07th July, 2025
Head of Safety and Wellbeing | Melbourne or Morwell
Location: Melbourne/Morwell
Job Type: Full Time / Permanent
Organisation: SEC Victoria
- Become part of the solution to climate change, accelerating Victoria’s renewable energy transition.
- Join a ‘for purpose’ government-owned energy company that empowers its people to make a difference.
- Enjoy competitive pay and flexible work/life balance.
Do work that makes a difference The SEC is building a dynamic team to accelerate Victoria’s transition to renewables and help achieve Victoria’s renewable energy target of 95% by 2035. We are working together for renewable, affordable, reliable energy for all Victorians.
Your role
As the
Head of Safety and Wellbeing at the SEC, you will lead the strategic and operational development of safety and wellbeing practices across the organisation. This key leadership position is responsible for ensuring the safe delivery and operation of renewable generation and storage facilities and driving a culture of safety, compliance, and continuous improvement. Your work will play a pivotal role in enabling SEC to meet its sustainability objectives and regulatory obligations while ensuring the psychological and physical safety of its workforce.
Role reports to the General Manager, People and Culture and can be based in either our
Melbourne CBD office or our regional office located in
Morwell.
What you will do: - Develop and implement safety and wellbeing strategies, policies and annual plans.
- Lead the development, implementation and maintenance of safety systems, practices, and standards across SEC operations.
- Provide expert advice to senior leaders on safety strategy, compliance, and risk.
- Establish and coordinate the SEC Safety Committee and drive improvements through audits, reviews, and safety performance indicators.
- Identify and manage psychosocial risks and lead wellbeing initiatives to support a psychologically safe workplace.
Who you are:
Must Have: Your capabilities and areas of expertise that matter most for this role are:
- A seasoned safety leader with 10+ years of experience in safety and wellbeing management and a strong understanding of relevant legislation, compliance, and risk.
- Skilled communicator with strong interpersonal and negotiation skills and a record of providing strategic safety advice at executive and board levels.
- Ability to undertake investigative research to obtain, clarify and validate information which may require explanation and interpretation.
- Proven ability to build a strong safety culture, coach leaders and influence outcomes across a complex, regulated environment.
- Experienced in managing psychosocial risks and implementing impactful wellbeing initiatives.
- Experience interacting with and presenting to a Board of Directors and ensuring risk and audit committee reporting obligations are met.
Highly Desirable: - Significant senior management level experience in safety or a related discipline in the renewable energy industry, or a similarly complex heavy industrial and highly regulated environment.
- Tertiary education in a related field is desirable.
Our empowered workforce A career with us means you’ll be joining a new and vibrant ‘for purpose’ government-owned renewable energy company that:
- Empowers you to influence how we accelerate Victoria’s renewable energy transition and decarbonize our economy.
- Inspires you through meaningful, challenging work in an environment that encourages leadership and an entrepreneurial spirit.
- Supports your growth through career advancement and professional development opportunities.
- Provides hybrid work arrangements, with around 3 days working in Melbourne or Morwell, with flexible work options to meet individual circumstances, providing greater choice and autonomy.
About us We have an exciting and ambitious road ahead with a focus on:
- Investing in renewable energy and storage projects that accelerate the transition and deliver commercial returns.
- Supporting households to go all electric to reduce their emissions and energy bills.
- Building the renewable energy workforce our energy transition requires.
The organisation is partnering with industry to transform the energy sector, opening the state up for further innovation and investments in renewables. This includes an initial $1 billion towards delivering 4.5 gigawatts of power through renewable energy and storage projects – the equivalent replacement capacity of coal-fired power station Loy Yang A, which is set to close in 2035.
The SEC will also play an important role in helping Victorian households to reduce their energy bills and emissions by offering simple and effective solutions to help them switch to electric.
The energy transformation will create thousands of jobs. The SEC will play a role in attracting and training our future renewable energy workforce.
How to Apply We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We are also deeply committed to building an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and people with disability, people from the LGBTIQ community, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. We strive to create a respectful and collaborative workplace culture that allows all employees to thrive.
Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job, but we recognise that there’s no such thing as a ‘perfect’ candidate. At the SEC we offer more than a job. We provide a platform for growth, encouraging you to bring your whole self to your role. However, you identify and whatever your background, please apply if this is a role that excites you.
For further information and to explore this opportunity further please contact sec.careers@secvictoria.com.au
We are a 2025 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.
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Applications close on C.O.B 13th July 2025
Other things to know - Applicants must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident or hold a valid work permit to be eligible to apply.
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