HSE Advisor

U&U Recruitment Partners; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

u&u Recruitment Partners is seeking an experienced HSE Advisor to support diverse construction and infrastructure projects across Brisbane and surrounding areas. This hands-on role requires regular travel to project sites, coaching frontline teams, and promoting positive safety behaviours to deliver high‑quality projects safely and efficiently.

Reporting into the Health and Safety Manager, you will provide practical HSE advice to multiple sites, conduct inspections and audits, develop risk

Qualifications

• Five+ years of experience as an HSE Advisor or similar in construction or blue‑collar industries.
• Strong knowledge of Australian WHS legislation and safety management systems.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills; ability to influence frontline teams and leaders.
• Proactive, practical and collaborative approach to improving safety performance.
• Current Construction White Card and valid driver’s licence with willingness to travel to sites.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical health, safety and environmental advice across multiple construction sites.
• Conduct regular site inspections, audits and safety observations to identify risks and drive improvements.
• Develop, review and implement project‑specific HSE documentation (risk assessments, SWMS, management plans).
• Lead incident investigations and ensure corrective actions are implemented.
• Coach and mentor employees and subcontractors to strengthen safety capability and culture.
• Support mobilisation, pre‑start planning and risk management to ensure safe work from day one.
• Monitor compliance with WHS legislation and client/internal standards.
• Assist with workers’ compensation and return‑to‑work processes.
• Contribute to HSE initiatives, training programs and audits.

Skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Safety leadership

Field-based approach

Travel flexibility

Education

Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety or higher

Job description

u&u Recruitment Partners are partnering with a leading project-based organisation seeking an experienced HSE Advisor to support diverse construction and infrastructure projects. This is a hands‑on role where you'll regularly travel to project sites, coach frontline teams, influence positive safety behaviours and help deliver high-quality projects safely and efficiently.

Reporting into the Health and Safety Manager and working with a broad HSE team, you will be responsible for providing health and safety support to the project teams on various sites across Brisbane and surrounding areas.

Key responsibilities include:

• Partner with project managers, supervisors and field teams to provide practical health, safety and environmental advice across multiple construction sites;
• Conduct regular site inspections, audits and safety observations to identify risks and drive continuous improvement;
• Develop, review and implement project-specific HSE documentation, including risk assessments, Safe Work Method Statements and management plans;
• Lead incident investigations, identify root causes and ensure corrective actions are implemented and embedded;
• Coach and mentor employees, subcontractors and leaders to strengthen safety capability and foster a proactive safety culture;
• Support project mobilisation, pre-start planning and risk management activities to ensure work is completed safely from day one;
• Monitor legislative compliance, client requirements and internal HSE standards across all operational activities;
• Assist with workers' compensation, injury management and return-to-work processes where required; and
• Contribute to HSE initiatives, training programs, audits and continuous improvement projects across the wider business.

u&u Recruitment Partners are partnering with a leading project-based organisation seeking an experienced HSE Advisor to support diverse construction and infrastructure projects. This is a hands‑on role where you'll regularly travel to project sites, coach frontline teams, influence positive safety behaviours and help deliver high-quality projects safely and efficiently.

Reporting into the Health and Safety Manager and working with a broad HSE team, you will be responsible for providing health and safety support to the project teams on various sites across Brisbane and surrounding areas.

Key responsibilities include:

• Partner with project managers, supervisors and field teams to provide practical health, safety and environmental advice across multiple construction sites;
• Conduct regular site inspections, audits and safety observations to identify risks and drive continuous improvement;
• Develop, review and implement project-specific HSE documentation, including risk assessments, Safe Work Method Statements and management plans;
• Lead incident investigations, identify root causes and ensure corrective actions are implemented and embedded;
• Coach and mentor employees, subcontractors and leaders to strengthen safety capability and foster a proactive safety culture;
• Support project mobilisation, pre-start planning and risk management activities to ensure work is completed safely from day one;
• Monitor legislative compliance, client requirements and internal HSE standards across all operational activities;
• Assist with workers' compensation, injury management and return-to-work processes where required; and
• Contribute to HSE initiatives, training programs, audits and continuous improvement projects across the wider business.

The ideal candidate:

You're an approachable and influential safety professional who enjoys being out in the field rather than behind a desk. You build credibility quickly, communicate confidently with people at all levels and thrive in fast-paced construction environments. You're comfortable travelling between sites and are passionate about partnering with operational teams to achieve genuine safety outcomes.

To be successful you will have:

• Minimum five years' experience in an HSE Advisor or similar role within construction or another blue-collar industry;
• Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety or a higher qualification;
• Strong working knowledge of Australian WHS legislation and contemporary safety management systems;
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence frontline teams and leaders;
• A proactive, practical and collaborative approach to improving safety performance; and
• Current Construction White Card and a valid driver's licence, with the flexibility to travel regularly to project sites.

At u&u Recruitment Partners, we value diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability.