Health, Safety & Wellbeing Advisor (APAC)

SLR Consulting; Perth; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SLR Consulting in Perth is seeking a Health & Safety Advisor to integrate safety and wellbeing into daily decision-making and to support a positive safety culture across mining, earth sciences and environmental projects.

The role requires 3+ years of experience, a Certificate IV in WHS, and experience with HSMS aligned to ISO 45001/45003. ICAM training and data-driven safety improvement are valued. Applicants should be able to work autonomously within a geographically dispersed team.

Qualifications

• Typically, 3+ years’ experience as a Health & Safety Advisor or similar.
• Minimum Certificate IV in Workplace Health and Safety.
• Internal Auditor certification (desirable).
• Experience in mining, earth sciences, or environmental sciences sectors, with ability to translate technical risk into practical H&S controls.
• Experience with health and safety management systems, ideally aligned to ISO 45001 and ISO 45003.
• Knowledge of WHS/OHS legislation, Australian Standards, and Codes of Practice.
• Experience developing and reviewing H&S procedures, SWMS, risk assessments and risk registers.
• Experience conducting incident investigations, ICAM trained (preferred) or equivalent methodology.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders to integrate health, safety and wellbeing into decision-making.
• Support a positive and psychologically safe culture where people feel empowered to speak up, learn and contribute.
• Identify emerging risks and opportunities through analysis of operational, organisational and psychosocial factors.
• Coach and influence leaders to strengthen risk ownership and proactive risk management capabilities.
• Facilitate learning from incidents, near misses and business insights to drive continuous improvement.
• Support initiatives that enhance worker wellbeing, psychosocial safety, inclusion and sustainable work practices.
• Provide clear, practical advice on HSMS expectations and ISO 45001/45003 aligned processes.
• Support consistent application of risk assessment methodologies, ensuring correct use of the HIRAC methodology across physical and psychosocial hazards.
• Assist in conducting psychosocial and physical incident investigations, applying appropriate methodologies and ensuring sensitive and confidential handling of information.
• Contribute to the ongoing evolution of our Health & Safety Management System, ensuring it remains practical, user-focused and aligned with organisational needs.
• Monitor H&S performance data, analyse trends (including psychosocial indicators), and support or lead incident investigations.
• Participate in internal H&S audits and contribute to continual improvement of our robust HSMS, including ISO 45001 and 45003-aligned practices.
• Promote learning, consistency, and continuous improvement across the region.
• Leverage data, technology and AI-enabled tools to identify trends, generate insights and support informed decision-making.

Skills

Health & Safety

Risk assessment

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Certificate IV WHS

Job description

SLR Consulting in Perth is seeking a Health & Safety Advisor to integrate safety and wellbeing into daily decision-making and to support a positive safety culture across mining, earth sciences and environmental projects.

The role requires 3+ years of experience, a Certificate IV in WHS, and experience with HSMS aligned to ISO 45001/45003. ICAM training and data-driven safety improvement are valued. Applicants should be able to work autonomously within a geographically dispersed team.