Assistant Manager

BDO Administration Pty Ltd; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & wellbeing benefits (BDWell)

Travel perks and retail discounts

Employee referral rewards

Study and professional development

BCaring community involvement

Job summary

BDO is a global professional services firm that helps organisations manage WHS risk and governance. As an Assistant Manager in our WHS practice in Melbourne, you will deliver WHS audits, risk assessments and advisory engagements while supporting business development and client relationships.

Join a growing national capability with opportunities to leverage emerging technologies, lead projects, supervise teams, and contribute to safety culture.

Qualifications

• Certificate IV in WHS as a minimum.
• Diploma and above is advantageous.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including report writing and proposal preparation.
• Strong time management skills to prioritise and delivery multiple projects.
• Strong understanding of WHS legislation, physical & psychosocial safety, and governance principles.
• Exposure to Heavy Vehicle National Law, Dangerous Goods and Child Safety advantageous.
• Technical expertise across high-risk work, critical risk management, training, incident management and emergency response.

Responsibilities

• Planning and delivery of work engagements.
• Deliver WHS audits, reviews and assurance engagements across a range of industries, private and public sector.
• Conduct physical and psychosocial risk assessments.
• Assess client compliance with WHS legislation, regulations, standards, codes of practice and frameworks.
• Provide advisory support to clients with WHS management systems and governance frameworks.
• Prepare detailed reports, recommendations and improvement roadmaps.
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder engagements with client leadership teams.
• Assist with proposal development, tenders, RFPs and other business development activities.
• Support the growth and development of BDO's national WHS capability.
• Leverage emerging technologies and integrating modern solutions.
• Supervise team members, reviewing work outputs and assist with training.
• Build strong client relationships and identify opportunities for additional advisory services.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal comms

Time management

WH S legislation knowledge

Governance principles

Safety culture development

Stakeholder engagement

Technical WHS expertise

Education

Certificate IV in WHS

Diploma or higher (advantageous)

Job description

We’re BDO, a global professional services firm connected to local markets. Our people work together to provide specialist expertise, helping businesses achieve their goals. We inspire others, to go further. We create together, to reach higher. We build trust, to lead purposefully. Whether you're building your future or starting your career with us, you won’t do it alone. From creating solutions for our clients to building careers for our people, we shape what matters, and that’s where you come in.

About the Role

BDO's Risk Advisory Services team is continuing to expand its national Work Health & Safety (WHS) offering, helping organisations manage WHS risk, strengthen governance frameworks, improve safety culture and respond to evolving regulatory requirements. As an Assistant Manager within our growing WHS practice, you will work closely with clients across a broad range of industries to deliver WHS audits, risk assessments and advisory engagements. You will also play a key role in supporting the growth of the practice through business development initiatives, proposal development and client relationship management. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing capability and help shape the future direction of BDO's national WHS advisory offering.

Responsibilities include

• Planning and delivery of work engagements.
• Deliver WHS audits, reviews and assurance engagements across a range of industries, both private and public sector clients.
• Conduct physical and psychosocial risk assessments.
• Assess client compliance with WHS legislation, regulations, standards, codes of practice and frameworks.
• Provide advisory support to clients with the development and implementation of WHS management systems and governance frameworks including initiatives to uplift organisational capability and safety culture.
• Prepare detailed reports, recommendations and improvement roadmaps.
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder engagements with client leadership teams.
• Assist with proposal development, tenders, RFPs and other business development activities.
• Support the growth and development of BDO's national WHS capability.
• Leverage emerging technologies and integrating modern solutions.
• Supervise team members, reviewing work outputs and assist with training.
• Build strong client relationships and identify opportunities for additional advisory services.

Qualifications & Experience required

• Certificate IV in WHS as a minimum.
• Diploma and above is advantageous.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including report writing and proposal preparation.
• Strong time management skills to prioritise and delivery multiple projects.
• Strong understanding of WHS legislation, physical & psychosocial safety, and governance principles.
• Exposure to Heavy Vehicle National Law, Dangerous Goods and Child Safety advantageous.
• Technical expertise across high-risk work, critical risk management, training, incident management and emergency response.

Why BDO?

Working for BDO you will be part of a growing and market leading professional services firm. Our national and global footprint provides our people with opportunities to work on interesting client engagements, across diverse industry sectors and services. Our open and collaborative culture ensures access to Partners and professional mentors, to guide and accelerate your professional career, across a wide array of career pathways. We provide our people with various health and wellbeing, social, financial, and professional development benefits to help realise what’s possible.

• Participate in fitness challenges or take advantage of exclusive discounts to corporate health insurance, gym memberships and wellness facilities via our BWell program.
• Access benefits such as travel perks, retail discounts, employee referral rewards, study, and professional development support.
• Our leave options cater to the unique needs of our people; and include enhanced family support, cultural and religious leave, and options to purchase additional leave.
• You can also give back and get involved in community initiatives via our BCaring program.

With a strong focus on learning and growth, we provide on the job training and formal development programs to help you succeed in your role and develop your skills and experience. Our inclusive culture is underpinned by our core values (One, Bold, Human, Heart and Strive). We are proud to be recognised as an Inclusive Employer for 2025-2026 by Diversity Council of Australia and a 2026-2028 Employer Committed to Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). BDO is committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment practices. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview process, we encourage you to contact our Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail]

We shape what matters. At BDO we are always looking ahead, thinking bigger, reaching further and always staying personal and human in everything we do. We’re by your side, backing you to explore ideas and new ways of working to shape the future you want to see.