Who is Turner & Townsend?

All over the world people are using buildings, infrastructure, and assets we helped to deliver. It could be the hospital they work in, the railway they travel on every day, the fuel that powers their car or the data centre they depend on at work. For more than 75 years we’ve been helping to deliver transformational programmes across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors, making a difference to people’s lives and ensuring a return on investment for our clients and their investors.

Our purpose:

Transforming performance for a green, inclusive, and productive world.

The world is changing and we have a responsibility to support that change, helping drive it and be part of it. Through the commitment, capability and care our team brings, we build trust between clients, suppliers, governments and society. Delivering better outcomes that have a positive impact on the world around us. We work smarter to face the challenges of the future; bringing the clarity that helps teams realise their full potential across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors. It’s how we’ve made the difference for more than 75 years.

Our values:

Love a challenge: We love a challenge and we work hard to make change happen and see things through. We don’t stand still, challenging ourselves and others to do better every day. And we are trusted to do the right thing, raising standards all the time.

Stronger together: We’re stronger together by connecting people in diverse teams, so that we can all collaborate to deliver our best work. We focus on what matters and use our influence to build a better world for everyone.

Bring out the best in everyone: We bring out the best in everyone. We help each other to make the most of our potential, always learning from our experience. We treat each other with care and respect and make time to give everyone a voice

The ANZ HSE Lead is responsible for leading and growing Turner & Townsend's Health, Safety and Environment Consulting capability across Australia and New Zealand. The role is focused on developing market-leading HSE advisory services, building client relationships and driving business growth.

In addition to its consulting leadership responsibilities, the position provides HSE governance, technical assurance, incident management oversight and continuous improvement support for Principal and PMC service delivery services across the region. The role works closely with operational leaders and project teams to ensure consistent HSE standards, effective risk management and high-quality client outcomes while contributing to the growth and success of the ANZ business.

HSE Consulting Leadership 

• Lead the ANZ HSE Consulting capability, establishing and growing Health, Safety and Environment advisory services across key sectors.  

• Act as the executive sponsor and technical lead for HSE consulting services, supporting strategic growth objectives. 

• Develop and implement a growth strategy to expand HSE consulting services target sectors across ANZ. 

• Collaborate with Business Unit Leaders and Client Account Managers to identify, pursue and win HSE-related opportunities. 

• Deliver proposals, tenders, client presentations and solution development activities with specialist HSE expertise. 

• Act as a trusted advisor to clients, providing strategic HSE guidance and leadership across programmes and projects. 

• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, industry bodies, regulators and key stakeholders. 

• Promote technical excellence and consistency in delivery of HSE consulting services throughout the region. 

HSE Governance & Management 

• Provide strategic direction and oversight for HSE governance across both Principal and PMC delivery environments. 

• Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of the HSE Management System, policies, procedures and standards across the ANZ region. 

• Ensure compliance with applicable Australian and New Zealand health, safety and environmental legislation and company requirements. 

• Provide timely advice and reporting to Executive and Operational Leadership on HSE performance, trends, emerging risks and improvement initiatives. 

Incident Management & Reporting 

• Lead investigations into Serious Incidents (SIF) and Potential Serious Incidents (PSIF), ensuring root causes are identified and corrective actions implemented. In the Principal and PMC service lines. 

• Oversee incident reporting, regulatory notifications and management reviews where required

• HSE Consulting Leadership 

• Lead the ANZ HSE Consulting capability, establishing and growing Health, Safety and Environment advisory services across key sectors. 

• Act as the executive sponsor and technical lead for HSE consulting services, supporting strategic growth objectives. 

• Develop and implement a growth strategy to expand HSE consulting services target sectors across ANZ. 

• Collaborate with Business Unit Leaders and Client Account Managers to identify, pursue and win HSE-related opportunities. 

• Deliver proposals, tenders, client presentations and solution development activities with specialist HSE expertise. 

• Act as a trusted advisor to clients, providing strategic HSE guidance and leadership across programmes and projects. 

• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, industry bodies, regulators and key stakeholders. 

• Promote technical excellence and consistency in delivery of HSE consulting services throughout the region. 

HSE Governance & Management 

• Provide strategic direction and oversight for HSE governance across both Principal and PMC delivery environments. 

• Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of the HSE Management System, policies, procedures and standards across the ANZ region. 

• Ensure compliance with applicable Australian and New Zealand health, safety and environmental legislation and company requirements. 

• Provide timely advice and reporting to Executive and Operational Leadership on HSE performance, trends, emerging risks and improvement initiatives. 

Incident Management & Reporting 

• Lead investigations into Serious Incidents (SIF) and Potential Serious Incidents (PSIF), ensuring root causes are identified and corrective actions implemented. In the Principal and PMC service lines. 

• Oversee incident reporting, regulatory notifications and management reviews where required 

• Monitor incident trends and develop proactive strategies to reduce risk and improve safety performance.  

• Coordinate lessons learned and ensure findings are communicated across the organisation.  

• Partner with Risk, HR and operational teams in relation to insurance matters, injury management and return-to-work programmes. 

• Provide leadership, mentoring and development to HSE personnel across the ANZ region. 

• Build organisational capability through the development and delivery of HSE training and awareness programmes.  

• Promote a culture of safety, accountability, care and continuous improvement throughout the business.  

• Collaborate with Operations, Project Management, Risk, Legal and People teams to integrate HSE principles into all aspects of project delivery and business operations. 

• Represent Turner & Townsend at client meetings, industry forums and professional associations, promoting the organisation's HSE leadership and capabilities. 

Leadership & Capability Development 

• Provide leadership, mentoring and development to HSE personnel across the ANZ region.
• Build organisational capability through the development and delivery of HSE training and awareness programmes.
• Promote a culture of safety, accountability, care and continuous improvement throughout the business.
• Collaborate with Operations, Project Management, Risk, Legal and People teams to integrate HSE principles into all aspects of project delivery and business operations.
• Represent Turner & Townsend at client meetings, industry forums and professional associations, promoting the organisation's HSE leadership and capabilities.

   

• At least 8 to 10 years experience as an Associate Director or Director.
• Experience of leading project management commissions for medium, large, sized construction projects of medium to high complexity.
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering.
• People management experience, particularly in the context of managing a project management team delivering a project

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. 

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

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