands of the State's rapidly growing economy.
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📌 Senior Manager Risk Quality And Compliance (Bunbury)
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