Health and Safety Manager
Visa sponsorship
Administration · Auckland, New Zealand · Full-Time · Discussed at interview · Visa: Employer sponsored
For an experienced safety professional ready to move into a national leadership remit, this Health and Safety Manager role in Auckland is a clear career step. The employer is an environmental and engineering consultancy that puts people and values first, and the role carries responsibility for its Health, Safety and Wellbeing (HSW) function across New Zealand.
Your remit would be wide, covering the design, upkeep and improvement of HSW systems, support for safe working practices, a positive safety culture, leadership of a dedicated HSW team and advice to senior leaders and project teams. That mix of strategy, people leadership and advisory work is valuable for long-term progression. Senior HSW professionals from many backgrounds may apply, from specialists to those who have led a team or a function.
As an Immigration New Zealand accredited employer, the consultancy can sponsor the AEWV.
Present your progression clearly in an English CV, showing your NEBOSH qualification, the HSW systems you have owned, any HOP or Just Culture work and the team you have led. Build a career-focused safety CV with Build AI CV.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the HSW systems and processes end to end, designing, improving and assuring them so they work, meet the law, follow ISO standards and support safe work
- Build the capability of the HSW team as its leader and coach, and act as a partner to senior leaders, managers and project teams
- Advance a people-centred, positive safety culture using training, engagement initiatives and learning
- Track, report and improve HSW performance across hazards, risks, incidents and lessons learned, and manage the key relationships with external agencies, contractors and suppliers
Requirements & Eligibility
- At least 5 years of professional health and safety experience in a similar role
- NEBOSH certificate (occupational health and safety) or an equivalent qualification
- Proficiency with Donesafe or a similar HSW information system
- Demonstrated application of Human and Organisational Performance (HOP) principles
- Exposure to people-centred safety approaches, for example Safety II or Just Culture
- Strong people leadership and coaching capability, including leadership of a health and safety team
- Excellent facilitation, presenting and writing ability, alongside strong business acumen
- Hands-on management of H&S systems, incidents, risk and contractors
- Consulting, professional services or engineering experience (desirable, not essential)
- Current New Zealand driving licence in hand
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