HSEQ Advisor

Fortec; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

training and development

competitive salaries

corporate health fund membership

employee assistance program

Job summary

Fortec, an Australian owned contracting company, is seeking an HSEQ Advisor for the East Coast team. The role involves hands-on safety leadership, advising offices on safety procedures, ensuring regulatory compliance, and implementing corrective actions across sites.

The successful candidate will conduct inspections, manage incident investigations, and coordinate inductions and trainings, with travel to offices and sites as required.

Qualifications

• Certificate IV or Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety, or higher.
• 2 years’ experience in Health, Safety, Environmental, and Quality Assurance in civil construction.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Work Health Safety Act and Regulations.

Responsibilities

• Implement, monitor and maintain HSEQ systems, procedures and standards.
• Conduct regular site inspections and safety audits.
• Facilitate pre-start meetings and toolbox talks.
• Review JHAs, SWMS and risk assessments.
• Support leaders in identifying hazards and controls.
• Liaise with project managers and client HSEQ reps on safety matters.
• Manage incident reporting and investigations.
• Maintain HSEQ documentation and records.
• Coordinate site inductions and training.
• Assist with emergency procedures.
• Promote a positive safety culture and workforce engagement.

Skills

Safety management

Site safety awareness

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

WHS Act knowledge

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Certificate IV or Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety

White Card

Tools

HammerTech

MS Teams

SharePoint

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Fortec is an Australian owned contracting company that specialises in Bridge Construction and Maintenance, Post-Tensioning of Building & Civil Concrete Structures, Specialist Engineering Services for bridge launching and jacking and Geotechnical Services including ground anchors, soil nailing and micro piling. Fortec are market leaders, with a reputation for excellent technical expertise and engineered solutions.

With offices located in WA, NSW and QLD, we are looking for a HSEQ Advisor with 2-years’ industry experience in a similar role, to join the East Coast team, reporting to the SQE Manager. It is preferrable the Advisor is based in QLD however we are open to the successful person being based at the NSW offices. Some travel will be required to offices and sites.

About the Role

You will be a hands-on HSEQ professional, providing advice and services to the East Coast offices, under direction of the HSQE Manager. This involves providing instruction on safety procedures and systems, ensuring compliance, and conducting inspections and investigations, preparing recommendations and implementing corrective and preventative action.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement, monitor and maintain project HSEQ management systems, procedures and standards.
• Conduct regular site inspections, safety observations and workplace audits.
• Facilitate pre-start meetings, toolbox talks and safety awareness initiatives.
• Review and maintain Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS) and risk assessments.
• Supports operational leaders and stakeholders in identifying hazards and implementing effective controls.
• Liaise with project managers and client HSEQ representatives on safety matters.
• Manage incident reporting, investigations and corrective actions.
• Monitor compliance with relevant health, safety, environmental, and quality legislation, civil construction regulations and client requirements.
• Maintain HSEQ documentation, registers, records and reporting.
• Coordinate site inductions, training and verification of competencies.
• Assist with emergency preparedness and response procedures.
• Promote a positive safety culture and encourage proactive workforce engagement.

About You

• Certificate IV or Diploma in Occupational, Health, and Safety, or higher.
• 2 years’ experience in Health, Safety, Environmental, and Quality Assurance position in the civil construction industry.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of Work Health Safety Act and Regulations, rules, and obligations.
• Thorough working knowledge of established HSEQ systems and principles, with demonstrated experience in supporting safe working environments.
• Experience preparing and reviewing SWMS, JHAs and HSEQ management documentation.
• Demonstrated understanding of the relationship between effective health and safety and achievement of project objectives, in particular, time, cost, and quality.
• Strong negotiation skills, with experience in communicating objectives, anticipating opposition, and reaching a mutually beneficial solution.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build rapport, listen actively, and communicate information effectively across a range of stakeholders both external and internal.
• Experience and expertise in HSEQ software, and Microsoft systems such as Teams, SharePoint, Excel, and Outlook. Exposure to HammerTech is desirable, but not essential.
• White Card (General Construction Induction).

Fortec reward and support their people, including training and development, competitive salaries, and benefits such as corporate membership with a well-known health fund, and access to an employee assistance program.

• training and development
• competitive salaries
• corporate membership with a well-known health fund
• access to an employee assistance program

Fortec is committed to building a workplace culture that strongly supports diversity and inclusion and actively support applications from a wide sector of the community including women, Indigenous cultures, and other diversity groups.

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and interviews held with shortlisted candidates.