City Parklands is a purpose-driven organisation responsible for the management, activation and care of some of Brisbane’s most recognised precincts, including South Bank, Roma Street Parkland, Victoria Park, Anzac Square and Post Office Square.
 
The organisation is now seeking an experienced Health & Safety Manager to lead the next phase of the organisation’s safety journey. Reporting directly to the Chief Corporate Services Officer, this is a highly visible leadership role where you will influence culture, uplift capability and drive practical safety outcomes across diverse operational environments.

The Opportunity
 
This is a rare opportunity to combine strategic leadership with hands-on operational engagement across horticulture, maintenance, events, asset management and public precinct operations.

Leading a small team, you will partner closely with leaders across the business to embed a proactive, people-first safety culture and ensure safety remains visible, practical and integrated into everyday operations.
 
Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the WHS strategy aligned to organisational goals and legislative requirements;

• Lead safety culture transformation and strengthen accountability across all levels of the business;

• Provide coaching and trusted advice to leaders, frontline teams and the Executive team;

• Drive continuous improvement across SWPs, risk management frameworks and safety systems;

• Lead audits, governance reviews and compliance activities;

• Oversee incident investigations and corrective action processes;

• Deliver meaningful WHS reporting to Executive and Board stakeholders;

• Ensure mandatory training frameworks are effective, relevant and completed;

• Lead and develop the Health & Safety function with energy and purpose; and

• Build strong relationships with regulators, unions and external stakeholders.

About You
 
You are an engaging, credible and pragmatic safety professional with the resilience and influence to lead through change. You enjoy being visible in operations, build trust quickly and know how to translate strategy into practical frontline outcomes.
 
What You’ll Bring

• Proven leadership experience in Health & Safety across multi-site or operational environments;

• Strong understanding of WHS legislation, governance and contemporary safety practices;

• Demonstrated success driving cultural change and influencing senior stakeholders;

• Experience in high-risk operations and critical risk management;

• Strong coaching, communication and stakeholder engagement capability;

• Ability to balance strategic priorities with day-to-day operational delivery;

• Tertiary qualifications in WHS or related discipline (essential); and

• TAE / training capability highly regarded.

Why Join City Parklands?
 
This is a highly unique opportunity to lead safety across some of Brisbane’s most loved public destinations, in a highly visible leadership role. You will gain exposure to diverse operations – spanning parks, events, infrastructure and public spaces, whilst influencing a business undergoing exciting cultural transformation.
 
If you are ready to lead meaningful change in a unique and community-focused organisation, we would love to hear from you.
 
_u&u Recruitment Partners are working in partnership with City Parklands to support the recruitment of this role. All initial enquiries about this position are to go through the delivery team at u&u.
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How to Apply

For more information or a confidential discussion contact Danielle Van Velthuizen at u&u on 07 3232 9125 or Denby Bain on 07 3232 9174 by quoting reference number 44492.  
 
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