Snr Health & Safety Improvements Specialist

• $197,247 base + 16.5% super + monthly rostered day off
• Permanent full time
• Location: Haymarket or Newcastle
• Hybrid working arrangements

About Ausgrid – we’re wired for good

We’re the largest distributor of electricity on Australia’s east coast, which means over two million homes and businesses rely on our good work. We’re here at the heart of the energy transition, and we’re driven by a powerful purpose to make electricity accessible for all.

It’s an exciting new chapter for our company with each day bringing a renewed energy to how we deliver, store and use electricity. As we continue to grow, we’re in search of exceptional talent to help us achieve our goals.

Everyone’s job is important here. Our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We’re committed to fostering a diverse, respectful, and inclusive workplace, and encourage applications from all backgrounds.

See yourself working here

You’ll play a key role in shaping how we learn from incidents, assurance activities and everyday work, helping to move the conversation beyond compliance towards curiosity, learning and meaningful improvement. Leading a specialist team, you’ll establish a centre of excellence for health and safety incident reviews and organisational improvement, embedding contemporary approaches.

You’ll lead complex investigations and assurance activities, identify the systemic factors influencing safety outcomes and turn those insights into practical, sustainable improvements. Just as importantly, you’ll coach and influence leaders, H&S professionals and frontline teams to think differently about safety, building capability and creating an environment where people feel safe to speak up, learn and improve.

What you bring to the role

Our hiring decisions are not only based on your experience and skills, but your passion, attitude, and alignment to our core values. 

• Degree or postgraduate qualifications in human factors, risk, occupational health and safety, or an equivalent discipline
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in leading WHS assurance, investigations and risk management activities in high-risk sectors or equivalent
• A valid driver’s licence
• Proven experience working with and delivering senior management, executive and board level reports
• Lead Auditor OH&S Management Systems qualification or the ability to achieve the qualification.
• Strong communication, influencing and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels and translate complex technical information into clear, practical insights, supported by excellent research, report writing and attention to detail
• Current White Card
• You’ll bring a deep understanding of organisational learning, with a demonstrated ability to influence key stakeholders and drive meaningful outcomes in complex, challenging environments while building a strong and sustainable learning culture.

Life at Ausgrid

At Ausgrid, we go beyond just a competitive salary to offer an exciting range of benefits. From salary sacrificing electric vehicles and novated leasing, to discounted corporate health insurance and access to Fitness Passport, our benefits support your work here, and your life out there.

Celebrate success every day with our employee recognition program to bring out each other’s best. Looking to grow professionally? We’ve got you covered with study assistance, secondments, training and mentors, whose advice you’ll keep wherever you go.

We’re proud to offer gender-neutral parental leave to balance work when growing your family. And if you’re caring for elderly parents, our aged care support services offer expert guidance to help you access care for your loved ones. At Ausgrid, it's all about supporting you in every aspect of life.

If you require support with your application/reasonable adjustments for the interview process, please reach out to our dedicated Talent Team recruitment@ausgrid.com.au.

Application close date: 17 November 2026 (please note, this date is subject to early closure)

Applicants must have full Australian work rights to apply.

By applying, you may be considered for a Talent Pool to support future opportunities over the next 12 months.