Workplace Health and Safety Lead

Are you ready to make a real impact in a thriving inner-city community? The City of Vincent is on the lookout for a passionate, Permanent Full-Time Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) Lead to join our vibrant team.

What We’re Offering

• Permanent Full-Time (1 FTE)
• Starting base salary from $113,444 per annum
• 5 weeks of leave every year (4 weeks annual leave & 1-week special leave), plus 2 days volunteer leave
• Up to 15.5% employer superannuation contributions
• 12 days personal leave
• Free onsite parking and public transport within walking distance
• Discounted Beatty Park membership to support your wellbeing
• A buzzing Leederville location with amazing coffee and food
• A workplace culture centred on mental and physical wellness, community, and connection

Why You’ll Love Working With Us

At the City of Vincent, we're driven by our vision to be courageous, clever and creative and are committed to building a workplace where our people can do their best work.

Safety is more than compliance at Vincent. It's about creating an environment where employees feel supported, managers are equipped to lead safely, and everyone takes responsibility for looking after themselves and each other.

You'll join a progressive organisation that is investing in workplace health and safety, strengthening its systems and capability, and committed to continuous improvement across all areas of the business.

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to lead and shape the City's workplace health and safety function.

Reporting to the Executive Manager Human Resources and leading a Workplace Health and Safety Advisor, you will drive the development and implementation of the City's WHS Strategic Plan, safety management framework and risk management programs while providing expert guidance to leaders across the City. 

You will play a key role in:

• Building a strong and proactive safety culture
• Leading WHS governance, compliance and assurance activities
• Developing practical WHS strategies, plans and frameworks
• Managing organisational WHS risks and critical controls
• Supporting managers and supervisors to meet their WHS obligations
• Leading audits, investigations and continuous improvement initiatives
• Developing safety capability through education, training and awareness
• Promoting psychological health and wellbeing in line with contemporary WHS requirements

This is a role for someone who enjoys influencing change, partnering with leaders and creating meaningful improvements that make a difference to employees every day.

Who We’re Looking For

You'll thrive in this role if you have:

• Extensive knowledge of Work Health and Safety legislation, regulations and best practice
• Experience developing and implementing WHS strategies, management systems and improvement programs
• Demonstrated success in driving positive safety culture initiatives
• Strong experience in WHS governance, compliance, injury management and risk management
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• The ability to influence and support leaders at all levels of the City
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into insights and action
• A proactive, solutions-focused and collaborative approach
• Tertiary qualifications in Workplace Health and Safety, Risk Management or a related discipline (or equivalent experience)
• Current National Police Clearance

How to Apply

Submit your application online, including your CV and cover letter.

For questions, please contact the Executive Manager Human Resources on 0448 804 *** or via email at *************@vincent.wa.gov.au.

We are proud to be an inclusive, diverse workplace and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, just let us know.

Applications close: Tuesday 1st September 2026

We may close the advert early if we find a suitable pool of candidates. Please note that canvassing Elected Members will disqualify applications.

Thanks for considering a future with Team Vincent — we can’t wait to hear from you!