Principal Health & Hygiene Advisor – Brisbane

Origin Energy Services Ltd; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Origin Energy Limited is seeking a Principal Advisor, Health & Hygiene to lead occupational hygiene strategies, support the Head of Health, Hygiene and Psychosocial Safety, and guide HSSE teams in identifying, assessing and controlling health risks across the business.

You will work with health providers, influence leaders, and ensure compliance with health and WHS standards to protect personnel in high-risk operations across Origin’s Brisbane operations.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in occupational hygiene, occupational health or workplace health in energy, heavy industry or other high risk operations.
• Experience with exposure risk assessments, monitoring and health surveillance.
• Experience in fitness for work, including fatigue, alcohol and other drugs.
• Strong knowledge of health and WHS legislation, exposure standards and codes of practice.
• Ability to influence senior leaders and work with HSSE and operational teams.

Responsibilities

• Advise on occupational hygiene hazards.
• Coordinate exposure monitoring and health surveillance, and turn results into better controls.
• Guide leaders on fitness for work, including fatigue, alcohol and other drugs.
• Collaborate with health providers and uphold Origin’s standards.
• Analyse health, exposure and incident data to spot trends and risks.
• Support incident investigations and share learnings across the business.
• Coach and mentor Health and Hygiene professionals across Origin.

Skills

Occupational hygiene

Exposure monitoring

Fitness for work

Health and WHS legislation

Influence senior leaders

Judgement and discretion

Education

Tertiary qualification in occupational hygiene/health/safety

AIOSH/AIHS certification desirable

Job description

Origin Energy Limited is seeking a Principal Advisor, Health & Hygiene to lead occupational hygiene strategies, support the Head of Health, Hygiene and Psychosocial Safety, and guide HSSE teams in identifying, assessing and controlling health risks across the business.

You will work with health providers, influence leaders, and ensure compliance with health and WHS standards to protect personnel in high-risk operations across Origin’s Brisbane operations.