Hazardous Substances Advisor part-time (18.75hrs pw)

Te Whiwhinga mahi The opportunity

Are you a chemistry-qualified professional who thrives in a complex high-trust environment
Do you bring resilience and the ability to engage and where needed can you confidently advise senior academics and professionally navigate conflicting perspectives

Were looking for a professional composed and solutions-focused Hazardous Substances Adviser to join our Health Safety and Wellbeing team.

Reporting to the Hazard and Containment Manager you will play a pivotal role in ensuring University-wide compliance with hazardous substances legislation and internal requirements.

Youll provide expert advice on:

• Chemical acquisition storage transport and disposal
• Regulatory compliance (Dangerous Goods GHS classifications HSNO)
• Controlled drugs registers and compliance monitoring
• EPA approvals and documentation management
• Audit liaison and regulatory engagement
• Oversight and optimisation of the Universitys SciTrack hazardous materials system

You will be a key relationship partner across faculties maintaining strong on-site engagement with laboratory managers technical teams and academic staff.

This is a role where credibility clarity and confidence matter.

This is a part-time (18.75 hours per week) permanent position

Remuneration range is $73400 $90700 per annum dependent on skills and experience and will be pro-rated

For more detailed information please refer to the Position Description 

He kōrero mōu About you

You are:

• Qualified with a degree in Chemistry (essential)
• Experienced in laboratory safety and hazardous substances management
• Confident engaging with senior stakeholders able to influence challenge and hold boundaries professionally
• Calm composed and solutions-focused under pressure
• A strong communicator (clear concise written and verbal communication)
• Computer savvy and comfortable working across systems (experience with SciTrack advantageous)
• Highly organised with excellent record-keeping skills
• Self-managing deadline-driven and accountable
• Customer-focused with a positive enthusiastic and service-oriented approach
• Knowledgeable in Health & Safety legislation (H&S certification advantageous)

You bring resilience strong interpersonal capability and the ability to navigate complexity while maintaining professionalism and integrity.

If you are technically strong people-savvy and ready to step into a role that requires both expertise and influence we would love to hear from you.

Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou What we offer
The University of Auckland is New Zealands leading university and maintains significant computational laboratory and analytic facilities. Auckland itself is frequently ranked among the worlds most liveable cities. 

The University is committed to providing an excellent working environment through:

• Flexible employment practices (including working from home flexible hours)
• Up to 6.75% company superannuation scheme
• A competitive salary with five weeks annual leave

In addition we also offer career development programmes discounted car parking a generous parental leave allowance childcare and a number of other discounts on internal and external services. 

For more information please visit Staff Benefits.

Me pēhea te tuku tono How to apply

Applications must be submitted online by the closing date of 29th March 2026 to be considered. Please include your cover letter and CV highlighting how you can meet the skills and experience detailed above.

Please reach out to Francesca Casu (Hazards & Containment Manager) via  for a confidential conversation. Please note we are happy to answer your questions but we do not accept applications by email. 

Additional Information :

Equity

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Part-time