Health and Safety Assurance Manager

At Transgrid, we connect electricity across New South Wales and the National Electricity Market, supporting Australia’s transition to a cleaner energy future. The Hunter Transmission Project (HTP) is a critical initiative delivering new transmission infrastructure to unlock renewable energy zones, strengthen network reliability, and support long-term energy security. This is an opportunity to play a key role in a complex, large-scale project shaping the future of Australia’s energy network.

About the Role

As the Health and Safety Assurance Manager – HTP, you will lead assurance activities across the Hunter Transmission Project Delivery Phase, ensuring Principal Contractors are effectively implementing work health and safety management systems, plans, and controls in line with contractual, legislative, and Transgrid requirements.

Working closely with project delivery teams, contractors, and leadership stakeholders, you will conduct audits, inspections, and assurance reviews across multiple project packages while driving continuous improvement in safety performance, compliance, governance, and risk management outcomes. The role also supports the implementation and ongoing effectiveness of Transgrid’s Work Health and Safety Assurance Plan across a complex major infrastructure environment. Position can be based in either Newcastle or Ultimo, NSW.

About You

• Demonstrated experience conducting WHS or management system audits across major infrastructure, utilities, transmission, construction, or other high-risk project environments
• Strong understanding of WHS legislation, contractor management, assurance frameworks, governance, and risk management within complex delivery environments
• Proven capability preparing audit findings, assurance reporting, corrective action management, and safety performance reviews across multidisciplinary stakeholder groups
• Strong stakeholder engagement, communication, and analytical problem-solving skills, with the ability to influence positive safety outcomes and drive continuous improvement
• Tertiary qualifications in Work Health and Safety, Quality Systems Auditing, or a related discipline, together with a current Driver Licence and Construction White Card.

Reward and Recognition

We believe in providing our people with personal, professional, and social benefits so they can deliver their best work each and every day. Employees have access to a range of corporate discounts across retail, utilities, travel, and health & wellbeing, as well as novated leasing options, workplace flexibility, 20 weeks of paid parental leave, and more.

Regardless of where you are in your professional journey, Transgrid powers your career by providing access to regular and ongoing training, workplace mentoring, and tertiary education. At Transgrid, you are encouraged to build a career that’s right for you.

Our Leadership Principles

At Transgrid, our Leadership Principles - Courage, Care, Clarity, and Connection - form the foundation of how we lead. Courage means embracing challenges and doing what’s right. Care focuses on leading with heart, valuing people as the core of our organisation. Clarity ensures teams understand success and their impact, while Connection links individuals to our purpose and strategy while fostering strong relationships among team members, customers, and partners.

Please note vacancy close dates may be subject to change. We will assess applications as they are received. Closing date 29 May 2026.

Transgrid is committed to Health and Safety, the Environment, Equal Employment Opportunity, Diversity and Ethical Practices. All applicants are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to these areas