Construction WHS Advisor - Safety Champion

Devcon Building Co.; Maroochydore; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Devcon Property Group in Queensland invites a confident WHS advisor to join our active construction teams in Maroochydore. You will provide practical guidance, help maintain compliance with Queensland WHS legislation and support project managers across multiple sites.

Reporting to senior operations, you will lead risk assessments, incident investigations, toolbox talks and training, while coordinating with subcontractors to ensure safe work practices and responsive corrective actions.

Qualifications

• You are ideally experienced in providing WHS guidance across construction projects.
• Strong knowledge of Queensland WHS legislation and site safety requirements.
• Experience conducting site inspections, risk assessments and incident investigations.
• Ability to develop and review safety policies and management plans.
• Excellent communication and leadership to coach teams on safe practices.

Responsibilities

• Advise on WHS compliance and risk controls across projects.
• Conduct site inspections and internal WHS audits.
• Review risk assessments and SWMS/JSAs, identify gaps and improvements.
• Maintain WHS documentation, registers and records.
• Coordinate inductions, toolbox talks and training sessions.
• Investigate incidents/near-misses and prepare reports with corrective actions.

Skills

WHS knowledge

Communication skills

Risk assessment

Incident investigations

Site safety inspections

Subcontractor management

Education

Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety

Diploma in Work Health and Safety

Tools

WHS software

Microsoft Office

Job description

Devcon Property Group in Queensland invites a confident WHS advisor to join our active construction teams in Maroochydore. You will provide practical guidance, help maintain compliance with Queensland WHS legislation and support project managers across multiple sites.

Reporting to senior operations, you will lead risk assessments, incident investigations, toolbox talks and training, while coordinating with subcontractors to ensure safe work practices and responsive corrective actions.