Systems & Governance Manager

A consortium between Gamuda Australia and Laing O’Rourke has been awarded a contract to start tunnelling on the Sydney Metro West project. 

With the commencement of tunneling works, the Gamuda Australia Laing O’Rourke Consortium is looking for an influential Safety Systems & Governance Manager to lead WHS compliance and assurance initiatives and activities.

About the role 

• Direct the WHS governance process including assurance, compliance initiatives, and best practice exchanges.
• Manage and oversee the interactions with government agencies, professional WHS groups, community advisory panels, corporate WHS officers, and all internal safety activities.
• Build and drive execution of prioritised, audit strategy focusing on proper management of key risks and controls.
• Provide direct visibility to regulatory compliance challenges to ensure proper leadership engagement and rapid response to WHS compliance needs.
• Develop processes and provide oversight to ensure integrity in our injury/illness recordkeeping and our leading WHS performance indicators.
• Develop a strong working relationship with all levels of project team, client, and local authorities.   

Your skills and experience 

• Tertiary Qualifications in Work Health & Safety or relevant Science Degree.
• Strong understanding of current health and safety legislation, procedures, processes, and best practices.  
• Working knowledge of ISO 45001 and ISO 9001 in construction.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate as part of a supportive high-performing team.
• Proven experience working on Tier 1 projects, tunnelling experience is advantageous. 

Construction includes the delivery of 9 kilometres of twin, metro rail tunnels between Westmead and Sydney Olympic Park; excavation of new station boxes at Westmead and Parramatta; earthworks, utilities and connecting tunnels for a Maintenance and Stabling Facility at Clyde; a precast concrete segment factory at Eastern Creek; and a services facility, crossover structure and excavation to support tunnelling operations at Rosehill.  

The Gamuda Australia Laing O’Rourke Consortium combines global and local innovation, with leading expertise in delivering complex tunnelling and engineering projects. 

The Consortium encourages and supports a diverse and inclusive workforce, including those from overseas, current Visa holders, and candidates from outside the construction and engineering sector.  

We engage, enable, and empower our people. We want to speak with candidates who embrace inclusion and flexibility as keys to success.