Health and Safety Advisor

Veolia; Ballarat; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Fuel card

Annual bonus eligibility

Job summary

Veolia is seeking a Health & Safety Advisor to support water treatment and network services crews across Ballarat, Bendigo and Dandenong. You will spend most time in the field, walking sites with teams to spot hazards, check controls and plan safe work.

You'll coach toolbox talks, risk assessments and safe work procedures, conduct audits and incident investigations (ICAM), and help leaders update safety plans while promoting safer practices across locations.

Qualifications

• Formal health and safety qualification or extensive related experience.
• Experience implementing safety systems and knowledge of safety legislation including Chain of Responsibility.
• Auditing qualification and practical audit experience; ICAM credentials.
• Ability to travel between sites.
• Lead Auditor, Certificate IV in Training and Assessment and First Aid qualifications are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Walk sites with crews to spot hazards and plan work safely.
• Coach teams through toolbox talks and risk assessments.
• Conduct inspections and audits and work with site leaders to resolve findings.
• Facilitate incident investigations using ICAM.
• Keep site safety plans up to date and introduce new equipment safely.
• Spot recurring risks and advise leadership on mitigations.

Skills

Health & safety

Auditing

ICAM investigations

Risk assessment

Site walkthroughs

Toolbox talks

Travel willingness

Education

Safety qualification

Auditing qualification

Job description

One day you could be walking a water treatment plant with a site leader. The next, you could be with a network crew checking how a high pressure jetting job is planned.

As Veolia's Health & Safety Advisor, you'll spend a majority of your time in the field. You'll work with water treatment teams in Ballarat and Bendigo and network services crews based in Dandenong who carry out CCTV pipe inspections, pipe relining and high pressure water jetting.

You'll get to know the crews, see how the work is done and help teams put safer ways of working into practice.

What's on offer

Car allowance, fuel card and eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus.

Choose Ballarat or Bendigo as your base, with travel across all three locations.

Varied work across treatment plants and network services, with opportunities to build your experience in both.

Support from an established team and Veolia's national health and safety network.

What You'll Do

Walk sites with crews and leaders to spot hazards, check controls and plan work safely.

Coach teams through toolbox talks, risk assessments and safe work procedures.

Conduct inspections and audits, then work with site leaders to resolve findings.

Facilitate incident investigations using ICAM and help teams act on what they learn.

Keep site safety plans up to date and help teams introduce new equipment safely.

Spot recurring risks across sites and give operational leaders clear advice on what to address.

What You'll Need

A formal health and safety qualification or extensive experience in a comparable safety role.

Experience putting safety systems into practice and working knowledge of safety legislation, including Chain of Responsibility.

An auditing qualification, practical audit experience and ICAM investigator credentials.

Ability to travel between sites

Lead Auditor, Certificate IV in Training and Assessment and First Aid qualifications are desirable.

Why Veolia?

You'll help protect the people who keep essential water services running.

You’ll also have access to benefits including paid parental and volunteering leave, Fitness Passport, discounted health insurance, an employee share plan and confidential support for you and your family through Thrive, our Employee Assistance Program. Benefits are subject to eligibility.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. If you need adjustments during recruitment, please let us know.