HSE Advisor (NT & FNQ)

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation; Darwin; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Working Arrangements

Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate HSE Advisor to enhance safety culture across its Darwin site and beyond. This exciting role involves delivering HSE services, supporting staff, and driving continual improvements in health, safety, and environmental practices. You will collaborate with various stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and fostering a positive safety culture. With opportunities for leadership development and project management, this position is ideal for someone eager to make a significant impact in a forward-thinking environment. Join a team dedicated to innovative solutions and the wellbeing of its people.

Qualifications

• Relevant trade certificate or equivalent experience in HSE or Risk Management.
• Ability to collaborate with stakeholders and adapt to changing environments.

Responsibilities

• Support implementation of CSIRO’s HSE Plan and deliver key HSE activities.
• Build strong relationships with site work groups to guide management decisions.

Skills

Communication Skills

Collaboration

Stakeholder Management

Problem Solving

Education

Cert 4 in Work Health and Safety

Relevant Work Experience in HSE

Tools

Health and Safety Management Systems

Job description

CSIRO acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, sea and waters, of the area that we live and work on across Australia. We acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture and pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

Child safety

CSIRO is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people involved in our activities and programs.

The opportunity

• Enable world class science to occur safely
• Provide HSE services to drive a positive safety culture
• Join CSIRO – Australia’s National Science Agency

Join CSIRO’s Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) team as our new HSE Advisor. Our team partners with all levels of the organisation to enhance personal responsibility for safety. We are a future-focused team that delivers innovative HSE programs to improve CSIRO's HSE culture.

As our new HSE Advisor, you will deliver HSE services to our Darwin site and regionally, across the Northern Territory (NT) and Far North Queensland (FNQ). You will provide technical and practical support to research staff, affiliates, leadership teams and a range of other stakeholders, while collaborating with the broader, nation-wide HSE team. You’ll drive continual safety improvements and be provided opportunities for leadership development, managing projects and shaping the future of CSIRO’s HSE programs.

If you’re passionate about enhancing HSE and wellbeing culture, excel at building relationships and possess strong communication skills, we want to hear from you.

Please note, this role would require presence and additional travel to sites in the NT and FNQ as required.

Your duties will include:

• Supporting the implementation of CSIRO’s HSE Plan by planning and delivering key HSE activities and initiatives, ensuring consistency across the CSIRO sites.
• Contributing to HSE Plan projects and positively challenging the status quo to drive continual HSE improvement across the organisation.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with site work groups, understanding their unique HSE needs, and providing recommendations to guide management decisions.
• Developing and reviewing policies, procedures and systems and offering solutions to challenging HSE issues.
• Providing hands-on HSE support to operational staff and liaising with the HSE Specialist when more specialist HSE support is needed.
• Coaching and educating staff by sharing knowledge across relevant teams, utilising best practice and communities of practice to enhance the overall HSE performance.

Location: Based in Darwin, NT

Reference: 98854

To be considered you will need:

• A relevant trade certificate (eg. Cert 4 in Work Health and Safety) or equivalent relevant work experience in Health, Safety & Environment, Risk Management or related fields.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with HSE staff and key stakeholders to foster a positive safety culture and build strong relationships, with a capacity to adapt to changing environments and challenges to achieve team objectives.
• Proven experience in understanding stakeholder priorities and working with HSE teams to design, deliver, and implement effective communication strategies (both written and verbal, such as training) to ensure consistent messaging across the organisation.
• Experience in facilitating knowledge transfer within HSE teams and across stakeholders, while providing support, guidance, and coaching to colleagues, encouraging open communication and strong collaboration.
• Proven ability to interpret legislation and regulatory standards, as well as other relevant information, to proactively identify potential issues and respond appropriately.
• A current Australian Drivers Licence, as some driving between sites may be required.
• Ability to travel to other FNQ and NT sites as required.

Applications for this position are open to Australian/New Zealand Citizens and Australian Permanent Residents. Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.

Flexible working arrangements

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work.

Diversity and inclusion

We are working hard to recruit people representing the diversity across our society, and ensure that all our people feel supported to do their best work and feel empowered to let their ideas flourish.

About CSIRO

At CSIRO Australia's national science agency, we solve the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. We put the safety and wellbeing of our people above all else and earn trust everywhere because we only deal in facts. We collaborate widely and generously and deliver solutions with real impact.

CSIRO is committed to values-based leadership to inspire performance and unlock the potential of our people.

Join us and start creating tomorrow today!

How to apply

Please apply online and provide a cover letter and CV that best demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the requirements of this role.