We're here to help people live well and create a better and more sustainable future. We support healthy and liveable communities by delivering water, sewerage and recycled water services to 1.77 million people who rely on us every day and every night. At South East Water, we innovate with purpose and act with care to deliver healthy water for life. Fresh thinking and collaboration are at the heart of our organisation. We are constantly learning, embracing the challenges of today and excited by the opportunities that tomorrow will bring. South East Water is seeking an experienced and influential Head of Safety & Wellbeing to lead our enterprise-wide safety, wellbeing and risk strategy. Reporting to the General Manager People, Safety & Governance, you will provide strategic leadership across safety, wellbeing, critical risk management, contractor safety, psychosocial risk, injury management and assurance. Leading a small team, you will strengthen leadership accountability for safety, embed effective safety systems and ensure critical risk controls deliver meaningful outcomes across our operations. You will also play a key role in enhancing contractor and delivery partner safety performance while driving continuous improvement across the Safety & Wellbeing function. Who are we? We're here to help people live well and create a better and more sustainable future. We support healthy and liveable communities by delivering water, sewerage and recycled water services to 1.77 million people who rely on us every day and every night. At South East Water, we innovate with purpose and act with care to deliver healthy water for life. Fresh thinking and collaboration are at the heart of our organisation. We are constantly learning, embracing the challenges of today and excited by the opportunities that tomorrow will bring.



South East Water is seeking an experienced and influential Head of Safety & Wellbeing to lead our enterprise-wide safety, wellbeing and risk strategy. Reporting to the General Manager People, Safety & Governance, you will provide strategic leadership across safety, wellbeing, critical risk management, contractor safety, psychosocial risk, injury management and assurance. Leading a small team, you will strengthen leadership accountability for safety, embed effective safety systems and ensure critical risk controls deliver meaningful outcomes across our operations. You will also play a key role in enhancing contractor and delivery partner safety performance while driving continuous improvement across the Safety & Wellbeing function. Working closely with the Board, Executive Leadership Team and senior leaders, you will help shape a proactive, high-performing safety culture where safety is embedded in everyday decision-making and accountability across the organisation. The role This role will be responsible for:
- Providing visible, felt leadership and establishing transparent accountability for safety outcomes across the organisation.
- Leading the implementation and delivery of the organisation's strategic safety improvement program, strengthening and embedding the Safety Management System across all levels of the business.
- Translating the Safety Maturity Uplift Program into practical operating plans,



measurable outcomes and sustained improvements in leadership accountability, risk ownership and safety performance.
- Developing, implementing and assuring effective controls to manage critical safety risks, including control verification, assurance and continuous improvement.
- Providing strategic advice to the Executive Leadership Team and preparing high-quality Board and executive reports.
- Strengthening and embedding contractor and delivery partner management, including prequalification, onboarding, monitoring, performance management and assurance, to achieve positive safety outcomes.
- Leading the organisation's psychosocial risk, wellbeing, injury management and return-to-work strategies.
- Establishing meaningful safety analytics, dashboards, leading indicators and performance reporting.
- Restructuring and uplifting the Safety & Wellbeing function to ensure it has the capability, capacity and operating model required to deliver effectively against business priorities.
- Building leadership capability and fostering a culture focused on learning, risk ownership, accountability and continuous improvement. Who are you? You will be an experienced and credible safety executive who has led safety, health and wellbeing functions within complex, operationally focused or high-risk environments. You will bring a strong combination of strategic insight, technical expertise, executive presence and the ability to translate safety expectations into practical and sustainable business outcomes. You will have demonstrated experience in:
- Leading enterprise-wide safety transformation and cultural change.
- Delivering safety maturity uplift programs and embedding safety management systems.
- Developing safety

📌 Group Manager Safety and Wellbeing (Frankston)
🏢 South East Water
📍 Frankston