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Environment, Health and Safety Manager resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what environment, health and safety managers actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most environment, health and safety managers should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Environment, health and safety manager with experience across construction and manufacturing, focused on building practical safety and environmental systems that meet Australian regulatory requirements. Skilled at leading risk assessments, incident investigations and compliance audits, and at translating WHS Act obligations into everyday practice for site teams. Known for developing training that staff actually apply and for using data to track safety performance.
Key skills
- Risk and internal controls
- Regulatory compliance
- Data analysis
- Risk assessment software
- Incident reporting systems
- EDRMS platforms
- Hazard mapping tools
- Safety and compliance awareness
- Stakeholder management
Experience: example bullet points
- Developed and updated safety policies in line with the Work Health and Safety Act, aligning them with site-specific risks and operational needs.
- Conducted workplace risk assessments and hazard identification audits across multiple sites, resulting in a reduction in identified hazards.
- Investigated accidents and incidents to determine root causes, implementing corrective actions that reduced repeat incidents.
- Delivered safety inductions and training programs to staff, improving safety awareness and compliance with procedures.
- Monitored key performance indicators and safety metrics to track compliance, reporting findings to senior management and recommending improvements.
Education
Bachelor degree in work health and safety, occupational health and safety, or a related field, often combined with a Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety. Many managers also hold a Diploma or postgraduate qualification in a specialist area such as environmental management or auditing.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- Work Health and Safety Act
- WHS Act
- Safe Work Australia
- WorkSafe
- SafeWork NSW
- WorkSafe QLD
- ISO 45001
- ISO 14001
- Risk assessment
- Incident investigation
- Hazard identification
- Safety management systems
- Environmental compliance
- EDRMS
- Incident reporting systems
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.