National Manager Health & Safety - Humes

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Holcim:As a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, Holcim are enabling greener cities, smarter infrastructure and improving living standards around the world. With sustainability at the core of our strategy, we are becoming a net-zero company, with our people and communities at the heart of our success. We are driving circular construction as a world leader in recycling to build more with less. It's all thanks to our 70,000 talented people around the world who are passionate about building progress for people and the planet through four business segments: Cement, Ready-Mix Concrete, Aggregates and Solutions & Products.Humes, an important Holcim business, has a long history of engineering precast and prestressed concrete solutions and, after one hundred years of manufacture, our product range has never been more diverse, more competitive, or more in-tune with our clients' needs than it is today. Humes offer a range of solutions for bridges and platforms, road and rail infrastructure, tunnels and shafts, retaining walls, pipeline systems, water treatment, reuse and detention, and traffic management.Holcim People:Holcim people are passionate about finding better ways to build. They embrace innovation and improvement with a pioneering spirit. They work as trusted partners, creating better solutions and experiences for their customers, communities and colleagues.The Opportunity:We are seeking a passionate and experienced professional to lead our Health and Safety (H&S) function at Humes. This pivotal role involves steering our zeroHarm aspirations, driving the execution of our H&S strategy, ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements and facilitating the achievement of business unit safety plans and targets.You will provide strategic leadership, support and accountability across the organisation, ensuring the integration of fit-for-purpose SHE systems and robust auditing processes that instil confidence at all levels-from line leaders to the Board and Executive Committee (ExCo).Further and detailed responsibilities are found in the Position Description which is available upon request and will include:Developing strategic and tactical plans for the H&S function in conjunction with the Executive Committee (ExCo) and LafargeHolcim Global requirements.Executing plans as they relate to the function with comprehensive leadership of the activity, including prioritisation of key issues.Matching resources to the requirements of the H&S Strategy and in line with changing business needs and priorities.Demonstrating effective leadership and delegation of tasks.Providing input into the business unit H&S plans in line with the Holcim Australia and New Zealand H&S strategy.Ensuring decision making processes and accountabilities are clear and are fully integrated within the function.Provision of policy updates and their effective documentation.Provision of training as required.Assisting the EGM HR, Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel/Company Secretary in meeting Holcim Australia's corporate governance and legal obligations with regard to H&S.Preparing H&S elements for Board SHE Committee and work with the EGM HR and Company Secretary/General Counsel in planning the SHE Committee Meeting agenda.Initiating and integrating LafargeHolcim Global policies into Holcim Australia and New Zealand's current H&S practices.Maintaining constructive and open relationships with LafargeHolcim Group and Regional H&S counterparts.About you:To excel in this role, you will have:Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline (preferred).Experience in a similar or related industry (highly desirable).Solid experience in the H&S area at both strategic and operational levels.Experience implementing strategy within large and complex H&S functions.Experience in successfully leading a senior team with a demonstrated track record of success.Advanced consultation and negotiation skills.Well-developed interpersonal and influencing skills.Proven ability to lead change initiatives.Experienced in working within a fluid environment with rapidly changing priorities.Exceptional communication skills and ability to influence a range of stakeholders both internal and external.Excellent leadership skills and proven ability to continually enhance team performance and capability through setting clear performance objectives, conducting coaching conversations and driving personal ownership and accountability.High proficiency in Word and Excel, capability to learn and use new computer programs, medium proficiency in PowerPoint.You will thrive on engendering solid business relationships and be level-headed and down to earth with exemplary standards of ethical conduct and professional judgment with a positive, resilient, curious and goal orientated nature. This will be complimented by your focus on coaching and developing others and by your clear ability to find ways to put together solutions that add value.This is a superb opportunity to develop your career within our world-leading business.Why Holcim?At Holcim we offer an inclusive environment, where our people feel comfortable bringing their authentic self to work. We offer a high-performance workplace empowering problem solvers, creative thinkers and innovators to seek combined perspectives and voice opportunities to go further and faster. Our workplace is a safe environment where individuals can be themselves and where we promote a diverse workforce. We are an equal opportunities employer, making no distinction on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or age. People are treated fairly at work - respecting and supporting human rights and non-discrimination. This is rooted in the values and standards set out in the Holcim Code of Business Conduct.We don't just offer jobs - we offer long term careers with a deep and diverse structure which affords a great number of cross functional pathways available as you progress your career so if you're ready to take your career to the next level and join our dynamic team of professionals, we want to hear from you.Apply now!Candidates must hold valid Australian work rights with no restrictions on employment duration or hours.We are dedicated to improving employment outcomes andencourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.Holcim will not accept unsolicited resumes from third party recruiting agencies in response to job postings.