HSE Lead East | Fulltime 38hrs | Brisbane QLD

Sodexo is a people business, employing over 400,000 people worldwide and thousands in Australia. Our hospitality all-rounders play a key role in keeping our sites functioning and well-maintained for village residents' safety, comfort, and well-being. Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater because we believe our everyday actions have a big impact.

HSE Lead

The HSE Lead drives health, safety and environmental improvement across Sodexo’s eastern seaboard operations. This role partners closely with operational leaders to provide expert safety advice, deliver strategic initiatives, and strengthen our Zero Harm culture.

The Role

• Build strong partnerships with Operational Directors, clients, HSE teams and support functions.
• Support the development and execution of the HSE strategy and improvement initiatives.
• Coach and educate leaders to embed safety leadership and drive cultural change.
• Provide expert technical HSE advice across operations, mobilisations and client interfaces.
• Ensure consistent, high quality safety support and alignment across all portfolio sites.
• Contribute to the review and improvement of the HSE management system.
• Lead, coach and develop the HSE professional team.
• Support incident investigations, including psychological injury and human performance insights.
• Drive manual handling and ergonomic risk reduction programs.
• Champion the Zero Harm Mindset culture program.
• Manage transitions to new WHS legislation and codes of practice.
• Analyse safety data and metrics to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Support tender responses, mobilisations and consultation forums.
• Lead HSE related projects, system improvements and innovation.
• Provide additional functional support as required.

Leadership

• Model Sodexo’s Zero Accident Mindset and safety leadership behaviours.
• Proactively deliver strategic plans and influence safety culture across all levels.

Communications & Engagement

• Communicate the HSE vision and priorities, promoting the Zero Accident Mindset.
• Engage operational teams to embed best practice and raise awareness of key risks.

Training & Competence

• Establish clear HSE accountabilities to support cultural change.
• Build capability across segments to strengthen operational safety leadership.

Compliance & Learning

• Promote open reporting and escalate high priority issues appropriately.
• Drive continuous improvement in HSE performance.
• Understand and manage HSE risks, enforce safety rules, and support incident reporting and investigation.

Knowledge & Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Strong leadership, relationship building and influencing skills.
• Confident presenting to senior leaders, clients and teams.
• Strong problem solving, decision making and analytical capability.
• Skilled in time management, facilitation and organisation.
• Knowledge of change management and performance evaluation.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Power BI.

What’s next

Sodexo offers a competitive salary package along with great employee benefits and a recognition program. If this sounds like the right job for you, please apply with an updated resume.

About Sodexo

Sodexo provides a range of services at remote locations across Australia, servicing both on-shore and off-shore sites, in difficult and challenging environments. At Sodexo, our Energy & Resources segment serves four markets: Mining, Offshore & Marine, Onshore Energy, and Engineering & Construction Projects. Our growing team of employees is dedicated to improving productivity, building meaningful client relationships, reducing on-site problems and improving quality of life for the thousands of Australians who call our remote sites home.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health, Environmental Science or related field.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar HSE leadership role (mining experience preferred).
• Experience leading geographically dispersed teams in complex environments.
• Skilled in incident investigations and root cause analysis.
• Exposure to ISO 45001, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 (desirable).
• Experience managing psychosocial risk and human performance.
• Program design and project management experience.

Why Join Sodexo?

• Competitive pay and job security in an essential services industry
• Access to 100+ retail discounts and multiple salary packaging options
• Great teamwork and a solid group of people around you!
• Opportunities for training and career progression within Sodexo

Apply Now

Ready to start your next adventure? Submit your resume outlining your experience and availability. If shortlisted, one of our recruiters will contact you for a phone interview to answer your questions and share more about the role.

Apply now and take the next step in your career with Sodexo.