Safety Manager

CPB Contractors is Australia’s leading contractor and the largest infrastructure construction company in our region. Part of the CIMIC Group, we are proud to be constructing Australia’s future and do so collaboratively with our partners and clients. We hire for careers, not project life. CPB Contractors has more than 50 major infrastructure projects in delivery, across all key sectors of the construction industry, including roads and bridges, rail, tunnelling, defence, airports, buildings, and resources, providing you with career opportunities for years to come.

Your opportunity 

• To Implement and control Safety Management requirements, strategies and initiatives across a workplace and report progress to the Project Director and Project Management Team

Reporting to the Project Director, the Safety Manager will sit within the project team and be accountable for:

• Identify key areas and develop safety training needs analysis throughout the project lifecycle in consultation with client requirements and in consultation with Human Resources
• Monitor and support the delivery of the Safety Management Plans through consideration of relevant aspects and impacts which may be influenced by the implementation of the Safety requirements for the project
• Lead the implementation of the Safety management system onto the Project
• Develop, implement and monitor a Safety activity planner
• Develop and implement a subcontractor audit program

Our minimum requirements for this role are:

• 10 + years in a safety role in a construction environment
• Advanced knowledge of safety management system techniques and tools
• Experience in quantitative and qualitative risk assessment and development and monitoring of risk controls and actions involved in delivery and implementation of projects
• High level of skill in conducting and interpreting audits and reviews
• Experience in delivering training in high-risk activities such as working at heights, confined space and rescue training
• Experience in developing, analysing and reporting on complex project performance, compliance and defects and/or non-conformance
• Detailed knowledge of Safety legislation and statutes and ability to interpret any applicable statutes or legislation relevant to Project
• Experience using Corporate Management Systems & Rehabilitation

We particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ community, mature workers, Veterans and Active Defence Reserve members, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds. CPB Contractors is proud to hold the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Citation - Employer of Choice for Gender Equality.

We’re always looking for ways to make CPB Contractors a more rewarding place to work and offer a unique set of benefits, including:

• A rewarding career where we support your development, training and promote from within.
• Opportunities across all construction sectors so that there is always an opportunity suitable for the next stage in your career.
• Competitive remuneration and excellent benefits including a health and wellbeing program, discount portal and company-funded salary continuance insurance.
• Flexible work arrangements and a culture that values diversity and innovation.

Please note: This role is being sourced through CPB Contractors directly and we will not accept applications via external recruitment agencies.

How to apply

Applications close

10 Sep 2026 AUS Eastern Standard Time