Health & Safety Performance and Programs Manager

About the Role

We currently have an opportunity for a Zero Harm Performance and Programs Manager to play a key role in governing strategic Zero Harm initiatives, using performance insights to drive improvement and delivering critical safety programs across the business. Reporting to the Head of Zero Harm Performance and Assurance, you’ll help deliver measurable improvements in health, safety and wellbeing outcomes.

What You’ll Do

This role offers a broad scope, with key responsibilities including:

• Govern the portfolio of Zero Harm improvement initiatives, aligning programs with business objectives and measurable outcomes.
• Analyse Zero Harm performance data and produce strategic reporting, insights and recommendations for business leaders.
• Lead safety improvement programs focused on injury reduction, critical controls and continuous improvement.
• Develop performance frameworks, dashboards, training content and communication materials that support behavioural change.
• Build capability and collaborate with leaders, Zero Harm teams, operational personnel and external partners to deliver effective solutions.

What You’ll Bring

• Formal health and safety qualifications and advanced capability in safety management system review, design and development.
• A minimum of five years’ practical experience in a similar role.
• Advanced experience in program governance, performance measurement, data analysis and statistical interpretation.
• Demonstrated ability to translate strategy into actionable programs and lead organisational change across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Strong communication, influencing and relationship-building skills, with the ability to present complex insights clearly.
• A strong work ethic, a positive attitude and a commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes for our clients.

Why Downer?

At Downer, we plan, create, and sustain essential public services across Australia and New Zealand. From hospitals to data centres and defence partnerships, we manage critical infrastructure that keeps communities thriving.

What It Means to Belong at Downer

We’re proud of our high-performance culture and commitment to diversity, offering:

• Training and development to support and diversify your career.
• Real opportunities to advance your career, with 30% of vacancies filled internally.
• Perks@Downer: healthcare discounts, great savings on retail purchases, car purchases and much more.
• Employee Assistance Program: professional support for you and your family when you need it most.

You want your work to matter and so do we. With over 26,000 people across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, our team is made up of individuals with unique perspectives, backgrounds, and ideas.

We know that diversity makes us stronger and we actively celebrate it through our commitment to inclusion and belonging.

We’re committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we welcome people of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, abilities, and lived experiences. We especially encourage applications from those whose voices have traditionally been underrepresented in our industry, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pasifika Peoples, veterans, people with disability, and neurodivergent individuals. Even if your experience doesn’t align perfectly with this role, we’d still like to hear from you. If it feels like the right fit, apply - potential counts, and so do you.

As a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we support flexibility that works for your life, inclusive leadership that values your voice, and equitable access to opportunity so you can do your best work and bring your whole self to it.

If you need support or adjustments through the recruitment process, just let us know, we’re here to help you put your best foot forward.