Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor Critical Risk and Compliance

University of Sydney; Sydney; On-site; AUD 105,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Sydney invites applications for the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor, Critical Risk and Compliance role on a full-time continuing basis. Located on the Camperdown Campus, the role focuses on chemical safety and occupational hygiene, providing scientific and technical support within the HSW team.

You will undertake compliance activities, inspections, risk assessments and investigations to manage critical risks, while contributing to governance and continuous improvement

Qualifications

• tertiary qualifications in a relevant field (e.g. occupational hygiene, chemistry, health and safety, science)
• demonstrated experience in chemical safety management, including compliance and assurance activities
• demonstrated experience providing technical advice on occupational hygiene or chemical safety risk controls
• demonstrated experience developing technical health and safety documentation, including risk assessments, procedures, training materials and occupational hygiene monitoring reports

Responsibilities

• provide scientific and technical support to the HSW Specialists team
• undertake compliance activities, inspections, risk assessments and investigations
• support chemical safety and occupational hygiene initiatives
• support compliance, assurance and risk management activities
• provide technical advice and stakeholder support
• support technical critical risk initiatives
• contribute to governance and continuous improvement

Skills

Chemical safety management

Risk assessment

Compliance

Technical advisory

Education

Tertiary qualification in occupational hygiene, chemistry, health and safety or science

Job description

Key Details

Full-time, continuing opportunity Located on Camperdown Campus on Gadigal Country Base Salary from $117,133 plus 17% superannuation

About the team

The Health, Safety & Wellbeing (HSW) team plays a critical role in enabling safe, healthy and sustainable ways of working across the University. Through listening, learning and a commitment to continuous improvement, HSW promotes consistent best practice, frameworks and standards across all faculties and business areas. Together, the team helps shape a culture where health, safety and wellbeing are embedded into everyday work, supporting organisational excellence and long-term success.

About the opportunity

As Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor, Critical Risk and Compliance, you will provide scientific and technical support to the HSW Specialists team, with a primary focus on the University’s Chemical Safety and Occupational Hygiene programs. In this role you will undertake compliance activities, inspections, risk assessments and investigations to support the effective management of technical critical risks within the Specialist portfolios, enabling the team to respond to changing priorities, emerging risks and areas of greatest organisational need.

• support chemical safety and occupational hygiene initiatives
• support compliance, assurance and risk management activities
• provide technical advice and stakeholder support
• support technical critical risk initiatives
• contribute to governance and continuous improvement

About you

• tertiary qualifications in a relevant field (e.g. occupational hygiene, chemistry, health and safety, science)
• demonstrated experience in chemical safety management, including compliance and assurance activities
• demonstrated experience providing technical advice on occupational hygiene or chemical safety risk controls
• demonstrated experience developing technical health and safety documentation, including risk assessments, procedures, training materials and occupational hygiene monitoring reports

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

We must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this employment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.

Pre-employment checks and declarations

Your employment is conditional upon the successful completion of all pre-employment or background checks required for the role in terms satisfactory to the University. Also, to meet the University’s obligations under the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Eliminate Gender-Based Violence you will be asked to declare if you have been investigated for, or found to engaged in, sexual harm or gender-based violence in the course of previous employment or in a legal process. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment.

EEO statement

At the University of Sydney, our shared values are trust, accountability and excellence and we strive to be a place where everyone can thrive. We are committed to creating a University community that thrives through diversity and reflects the wider community that we serve. We deliver on this through our commitment to diversity and inclusion, evidenced by our people and culture programs, as well as key strategies to increase participation and support the careers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people living with a disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and those who identify as LGBTIQ+.

We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.

We are proud to be recognised as an Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) Gold employer. Find out more about our work on diversity and inclusion.

Application deadline

Applications Close Sunday 01 November 2026 11:59 PM

Additional information

Our team is expanding, and we want to hire the most talented people we can. Continued success depends on it! So once you've had a chance to explore our current open positions, apply to the ones you feel suit you best and keep track of both your progress in the selection process, and new postings that might interest you!

The University values are excellence, trust and accountability. The University of Sydney is committed to diversity and social inclusion.

Applications from people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds; equity target groups including women, people with disabilities, people who identify as LGBTIQ; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged.

The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.

The University of Sydney may conduct routine pre-employment checks before an appointment is made.

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