Health & Safety Advisor

Confluence Water a Downer Ventia and Jacobs Joint Venture is one of three regional consortia delivering design construction maintenance and facilities management services for Sydney Water. As the North Delivery team we stretch from Sydney Harbour to the Hawkesbury River including the Hills Shire. Confluence Water is Sydney Waters partner responsible for the delivery of an unprecedented pipeline of capital works as part of a 10-year program.

Reporting to the Health & Safety Business Partner this permanent full-time Health & Safety Advisor role is your opportunity to get out in the field partner directly with operations and be the subject matter expert they want to engage with. Youll play a key role in the success of our operational contract with regular site-based work and genuine influence on how work is planned and delivered.

Our goal is simple but ambitious: operations own safety and our Health & Safety team are the coaches mentors and technical experts who play a key role in facilitating the capability uplift to make that possible. Youll help create the conditions for our teams to thrive performing work successfully without harm to people the communities we serve or the environments we work in.

This is a critical role focused on coaching and influencing operational staff at all levels supporting the implementation practical application and embedded understanding of The Downer Standard. While youll be part of a supportive team youll also need to be comfortable working autonomously managing your time and priorities in a fast-paced environment.

ABOUT YOU

Were looking for someone who is:

• Self-motivated and proactive not waiting to be told where to add value
• Passionate about safety but pragmatic and commercially aware
• Constructive and solutions-focused when engaging with teams able to turn issues into opportunities for improvement

If youre ready to move beyond tick and flick safety and into a role where you can actually shift culture and practice wed love to hear from you.

What youll bring:

• Minimum 2 years experience as a Health Safety Environment practitioner
• Exposure to high-risk industries preferably construction or infrastructure (previous experience in operational roles highly regarded)
• Relevant tertiary qualifications (Diploma of Work Health Safety Lead Auditor/Internal Auditor desirable)
• Experience in incident investigation and reporting (ICAM highly desired)
• High level of problem solving with the ability to professionally navigate complex issues.
• Ability to positively influence change and communicate effectively with multiple types of stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of Critical Risk management framework.
• Experience in Injury Management and Workers Compensation (desirable)
• Current and valid Drivers Licence required.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Suite of benefits including health and wellness initiatives.
• Personalised career growth working with an industry leader.
• Competitive remuneration with on-going training and support.
• Opportunity to work within a secure long-term leading JV project.
• Safety focused culture working within in an essential service industry.

You want your work to matter and so do we. With over 26000 people across Australia New Zealand and the Pacific our team is made up of individuals with unique perspectives backgrounds and ideas.

We know that diversity makes us stronger and we actively celebrate it through our commitment to inclusion and belonging.

Were committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we welcome people of all ages genders sexual orientations cultures abilities and lived experiences. We especially encourage applications from those whose voices have traditionally been underrepresented in our industry including women Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Māori and Pasifika Peoples veterans people with disability and neurodivergent individuals. Even if your experience doesnt align perfectly with this role wed still like to hear from you. If it feels like the right fit apply - potential counts and so do you.

As a WORK180 Endorsed Employer we support flexibility that works for your life inclusive leadership that values your voice and equitable access to opportunity so you can do your best work and bring your whole self to it.