Safety Advisor

UGL; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

16 weeks parental leave

Salary continuance insurance

Discounted health insurance

Individual Development Plan

Wellness Program

OneRewards Discount Program

Job summary

UGL Limited is recruiting a Safety Advisor – Tunnels to support Cross River Rail in Brisbane. You will provide field-based health and safety guidance, verify critical controls, review SWMS and risk assessments, and coordinate with supervisors, engineers and subcontractors to maintain safety standards in tunnel work.

The role emphasizes active safety leadership, high-risk activity oversight, and the ongoing transition of tunnel works from construction to operation, with a focus on compliance and

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Safety Advisor in Rail, Tunnels, Major Infrastructure.
• Experience reviewing SWMS, Risk Assessments and Critical Controls.
• Understanding of high risk areas and safety management.
• Strong safety influencing and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide field-based safety support in tunnels and work areas.
• Undertake regular inspections, observations and safety conversations.
• Monitor activities for compliance with safety controls.
• Identify unsafe conditions and implement corrective controls.
• Advise supervisors, engineers and subcontractors on safety.
• Ensure areas are established, secured and signed.
• Participate in pre-start meetings and toolbox talks.
• Intervene where immediate health or safety risk exists.
• Support Principal Contractor responsibilities and WHS Plan.

Skills

Rail safety experience

Tunnel safety experience

Safety leadership

Risk assessment

SWMS review

Education

Certificate IV/ Diploma WHS

Tools

White Card

Job description

UGL is delivering the Rail Integration Systems (RIS) Package for Cross River Rail, integrating new infrastructure and systems into a live operational railway. With complex interfaces, staged commissioning activities, and critical possession windows, this role will play a key part in coordinating successful project delivery The Safety Advisor – Tunnels will provide practical, field-based health and safety support for activities undertaken within the Cross River Rail tunnels. The role will support Principal Contractor compliance, high-risk work activities, tunnel access, permits and isolations, emergency preparedness, testing and commissioning and the progressive transition of the tunnel from construction into an operational environment. The Safety Advisor will work closely with supervisors, engineers, technical SMEs and subcontractors to verify that critical safety controls are established, communicated and effectively implemented in the field.

Key responsibilities

• Provide visible, field-based safety support throughout the Cross River Rail tunnels and associated work areas.
• Undertake regular workplace inspections, observations and safety interactions.
• Monitor work activities to verify compliance with approved work methods and safety controls.
• Identify unsafe conditions, behaviours and emerging risks and work with supervisors to implement appropriate controls.
• Provide practical safety advice to supervisors, engineers, workers and subcontractors.
• Verify that work areas are appropriately established, secured, signed and controlled.
• Participate in pre-start meetings, toolbox talks and coordination meetings.
• Exercise appropriate intervention where an immediate risk to health or safety is identified.
• Support the project in implementing and maintaining the requirements associated with Principal Contractor responsibility, including implementation and ongoing review of the project WHS Management Plan.
• Provide safety oversight and advice for high-risk activities

About You

• Previous experience as a Safety Advisor in Rail, Tunnels, Major Infrastructure
• Experience reviewing and implementing SWMS, Risk Assessment and Critical Controls
• Understanding of of high risk areas
• Strong safety influencing and leadership skills
• Certificate IV or Diploma in Work Health and Safety (or equivalent)
• Construction White Card

About UGL

As a member of the CIMIC Group of companies, we value diversity in our team’s backgrounds, ideas, work styles. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly encourage applications from women, people with disabilities, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, mature aged workers and individuals from culturally diverse backgrounds.

What we offer

• Benefit from 16 weeks of paid primary parental leave.
• Complimentary salary continuance insurance.
• Discounted Medibank health insurance.
• Shape your career with an Individual Development Plan.
• Participate in our Wellness Program with AIA Vitality.
• Access our OneRewards Discount Program.

Please note: As part of the recruitment process, relevant screening checks will be conducted. These may include reference checks, verification of the right to work in Australia, a national criminal history check, anti-money laundering checks, and a pre-employment medical assessment (including drug and alcohol screening).

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