Group Manager, Health & Safety

Together, we can do great things.

We shape leading experiences across office, retail, logistics and student accommodation.

We’re one of Australia’s largest property groups, managing $35 billion worth of assets across the country.

Our sustainable returns from investments come from focusing on what matters most to customers — a great experience and doing good. Every day, our people are driving positive impact for people, place and planet. They’re inquisitive, pioneering industry firsts and pushing new ideas to deliver exceptional outcomes.

This passion and expertise creates an employee experience that puts wellbeing, flexibility and opportunity first.

Come join us.

The role

We are seeking a Group Manager, Health & Safety to lead the GPT national health and safety strategy, with a focus on both physical and psychological safety across our diversified property portfolio.

This enterprise-wide leadership role will partner closely with key stakeholders across Legal, Risk, Governance & Compliance, People, Operations, Development and senior leadership, ensuring the effective integration of health and safety into business operations and risk frameworks. With responsibility for leading a team of four, the Group Manager will also provide expert advice to Board Committees, senior leaders and external providers, ensuring GPT maintains a proactive, risk-based safety culture that is robust, commercially aligned, and fit for purpose.

What you will be doing

• Lead the development, delivery, and ongoing improvement of GPT’s national health and safety strategy.
• Provide leadership across both physical and psychological safety, including psychosocial risk management and compliance.
• Oversee GPT’s health and safety management system, policies, processes, audit framework and training programs.
• Prepare and present health and safety reports, insights, and risk updates to the Board, Board Committees, Leadership Team and governance forums.
• Partner with internal stakeholders across the enterprise to ensure effective integration of safety practices across assets, developments and operations.
• Manage relationships with third-party providers, contractors and consultants to ensure safety standards are maintained enterprise-wide.
• Lead, develop and support the Health & Safety team, ensuring capability growth, high performance and consistent delivery.

What makes you stand out

Ideally, you are an experienced safety leader who knows how to operate at scale. With 10+ years in senior health and safety roles, you’ve led enterprise-wide programs across both physical and psychological safety. You bring strong commercial acumen, the confidence to engage at Board level, and the ability to influence stakeholders across the business. Skilled in managing contractor safety, operational risk and third-party providers, you know how to balance strategy with practical delivery — and you build strong relationships while doing it.

What makes us stand out

We value our people

• Enjoy flexible working arrangements and generous leave options.
• Experience market-leading parental leave benefits including 22 weeks paid leave for either carer and childcare allowance once you return to work.
• Embrace diverse and challenging career opportunities, supported by our dedicated Learning & Development Team committed to your growth.
• Engage in comprehensive Wellbeing programs and benefit from market-leading policies and support tailored to diverse needs.
• Be recognised by peers through nomination awards and take part in our generous Employee Referral Program.

We know the power of a great experience

• Ranked 5th in the 2024 Gender Equality Global Report released by Equileap.
• Placed 1st of real estate investment trusts in the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment 2025 Yearbook.
• Earned a gold ranking in Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) for LGBTQIA+ inclusion.
• Awarded our fifth consecutive Employer of Choice for Gender Equality citation from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) in 2023-2025.
• Accredited Family Inclusive Workplace™.
• Committed to our second Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP).

Everyone counts

GPT offers an inclusive workplace culture and embraces people with diverse perspectives, skills and backgrounds. We welcome applications from First Nations candidates, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, people living with disability and people of diverse ages, cultures and backgrounds. 

Let’s get started

If this role sounds like you, we want to hear from you. Go for it!

Click on “Apply” to submit your application and take the next step towards joining a strategically driven, high-performing team!