Senior Manager, Work Health & Safety (Coordinator General) x2

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Transport for NSW is recruiting two permanent Senior Manager, Work Health & Safety (Coordinator General) roles to lead safety excellence across a large multimodal business including Maritime, Light Rail and Buses. This boots-on-ground leadership position requires deep WHS expertise, current regulatory knowledge, and a proven ability to build and guide high performing teams through change via a partnering model with the Coordinator General division. You’ll provide expert contract safety management advice to senior stakeholders, champion a customer first safety culture, optimise processes and governance from design through delivery, and travel statewide to sites. To apply, review the role description and information pack, tailor your application to show cross modal WHS success and stakeholder engagement, submit by 11:59 PM on 2 March 2026, and contact Effie Rogaris at [email protected] for more information; flexible work options may be available and inclusion and diversity are supported.

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Lead safety excellence across are large multimodal business including Maritime, Light Rail and Buses

 

 

Be visible. Be influential. It’s boots-on-ground leadership that makes a difference!

 

 

In this role you'll

 

• Lead a high-performing team through a partnering model with Coordinator General division, developing and implementing Safety Management Plans across construct projects and multiple transport modes that exceed compliance standards.
• Provide expert advice on contract safety management and Workplace Health & Safety (WH&S) matters to senior stakeholders and project teams, while facilitating safety training and capability building across activities on behalf of NSW State Government.
• Build collaborative partnerships with diverse stakeholders across government, contractors, and communities, championing a customer-first approach that delivers safer outcomes for the people of NSW.
• Optimise safety processes, documentation, and governance systems throughout project lifecycles, ensuring robust compliance and best-practice standards from design through to delivery.
• Travel regularly to sites across NSW, being visible and influential in shaping the safety culture on various sites and across multiple transport modes.

 

There are 2 permanent Senior Service Manager (TSSM) roles. Please see the role description and Information Pack for more information.

 

For more information on this position and business unit, please view the role description and information pack. 

 

 

About You

 

You bring deep expertise in safety management with strong knowledge of WH&S legislation, due diligence and regulatory requirements. Your tertiary qualifications or equivalent professional experience include demonstrated success in safety across modes. Ideally this would include Maritime, Rail and/or Buses.

 

As a leader, you've guided teams through change while uplifting culture and engagement. You build high-performing, collaborative teams and take a stakeholder-focused, customer-first approach that delivers results. Your willingness to be visible across construction sites statewide, combined with strategic thinking and excellent communication skills, will drive safety excellence in this dynamic partnering role.

 

Ready to lead safety at scale? Apply now.

 

 

Who we are

 

Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day.

 

 

Join us

 

Our workforce is as diverse as the community we serve. If you’d like further information on our inclusion and diversity initiatives, visit Transport careers.

 

Flexible work options may be available. Learn more via Flexible work options and policy  

 

Apply today 

 

Applications close at 11:59 PM on Monday 2nd March 2026.

 

For more information about this role, please contact [email protected].

 

Aboriginal people and people living with disability are supported throughout the recruitment process and at work, and we encourage you to apply. Visit Supporting Aboriginal People or Supporting People with Disability for more information or speak to your talent team member to arrange any adjustments to how you interact with us.

 

Learn more about how to apply via Our recruitment process | Transport for NSW 

 

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