Safety & Wellbeing Business Partner

Ongoing, full time role

Salary - VPS 5.1: $113,022 to $124,884 + 12% superannuation

Location - 664 Collins Street, Docklands VIC 3008 (intrastate travel to other metropolitan and regional offices when required)

About the Organisation

EPA works to prevent and reduce the harmful effect of pollution and waste on Victoria’s environment and people. We work with community, industry and businesses. As the needs of Victorians change, we must be equipped to adapt and respond to a range of factors.

We are a workplace committed to new ways of working, EPA celebrates diversity of people and lifestyles. We offer a wide range of practical options to support both your work and personal life.

The EPA Experience

• See the impact in the communities we live in: at EPA you see your work first-hand
• Range of internal working groups, networks and volunteering opportunities
• On-the-job training for a wide range of environmental roles
• Flexible start and finish times, as well as compressed work week options

About the role:

You will lead the delivery of EPA’s Safety & Wellbeing strategy by partnering with leaders and teams to grow a human‑centred, learning‑oriented safety culture. You will produce insights and assurance against statutory obligations and our management system, supporting EPA to be an exemplary in safety and wellbeing for a modern regulator, with regular travel to EPA offices across metropolitan and regional Victoria.

In this role you will: 

• Partner across EPA to identify, assess and respond to emerging and significant health, safety and wellbeing risks, with a strong emphasis on OVA and psychosocial hazards (requires travel to offices across metropolitan and regional Victoria).
• Develop and review policies, guidance, training packages and procedures that are practical, co‑designed and enable safe, high‑quality work.
• Provide specialist advice to leaders and the Health, Safety & Wellbeing Committee, analysing incident and near‑miss trends and delivering agreed improvement actions.
• Maintain assurance against our safety management system requirements (including ISO 45001), partnering with senior leaders to mitigate risks and close gaps.
• Deliver expert injury management and return‑to‑work support in collaboration with People & Culture Business Partners and people leaders.

Skills and experience:

• Tertiary qualifications in occupational safety (and/or equivalent expertise gained through experience, training, accreditation).
• Deep knowledge of WHS risk management across diverse and high‑risk settings, including psychosocial hazards and OVA.
• Demonstrated experience managing and maintaining a safety management system to ISO 45001.
• Advanced stakeholder partnering and influencing skills; proven ability to plan, monitor and deliver multiple concurrent programs and projects.
• Expertise in injury management and return‑to‑work coordination.
• Experience applying relevant legislation, regulations and reporting requirements to achieve organisational outcomes; exposure to regulatory/hazardous environments is desirable.

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How to apply

Click the ”Apply” button to submit your application. Applications close on Sunday 11 January 2026 at 11:59PM.

Applicants Should Submit:

• Cover letter; addressing your experience, the key selection criteria, motivations, and suitability to the role.
• Resume; including contact details of two referees.

For any enquiries relating to this role, please reach out to careers@epa.vic.gov.au

Need to know more?

All prospective employees will also undergo a National Criminal Record Check prior to an offer of employment. You must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa. Preferred candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks including, but not limited to, police checks, reference checks and role related security clearances.

EPA Victoria recognises the value of the diversity, strength, and knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as we work with Traditional Owners to care for our environment. We provide a culturally safe and embracing work environment.

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to merit, equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. We believe our workforce should represent the diversity of the lands upon which we reside; and we actively embrace staff of different abilities, orientations, backgrounds, faiths, and genders.