Safety Advisor

The Winslow Group; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The Winslow Group is seeking a Health and Safety Advisor to join the Melbourne team, focusing on delivering robust safety practices across civil infrastructure projects. You will provide specialised H&S advice, support project teams, and drive safety performance from planning through delivery.

Ideally you have 3+ years in similar roles, a relevant OHS qualification, and current inductions. This role is based on-site with strong emphasis on safety culture and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years’ experience in a similar role delivering civil infrastructure projects.
• Cert IV or Diploma in OHS or a similar relevant degree.
• Current Drivers Licence and white card; First Aid, CPR, Working at Heights, Confined Space, Electrical Spotting, Trenching Safety and Environmental Green Card are highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialised advice and services for health and safety practices in the project team.
• Ensure safety management systems are implemented and compliant with OH&S requirements.
• Support the project team with safety strategies and guidance.
• Assist the Safety Manager to ensure safe completion of activities and investigate incidents.
• Conduct inductions for new personnel and assess competencies for safe task performance.
• Undertake risk assessments, SWMS reviews, safety audits and inspections.
• Participate in HSE Committee, toolbox talks and safety communications.
• Report on incidents and hazards, develop remedial actions and track improvements.
• Promote training to reinforce safe work practices and close out non-conformances.

Skills

Safety Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Problem Solving

Education

Certificate IV in OHS

Diploma/degree in OHS

Job description

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At Winslow, it’s more than just a job. We are a family that believes in and supports you as a person. Winslow started as one person’s passion and desire to be the best. We excel at identifying and nurturing future leaders through our inclusive culture where every employee has the opportunity to reach their full potential. You are an important part of a skilled and trusted team that continues to safely build outstanding infrastructure and sustainable communities by thinking differently.

Winslow Infrastructure is involved in building Melbourne’s vast infrastructure network and requires a professional, engaged and driven Health and Safety Advisor to join our high performing team

• Work in an award-winning team with people who have your best interests at heart.
• Excellent career progression opportunities.
• Great pipeline of future Infrastructure projects

The Opportunity

As a Health and Safety Advisor you will provide specialised advice and services for the application of Health and Safety practices and policies in the project team; ensuring safety is the highest priority in all works. We are looking for someone to start immediately.

• Provide support to Infrastructure projects and ensure safety management systems are being implemented and meet compliance with local, state, and federal Occupational Health and Safety requirements.
• Assist in the delivery of safety strategies throughout the Project and provide safety support and guidance to the wider project team.
• Assist the Safety Manager to ensure all activities are safely completed, throughout the planning, delivery and implementation of the project. Research and collate information for the reporting of HSE incident investigations, inclusive of development and implementation of remedial action.
• Conduct company inductions and follow-up inductions of newly employed personnel, assessing their competencies to carry out their tasks in a safe manner. Undertake risk assessments, SWMS review, safety audits and Inspections.
• Contribute and participate in, HSE Committee, toolbox and muster meetings providing attention to bulletins, industry alerts and safety issues
• Reporting on incident / injury and hazard frequency rates and respond appropriately to developing trends.
• Promote the planning and implementation of programs to train employees in safe work practices.
• Respond and close out any Non-conformances, Observations or Opportunities for Improvement

Here’s what we are looking for…

• A person who drives a positive safety culture and has demonstrated ability in proactively building relationships with key stakeholders and team members
• Someone able to work with the project team to collaborately find safety solutions and is a trusted advisor for all safety matters.
• At least 3 years’ experience in a similar role delivering civil infrastructure projects.
• Cert IV or Diploma in OHS or a similar relevant degree
• Current Drivers Licence, Construction Induction Card (White card), First Aid, CPR, Working at Heights, Confined Space Ticket, Electrical Spotting, Trenching Safety, Environmental Green Card are highly desired

The Winslow Way…

Each person at Winslow is empowered to make good decisions to look after each other as family, be accountable to each other, and always operate safely. We are dedicated and passionate about doing our best and committed to doing it once and doing it right. This is seen every day on the projects and in the offices – it’s what makes us so different from everyone else – It’s the Winslow Way.

Winslow, Unlimited Opportunities and Inspiring Careers

About Winslow Infrastructure

The Winslow Group is a leading national civil construction company with diversified capabilities, operating across Victoria, NSW, Queensland and South Australia, with an extensive history of successful project delivery. It’s a vertically integrated business that provides skills and expert services to the construction industry to produce safe, sustainable and innovative solutions for our clients.

Winslow Infrastructure is a rapidly growing business unit with a focus on a diverse range of complex infrastructure and road projects as core business offerings. We offer both construct only and design and construction services for multi-faceted and complex infrastructure projects in the civil construction, remediation, water, rail and energy sectors. We are a preferred contractor through our ability to develop strategic partnerships and our reputation as a self-performing contractor of choice. We are uniquely placed to offer a genuinely collaborative partnership with shared outcomes that achieve efficient design and delivery.

Winslow is an equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to diversity. We appreciate the benefits of a diverse workforce and encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and female candidates to apply.