About the role

McConnell Dowell, in Joint Venture with Gamuda Australia, is seeking an experienced Health & Safety Manager to join our project team delivering Sydney Water's Willoughby Submain Amplification Project across Sydney's Lower North Shore.

This major wastewater infrastructure project involves the construction of a 2.5km tunnel, incorporating micro tunnelling, shaft construction, Utility connections and associated underground infrastructure works.

Reporting to the project leadership team, you will take ownership of the project's health and safety function, driving the implementation of safety systems, promoting a positive safety culture and ensuring compliance across all project activities.

Working closely with the Project Manager and site leadership team, you will play a key role in providing strategic and operational safety leadership, developing the capability of the HSE team and ensuring everyone goes home safely.

Key responsibilities

- Lead the implementation and ongoing management of the project's Health & Safety Management Plan and safety systems
- Drive a proactive safety culture, engaging with project teams, subcontractors and site personnel at all levels.
- Provide leadership, coaching and development to the project HSE team.
- Oversee incident investigations, risk assessments, audits and implementation of corrective actions.
- Monitor high-risk construction activities and ensure effective safety controls are in place.
- Work closely with project leadership to identify safety risks, drive improvements and maintain compliance with legislative requirements.
- Build strong working relationships with the client, subcontractors and wider project stakeholders.

About you

- A minimum of 10 years' operational health and safety experience within the construction industry.
- A Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety (minimum)
- Strong experience managing safety across complex construction or infrastructure projects.




- Proven leadership capability, with experience developing and supporting HSE teams.
- Sound knowledge of WHS legislation, risk management, incident investigation and auditing processes.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence positive safety behaviours across all levels.

What's on offer?

- The opportunity to join a major Sydney Water infrastructure project.
- Work alongside an experienced Joint Venture team combining the capabilities of Gamuda and McConnell Dowell.
- Be part of a technically challenging wastewater infrastructure project.
- A senior leadership opportunity with the ability to make a genuine impact on project delivery.
- Long-term project opportunity with an experienced Joint Venture team

Why join us? The work you'll do will have a tangible positive impact on people's lives, including yours. The diversity of our projects, roles and locations means greater development opportunities. We invest in our people to set and reach personal and professional goals and we have some of the best mentoring minds in the business to help you do that.

Because when you grow, we all grow.

McConnell Dowell actively seeks and celebrates diversity, inclusion, and individuality. In a culture low on ego and high on support, we encourage everyone to make an impact.

We're big enough to take on community-shaping projects, but agile enough for you to have an influence on how we do things.

So, join us, be you, and help us create better together. Apply now!

We are an equal prospect employer. People of all ages, abilities, sexual orientation, gender identities and cultures including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are strongly encouraged to apply.

Please note all successful applicants must hold valid work rights for Australia and pass a satisfactory pre-employment medical which includes drug and alcohol checks.

This role is being sourced through McConnell Dowell directly and not accepting applications via external recruitment agencies.

📌 Health and Safety Manager (Sydney)
🏢 Mcconnell Dowell
📍 Sydney