Senior Project Manager Safety Hr People Transformation …, Melbourne

As a Senior Project Manager you will own and lead the delivery of a newly established Safety Uplift Program for the People & Safety function, driving outcomes from organisational safety audits and improvement initiatives.

Reporting to senior leadership within the People & Safety function, the role requires a senior, delivery‐focused PM who can operate confidently at executive level, bring structure to complex safety initiatives, and maintain momentum amid competing priorities and high expectations.

In Summary

Project Management – driving outcomes

Project Governance – coordinating meetings, risk management, etc.

Reporting and status updates for various audiences, including committee and board

Liaison with a wide range of stakeholders, including executives

Key Responsibilities

Own and lead the end‐to‐end delivery of a Safety Uplift Program

Establish and run project governance, including planning, risk and issue management, and delivery controls

Coordinate working groups, leadership forums, and governance meetings

Provide explicit, accurate, and fact‐based reporting to senior leaders, committees, and the board

Work closely with safety specialists and operational teams to drive practical, risk‐based outcomes

Proactively identify delivery and safety risks, escalating issues with transparent recommendations

Influence outcomes across the organisation without direct line authority

What We're Looking For

Proven experience as a Senior Project Manager

Focus on transformation, change, and uplift programs

Experience working closely with People & Safety teams and operational business units

Background delivering projects in operational, asset‐intensive or regulated environments, such as utilities or energy, infrastructure, construction, or engineering, transport, logistics, or field‐based service organisations

Robust governance and risk management capability, with experience producing committee or board‐level reporting

High credibility with senior and executive stakeholders, with the ability to influence and challenge constructively

Comfortable operating in ambiguous, rapid‐moving environments with evolving scope and urgency

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