Hazard & Critical Risks Team Leader

We have a newly created leadership role at Western Power that offers you the chance to lead a team of hazard and risk specialists and shape how critical risk management is delivered across our operations. As the first to step into this position, you’ll embed our Critical Risk Management framework, deliver hazard prevention strategies, and advance our health and safety maturity through strong frontline engagement and hands‑on interventions.

Your Role in Action  

• Implement and coordinate the Critical Risk Management framework across the business.
• Analyse incident and hazard data to identify trends and recommend targeted interventions.
• Coach leaders and engage frontline teams to embed risk management practices and drive continuous improvement.
• Deliver prevention programs for key risks such as manual handling, electricity, fall from heights, and driving.
• Oversee ergonomic assessments and safety‑in‑design reviews, supporting engineering and operations teams with practical controls.
• Conduct risk assessments and influence changes in work methods or tools to reduce or eliminate hazards.
• Support investigations and corrective actions following critical events.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of hazard and risk specialists, providing guidance, task allocation, and development planning.

 What Makes You a Great Fit 

• Extensive experience in health, safety, hazard, and risk management within large or high‑risk organisations.
• Proven leadership of health, hygiene, or safety professionals, with a track record of delivering practical, evidence‑based solutions.
• Strong analytical and risk assessment skills, with the ability to identify trends and make sound, evidence‑based decisions.
• In‑depth knowledge of State and Federal safety legislation and standards.
• Relevant tertiary qualification in Health, Safety, Risk Management, or a related discipline.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to collaborate across all levels of the business.

By joining Western Power, you will contribute to powering a cleaner energy future. We are dedicated to fostering career development and promoting a healthy work-life balance, empowering you to drive innovation as we develop a network that will serve the Western Australian community for generations. You will also benefit from a range of perks and opportunities, including: 

• Over 50% of our employment opportunities are driven by career progression.  
• Flexible work arrangements to support working hours and working from home arrangements. 
• The opportunity to purchase up to four weeks of additional leave per year. 
• Access to salary packaging, social club activities, and discounted health insurance and gym membership. 
• An award-winning employee recognition and benefits programme. 
• An innovative team culture that’s enabling the transition to renewable energy and decarbonisation.  
• In addition to standard leave, enjoy three wellness leave days each year.
• 22 weeks paid parental leave and 5 days of First Nations cultural leave to support family and cultural connections.

Applications close on 11 November 2025

We value diversity and inclusivity, encouraging applications from all backgrounds, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and LGBTQIA+ communities. As a WORK180-endorsed employer for women, we are proud of our commitment to inclusion. You can learn more about this through our Reconciliation Action Plan and Disability Access and Inclusion Plan. 

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