HSE Advisor (Southern)

CitiPower Powercor; Ballarat; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy provider is seeking an HSE Advisor in Ballarat, Australia. The role involves providing technical HSE support and ensuring compliance to improve safety outcomes. The ideal candidate has experience in high-risk industries and a background in Health and Safety. This full-time role may require travel across several regions, offering comprehensive benefits and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Health and wellbeing subsidy

Paid parental leave

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience as a safety professional in high-risk industries.
• Knowledge of OHS, Environment, and duties of a PCBU.
• Exposure to HSE specific reporting and analytics software.

Responsibilities

• Provide HSE support to operational needs.
• Lead incident investigations and manage HSE risks.
• Engage employees in HSE programs and initiatives.

Skills

Safety professional experience

Technical knowledge of OHS

MS Excel skills

SAP skills

Education

Tertiary qualification in Health and Safety

Tools

HSE reporting software

Job description

About us

At CitiPower, Powercor and United Energy, we’re proud to deliver electricity to 2 million Victorian customers every day through our network of poles and wires. But more than that, we’re here to power communities, support local businesses and keep critical services running smoothly, we’re essential to them all – and none of this happens without our people.

We believe in an inclusive, welcoming workplace where everyone feels safe, valued and respected. From offering great benefits to creating real opportunities for growth, we’re committed to supporting you, your career and wellbeing. It’s why our people stick around, whether you live in the city or across regional and rural Victoria, we’re doing the work where it matters most - right in your own community.

As Victorians electrify everything from homes to transport, we’re focused on ensuring our networks are ready to meet that demand.

If you want to be part of something essential, be essential with us.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join our HSE Operations Team as a HSE Advisor in a full‑time and permanent capacity.

The responsibilities of the role are to ultimately provide visible and technical HSE support to the operational requirements of CitiPower, Powercor and United Energy. This includes co‑ordinating, implementing and maintaining our HSE systems to effectively and efficiently support the safe and sustainable delivery of work.

The role will assure that all business HSE and Work Practice systems, processes and requirements are implemented to a high quality and opportunities for continual improvement are optimised.

This role covers the Colac, Warrnambool, Horsham, Ballarat, and Maryborough regions and can be based in any of these locations. Regular travel across the regions is required. A vehicle package is included.

What you’ll deliver

• Support and provide day‑to‑day technical and HSE advice to operations. Including input on key issues, critical risk controls, hazard reports, health and wellbeing.
• Leads incident investigations to ensure quality incident management outcomes.
• Engage with operational, project and contractor stakeholders to manage HSE risks, assure compliance and foster a positive HSE culture.
• Engage leaders and employees in the implementation of HSE programmes and initiatives.
• Plan and facilitate assurance activities. Including risk assessments, work practice compliance assessments, site inspections, audits, observations and interactions.
• Ensure gaps and actions are discussed, recorded, addressed and closed out to a satisfactory level.
• Provide direction on compliance requirements with HSE regulations, codes of practice and standards.
• Identify industry leading practices to effectively reduce risk in the workplace.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with key stakeholders.

To succeed in this role you will have

• Demonstrated experience as a safety professional within the energy industry (or any other high‑risk industry, for example : utilities, construction, oil & gas, chemical processing, manufacturing).
• A technical background, including knowledge of OHS, Environment and duties of a PCBU through applicable legislation, acts, regulations, codes of practice and standards
• MS Excel and SAP skills would be advantageous.
• Exposure to HSE specific reporting & analytics software programs.
• Tertiary qualification in Health and Safety and / or Environment – or similar.

Your career with us

We have a diversity of teams across our business, all contributing to great customer and community outcomes. Our people are our most important asset, and we continually invest in nurturing their capability. We proudly strive to provide a safe, inclusive and sustainable environment where all our people feel respected, valued and supported to bring their whole selves to work and be the best they can be.

With an embedded Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Strategy and initiatives like our Women in Power networking group, and Sparkle, our LGBTQIA+ allies pride network, we’re committed to equal opportunities for all employees. We are proud to be recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for all women. Click here for more information on how we create and support a diverse and equitable workplace.

Understand how our benefits can support you. We offer a health and wellbeing subsidy (up to $600 per year), paid parental leave of up to 15 weeks for the primary carer, and more.

What’s next?

If you think you have what it takes, but don’t necessarily check every box, or would like to discuss a different or flexible way of working, please still get in touch with us at [e-mail].

Please submit your application via our Careers website by 30 November 2025. For the full Position Description, please reach out to Luke Castro from the Talent team at [e-mail]

We encourage applications from all communities; people of all ages, nationalities, abilities and cultures, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQIA+ community and people living with disability.

If you require adjustments as part of the recruitment process to accommodate your needs, please don’t hesitate to discuss these with us.

Beon, CitiPower Powercor and United Energy recognise Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the First Peoples and Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work. We pay our respects to Elders past and present and acknowledge their ancient and continuing connection to Country.

We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and supported to succeed. By making sure our workplace is physically and mentally safe, so that our people can be their authentic selves, share their unique perspectives and can thrive.