**Program Manager - Chemicals, Explosives and Safety Auditing Directorate**
- **Grade**: Clerk Grade 11/12
- ** Salary range**: $134,411 - $155,445 + superannuation and leave loading
- ** Duration**: 12-month temporary fulltime position
- ** Applications Close**:Friday 2nd December (9:59am)
- ** Location**: Gosford or Parramatta - we practice healthy hybrid habits
**About the team**
The Chemicals, Explosives and Safety Auditing Directorate (CESA) provides technical leadership and delivers regulatory services to improve workplace health and safety in the specialised areas of chemicals, explosives, third party verification, asbestos & demolition and, safety management systems, auditing, intervention design and major hazard facilities. Reporting to the Director of Chemicals, Explosives and Safety Auditing, this role manages major priority programs for the Directorate, with the initial focus on the current SafeWork NSW Silica program. This role is an exciting opportunity for an experienced program leader to help drive forward safety in NSW workplaces. You will be working with a variety of teams including technical specialist, operations, WHS policy and shared services to deliver positive workplace safety outcomes in NSW.
**Your responsibilities will include**
- High level stakeholder relationships, including with other government and non-government agencies
- Coordinate SafeWork NSW Silica program delivery, including driving the SafeWork NSW Silica Coordination Committee
- Contribution to the SafeWork Dust and Chemical Exposure Reduction strategy and development and implementation of the Silica 12-month action plan - aligned to the Strategy
- Establish systems and provide oversight for any parliamentary response such as Budget estimates, House Folder Notes, Ministerial correspondence and reporting
- Work with BRD teams to drive the operational and awareness activities, including response to the National Regulatory Impact Statement and parliamentary inquiries.
- In conjunction with technical specialists, provide SafeWork NSW representation for any National or interjurisdictional committees.
**About you**
- Ability to balance competing demands
- Robust communication and stakeholder management skills
- Self-driven, and curious in your approach to better understand the issues and stakeholders we work with
- Preferred experience working with technical specialists in delivering programs of work to the community.
**Closing date: Friday 2**nd** December [at 9.59am]**
**What we need from you**
A talent pool may be created from this recruitment process to fill future ongoing and temporary opportunities.
Salary Grade 11/12, with the base salary for this role starting at $134,411 base plus superannuation
**Closing Date: Friday 2nd December [9.59am]**
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📌 Program Manager - Chemicals, Explosives And Safety
🏢 Nsw Government -Department Of Customer Service
📍 New South Wales