Health Safety & Wellbeing Mobilisation Manager

We currently have an opportunity for a Health Safety & Wellbeing (HSW) Mobilisation Manager to join our Zero Harm team. Reporting to Head of Zero Harm Operations, you'll help deliver high-quality outcomes that support our essential services. 

What You’Ll Do

This role offers a broad scope, with key responsibilities including: 

• Implement advanced analytics and health & safety tools to prioritize initiatives based on risk and business needs, ensuring efficient resource use aligned with Zero Harm objectives. 
• Develop KPIs and metrics to assess health and safety support effectiveness, using performance data to drive ongoing improvements in service delivery. 
• Provide logistical and advisory support for business units, incident response, and large-scale operations such as audits and strategic projects. 
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, promoting Zero Harm as a differentiator and mentoring leaders in planning and delivery. 
• Identify and mitigate risks, seek opportunities for business improvement, and enhance efficiency by reducing waste and optimizing processes. 

What You’Ll Bring

• Intensive WHS/OHS experience in complex, high-risk environments, with a proven track record in supporting bids, transitions, and contract mobilisations. 
• Formal WHS qualifications (Degree or Diploma), WHS Auditor certification, and training in investigation methodologies like ICAM are essential. 
• Additional qualifications in project management, change management, or business (Degree or Diploma) are considered advantageous. 
• Demonstrated ability to integrate WHS systems into diverse projects and effectively influence senior stakeholders and clients. 
• Strong planning, communication, and negotiation skills; ability to manage multiple priorities; and a resilient, adaptable, and solutions-focused mindset. 

More than anything, you’ll bring a strong work ethic, a positive attitude, and a commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes for our clients. 

Why Downer?

At Downer, we plan, create, and sustain essential public services across Australia and New Zealand. From hospitals to data centres and defence partnerships, we manage critical infrastructure that keeps communities thriving. 

What It Means to Belong at Downer 

We’re proud of our high-performance culture and commitment to diversity, offering: 

• Training and development to support and diversify your career.  
• With 30% of vacancies filled internally you’ll find real opportunities to advance your career. 
• Perks@Downer: healthcare discounts, great savings on retail purchases, car purchases and much more. 
• Employee Assistance Program: professional support for you and your family when you need it most. 

You want your work to matter and so do we.  With over 26,000 people across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, our team is made up of individuals with unique perspectives, backgrounds, and ideas. 

We know that diversity makes us stronger and we actively celebrate it through our commitment to inclusion and belonging. 

We’re committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we welcome people of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, abilities, and lived experiences. We especially encourage applications from those whose voices have traditionally been underrepresented in our industry, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pasifika Peoples, veterans, people with disability, and neurodivergent individuals.  Even if your experience doesn’t align perfectly with this role, we’d still like to hear from you. If it feels like the right fit, apply - potential counts, and so do you. 

As a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we support flexibility that works for your life, inclusive leadership that values your voice, and equitable access to opportunity so you can do your best work and bring your whole self to it. 

If you need support or adjustments through the recruitment process, just let us know, we’re here to help you put your best foot forward.