This is an exciting opportunity for a WHSE professional who enjoys working in a complex operational environment and is passionate about safety leadership, risk management, continuous improvement and stakeholder engagement.
About the Role As a WHSE Specialist, you will provide specialist advice and support across safety governance, assurance, risk management, incident management and organisational learning activities. Working with a diverse range of stakeholders, you will contribute to maintaining a safe, compliant and high-performing workplace environment.
You will play a key role in supporting operational activities, infrastructure projects, emergency preparedness initiatives and broader workplace safety objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Contribute to the development, implementation and continuous improvement of WHSE management systems, policies and procedures.
- Provide specialist advice on WHS and environmental compliance, governance and risk management.
- Support audits, inspections, investigations, risk assessments and assurance activities.
- Analyse and report on WHSE data to support decision-making and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Assist in incident management, corrective action tracking and organisational learning processes.
- Monitor compliance with relevant legislation, regulations, policies and procedures.
- Develop and maintain WHSE reporting, metrics and performance dashboards.
- Engage effectively with internal and external stakeholders on complex safety matters.
- Promote a positive safety culture through education, awareness and continuous improvement activities.
- Demonstrated experience in a WHS, HSE or WHSE advisory role within a complex operational environment.
- Sound knowledge of Australian WHS legislation and contemporary safety management practices.
- Experience conducting audits, workplace inspections and risk assessments.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret and present data and trends.
- Experience supporting incident investigations and corrective action programs.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
- Strong problem-solving capability and sound judgement.
- The ability to prioritise competing demands and work effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience working within government, defence, infrastructure, resources, maritime, transport or other highly regulated industries.
- Qualifications in Work Health & Safety, Environmental Management or a related discipline.
- Experience supporting large-scale operational or infrastructure programs.
