Advisor - Health & Safety

Origin Energy; City of Melbourne; Remote; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company in Australia is seeking an Advisor - Health & Safety to support safety initiatives across multiple business areas. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills, relevant safety qualifications, and a passion for helping others work safely. This 12-month role offers opportunities for professional growth and exposure to strategic projects while promoting a positive safety culture.

Benefits

20 weeks of paid leave for primary carers

Flexible return options

Discounted electricity, gas, and internet

Central CBD location

Unique employee EV Car subscriptions

Qualifications

• Knowledge of WHS legislation.
• Experience in safety practices such as risk assessments, inspections, or investigations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support health and safety strategies.
• Provide expert guidance on risk management.
• Support leaders with safety conversations and advice.
• Drive continuous improvement through HSSE initiatives.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Ability to build rapport quickly

Passion for helping others work safely

Education

Relevant safety qualification (Cert IV or higher)

Job description

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• Drive meaningful safety impact across the organisation.
• Grow your HSSE career with strategic projects and leadership support.
• 12-month opportunity | Melbourne, Brisbane or Sydneybased

Join a team that’s All Kinds of Useful

At Origin, being useful is more than a tagline - it’s how we approach work every day. As a collective, we’re a team that thrives on finding better ways, working together, and owning our impact. From powering homes to delivering award-winning internet and helping to lead Australia’s energy transition. If you’re driven by purpose and excited to be part of something bigger, we’d love to have you on the journey.

About the role

Ready to grow your health & safety career and make a real impact? If you're passionate about people, curious by nature, and keen to help leaders create safer workplaces, this is a fantastic opportunity to step into a broader HSSE environment for 12 months due to internal mobility.

As our Advisor – Health & Safety, you’ll play a key role in building safe, healthy and proactive work environments across multiple parts of the Origin business. You’ll partner closely with operational leaders, influence positive safety behaviours, and support both day-to-day HSSE activities and longer-term strategic improvement initiatives. This is an ideal role for someone looking to expand their experience and be involved in meaningful HSSE projects.

Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include:

• Develop and support the implementation of health and safety strategies, providing expert guidance on risk management, overseeing incident investigations, and ensuring continuous improvement in HSSE and safety initiatives
• Support leaders by providing advice, conducting site visits and safety conversations.
• Support operational leaders to carry out their obligations through the implementation of Origin’s HSSE Management System
• Coach operational leaders on safety conversations and control verification discussions.
• Guide operational leaders through the incident investigation process, helping them identify root causes and corrective actions.
• Drive continuous improvement through strategic HSSE initiatives and project work.
• Promote proactive and positive safety culture across all teams supported by this role.
• Support the development and implementation of health and safety and management plans relevant to the business unit and provide advice to the business about relevant safety legislation across multiple States of Australia.

Qualifications

What will you bring?

You will have a desire to grow your career in HSSE and get exposure to strategic work. With curiosity, strong communication skills and the ability to build rapport quickly across various levels.

• A passion for helping others work safely.
• Knowledge of WHS legislation and experience in safety practices such as risk assessments, inspections or investigations.
• Relevant safety qualification (Cert IV or higher).

Benefits

• 20 weeks of paid leave for primary carers with flexible return options.
• Thrive in a culture of personal and professional growth.
• Enjoy a central CBD location with access to parking and public transport.
• Purchase up to four additional weeks of leave annually.
• Engage in opportunities through the Origin Foundation to support your community.
• Powering your career with unbeatable perks - Get discounted electricity, gas, and internet as an Origin employee.
• Explore unique and cost-effective employee EV Car subscriptions.

Origin - Where good change happens

At Origin, we’re powered by people who believe in creating change.

Our Commitment to Diversity

We are committed to fostering a diverse, gender equitable workforce, where everyone is welcome, and all applications are evaluated on merit and potential. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, people living with disabilities, culturally diverse people, any stage in life, people with intersex variations and people within LGBTQ+ communities, including trans and gender diverse.

Enjoy a challenging career in an exciting industry where you can grow and explore your potential. If you think you have transferable skills, an appetite to learn and would be a great fit, we’d love to hear from you.

Here’s a little about us: https://www.originenergy.com.au/about/careers/

Background checks may be required to determine your suitability for this position as part of the recruitment process and during your employment. These checks may include police checks, AusCheck, medical assessment and/or drug and alcohol testing.

Please note unsolicited CVs from agencies will not be accepted.

Origin recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia, and we pay our respects to Elders past, present and future.