HSEQ Advisor: On‑Site Safety & Quality Partner

Sodexo; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sodexo is seeking an HSEQ Advisor in Melbourne to be the go-to health, safety, environment and quality partner for account leaders, site teams and clients. You will work hands-on across sites to keep people safe, ensure compliance, and uphold high standards.

Your role involves leading risk assessments, audits, incident investigations, and quality improvements, while delivering training and supporting safety culture across multiple accounts.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years’ experience in a similar HSEQ role.
• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (desirable)
• Incident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis facilitator certification (required)
• Exposure to ISO 45001, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 (desirable)
• Exposure to psychosocial risk management (desirable)
• Excellent verbal and written communication, with the confidence to present to operations, clients and employees
• Proven ability to influence, coach and build relationships at all levels

Responsibilities

• Partner with account leaders, site teams and clients as the primary HSEQ contact, building strong relationships and aligning specialist support to priorities.
• Facilitate risk assessments and HAZID workshops, maintain site risk registers (including psychosocial risks), manage ChemWatch, SDS files and chemical risk assessments, and support food safety, HACCP and allergen programs.
• Conduct safety walks, field coaching, inspections and audits (including Permit to Work and JHA compliance), and track corrective actions through to close-out.
• Plan and run quality audits and service assurance reviews, investigate service failures, and support continuous improvement across accounts.
• Lead incident investigations, share lessons learned, support injury management and return to work, and coordinate emergency response drills.
• Deliver inductions, toolbox talks and HSE training to Sodexo personnel and service partners, support training needs analysis, and coordinate the Safety Champions program.
• Strengthen our systems by maintaining HSEQ policies and procedures, preparing monthly performance reports, and supporting mobilisation and management of change.

Skills

Incident investigation

Root cause analysis

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Coaching

Time management

Change management

Education

Certificate IV in Training and Assessment

Incident Investigation certification

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Sodexo is seeking an HSEQ Advisor in Melbourne to be the go-to health, safety, environment and quality partner for account leaders, site teams and clients. You will work hands-on across sites to keep people safe, ensure compliance, and uphold high standards.

Your role involves leading risk assessments, audits, incident investigations, and quality improvements, while delivering training and supporting safety culture across multiple accounts.