HSE Advisor - Urban Utilities

First Nations Jobs; City of Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tool of Trade Vehicle

Autonomous field based role

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Career development opportunities

Job summary

Downer is seeking an experienced HSE Advisor to support its Urban Utilities program across South East Queensland. The role is field-focused, with the majority of time spent on site across Greater Brisbane and Ipswich, promoting safe systems of work and practical safety guidance for water and wastewater works.

You will partner with frontline leaders, conduct site inspections and assist with incident investigations, ensuring compliance with WHS legislation and Downer requirements while driving

Qualifications

• Provide practical HSE leadership across construction, maintenance and operations.
• Embed safe work practices and risk controls with frontline crews.
• Conduct site inspections, audits and assurance activities.
• Support incident reporting, investigations and corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance with WHS legislation and client requirements.
• Analyse safety performance data and identify improvement opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical HSE leadership and support across a diverse portfolio of construction, maintenance and operational works.
• Partner with frontline leaders and crews to embed safe work practices, critical risk controls and a positive safety culture.
• Conduct site inspections, audits, field observations and assurance activities to verify the effectiveness of critical controls and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Support incident reporting and investigations, identifying lessons learned and driving effective corrective actions that prevent recurrence.
• Ensure compliance with WHS legislation, client obligations and Downer management system requirements.
• Analyse safety performance data, prepare reports and identify trends, insights and opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Build trusted relationships with delivery teams, providing coaching, guidance and practical solutions that support safe, efficient and successful project outcomes.
• Proactively identify and reduce risk by partnering with operational leaders, clients and key stakeholders to strengthen planning, improve systems of work and enhance operational resilience.
• Operate as an integrated and enabling member of the delivery team, working alongside supervisors and crews to remove barriers, manage risk and support the safe, efficient and successful delivery of work.
• Influence safer outcomes through visible field leadership, constructive challenge and meaningful engagement with workers in the moments that matter.
• Drive collaboration between delivery teams, delivery partners and business stakeholders to achieve shared safety, operational and project objectives.
• Champion a culture of learning and continuous improvement by supporting innovation, sharing lessons learned and helping teams implement practical and sustainable solutions.

Skills

HSE Leadership

Construction Safety

Field Work Experience

Incident Investigation

Education

Diploma of OH&S or Cert IV WHS

Tools

Audit & Inspection Tools

Job description

Downer is a leading provider of integrated services across Australia and New Zealand, delivering critical infrastructure that connects communities and supports everyday life.

The opportunity

Downer Utilities is seeking an experienced HSE Advisor to support our Urban Utilities program across South East Queensland.

This is a genuinely field focused role with the majority of time spent on site, supporting active water and wastewater works across Greater Brisbane and Ipswich. You will work closely with delivery teams to promote safe systems of work, provide practical advice on site and positively influence safety outcomes.

About the role

In this role you will:

• Provide practical HSE leadership and support across a diverse portfolio of construction, maintenance and operational works.
• Partner with frontline leaders and crews to embed safe work practices, critical risk controls and a positive safety culture.
• Conduct site inspections, audits, field observations and assurance activities to verify the effectiveness of critical controls and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Support incident reporting and investigations, identifying lessons learned and driving effective corrective actions that prevent recurrence.
• Ensure compliance with WHS legislation, client obligations and Downer management system requirements.
• Analyse safety performance data, prepare reports and identify trends, insights and opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Build trusted relationships with delivery teams, providing coaching, guidance and practical solutions that support safe, efficient and successful project outcomes.
• Proactively identify and reduce risk by partnering with operational leaders, clients and key stakeholders to strengthen planning, improve systems of work and enhance operational resilience.
• Operate as an integrated and enabling member of the delivery team, working alongside supervisors and crews to remove barriers, manage risk and support the safe, efficient and successful delivery of work.
• Influence safer outcomes through visible field leadership, constructive challenge and meaningful engagement with workers in the moments that matter.
• Drive collaboration between delivery teams, delivery partners and business stakeholders to achieve shared safety, operational and project objectives.
• Champion a culture of learning and continuous improvement by supporting innovation, sharing lessons learned and helping teams implement practical and sustainable solutions.

Our Ideal Candidate

You are a practical, collaborative and influential HSE professional who thrives in dynamic construction and operational environments. You build trusted relationships with frontline teams, supervisors and stakeholders, and are passionate about enabling work to be completed safely and efficiently. You bring a proactive, solutions-focused approach to risk management, enjoy working alongside delivery teams in the field, and use coaching, engagement and practical problem-solving to improve safety outcomes, strengthen systems of work and support operational success.

What we offer

• Permanent full time employment on a long term utilities contract.
• Tool of Trade Vehicle provided.
• A highly autonomous field based role.
• Supportive leadership and a collaborative team environment.
• Career development opportunities across Downer's Energy and Utilities business.

About Energy and Utilities

Downer's Energy and Utilities business designs, builds and sustains critical infrastructure that connects communities and enables everyday life. We deliver safe, innovative and sustainable solutions across water, power, gas and telecommunications.

Downer is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We value difference and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.