At UGL, our Utilities and Transmission business is at the forefront of Australia’s energy transition, delivering essential design and construction services for critical infrastructure across the power sector. We provide end-to-end solutions on major projects including transmission lines, switchyards, substations, and electrical distribution networks.
Our expertise spans the full project lifecycle—design, construction, commissioning, operations, and maintenance. Whether through self-performed work, collaboration with subcontractors, or joint ventures, our teams deliver projects safely and effectively across Australia. Our capabilities cover everything from engineering and structural works to civil, electrical installation, and commissioning.
To date, we’ve successfully delivered over 7,300 km of transmission lines and completed more than 300 substation projects—and we’re just getting started!
We are seeking an experienced HSEQ Operations Manager to join our team based in Sydney, Brisbane or Melbourne.
This position is focused on the provision of advice and support to the Utilities and Transmission line business, with a focus on driving improvements in Health, Safety and Environmental performance by leveraging UGL’s HSEQ Strategy, HSEQ Management System, Assurance Program, and One HSE Culture Program.
This role is required to work with UGL’s Direct Workforce, JV’s, Alliance partners, and their contractors to influence positive HSE outcomes.
What will a day in this role look like:
- Lead and champion HSE, ESG and quality performance across Utilities and Transmission projects, ensuring alignment with UGL’s HSEQ Strategy, Management System and critical risk framework.
- Partner with project and operational leaders to build a strong safety culture, develop team capability, facilitate risk workshops, and drive continuous improvement through coaching and assurance activities.
- Provide expert HSE guidance throughout the project lifecycle, including tender submissions, business development opportunities, incident investigations, and compliance with legal and client requirements.
- Monitor, report and improve HSE performance outcomes, proactively identifying risks, addressing gaps, and supporting projects to achieve key safety, environmental and quality objectives.
The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes you could still be a perfect fit for this role. Please apply, all applications will be considered.
What are we looking for you to bring to the team:
- Relevant qualifications in Work Health & Safety (minimum Diploma), Training & Assessment (Cert IV) and incident investigation (ICAM, TapRooT® or equivalent), with additional environmental or tertiary qualifications highly regarded.
- Extensive HSE leadership experience within high-risk industries, supported by strong knowledge of WHS legislation and a proven track record delivering HSE improvement initiatives and risk management outcomes.
- Demonstrated expertise in leading significant incident investigations, driving corrective actions, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.
- Exceptional stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships, manage competing priorities, and inspire a strong commitment to safety, people and environmental protection.
Why Unite with the Very Best…
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A highly competitive salary working in a rewarding, supportive and successful team
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Back yourself and your development, and UGL will back your growth
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Flexible and blended work environment; make use of flexible working and our impressive employee benefits, including:
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A rewarding Wellness Program with AIA Vitality – earn cashback for gym shoes!
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We’ll give you access to a multitude of rewards: Through our partnerships we can offer you discounts across shopping, food and wine, insurance, health and wellbeing, leisure and entertainment.
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You can also take advantage of our salary sacrifice options including cars, eligible portable electronic devices and professional memberships.
UGL – Big projects. Big careers.
We keep Australia moving through our transport manufacturing, maintenance and operations offering, and we support the energy sector through our renewables, power generation, resources and transmission operations. We are an end-to-end engineering and services provider (one of Australia’s biggest inhouse design houses)
We’re the people behind communications, transport, utilities, power, oil, gas, Defence and renewables. We build tunnels under rivers and flyover roads. We’re the people who take on the problems that have never been solved. The ones that stretch you outside of what’s known, where your true genius is challenged and shines.
Diversity & Social Inclusion
UGL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where each employee feels safe to bring their whole selves to work. We encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, Women, Military Veterans, those from diverse cultural backgrounds, people with a disability and our friends in the LGBTIQ+ Community.
UGL respectfully acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land in which we work and pays our respects to elders past, present and emerging.
As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate an applicant’s suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks. It’s good to know that UGL does not discriminate based on a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check.
