Safety Graduate

McIlwain; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid parental leave

Weekly gym/wellness allowance

End of year bonus scheme

NAWIC membership

Job summary

McIlwain Civil Engineering is seeking a Safety Graduate to join the Operations team and kickstart a career in construction health and safety. The role involves travelling between project sites, with DIDO/FIFO where required, beginning at the Mooloolah River Interchange Upgrade Project on the Sunshine Coast.

You will be mentored by our experienced WHS team, support site inspections, audits, and safety observations, and gain hands-on experience across multiple projects while contributing to safety

Qualifications

• Degree in Occupational Health and Safety (completed, or finishing within the next 6 months).
• General Construction Induction (White Card)
• Current C Class Driver Licence
• Work experience or placement in construction, civil, or another high-risk industry
• Familiarity with ISO 45001 or a safety management system
• First Aid Certificate
• Exposure to a wide range of civil projects and ISO 45001 certified systems

Responsibilities

• Support project teams with site inspections, audits, and safety observations
• Help prepare and review SWMS, risk assessments, and work packs
• Assist with incident reporting, investigations, and corrective actions
• Deliver toolbox talks and support site inductions
• Enter and track safety data in our systems and help turn it into reporting
• Help roll out our Critical Risk Management standards on site
• Build working relationships with supervisors, engineers, and site crews across multiple projects

Skills

Communication skills

On-site safety awareness

Teamwork

Organisational skills

Problem solving

Education

Degree in Occupational Health and Safety

Tools

White Card (General Construction Induction)

C Class Driver Licence

First Aid Certificate

Familiarity with ISO 45001

Job description

McIlwain Civil Engineering is a Queensland-based civil construction company headquartered in Murarrie.

Since 1961, McIlwain has been creating outstanding community assets and has become one of Australia’s most trusted and experienced contractors. Over this time, our industry capabilities have evolved to include works within transport, building, services infrastructure, urban, as well as the industrial and energy sectors.

About the role

We're looking for a Safety Graduate to join our Operations team and start a career in construction health and safety.

As part of this role, you will work across a variety of McIlwain projects. This will involve travelling between project sites and, where required, periods of working away from home on DIDO (Drive-In Drive-Out) or FIFO (Fly-In Fly-Out) projects.

Initially, the successful candidate will spend periods of time at our Mooloolah River Interchange Upgrade Project on the Sunshine Coast, gaining valuable hands‑on experience in a live construction environment while supporting project delivery and safety initiatives.

This is a development role supporting project teams with site inspections, audits, and safety observations. You won't be expected to know everything on day one. You'll be mentored by experienced safety and systems professionals and given real responsibility early on, working across several of our projects rather than being tied to a single site.

What you'll do

• Support project teams with site inspections, audits, and safety observations
• Help prepare and review SWMS, risk assessments, and work packs
• Assist with incident reporting, investigations, and corrective actions
• Deliver toolbox talks and support site inductions
• Enter and track safety data in our systems and help turn it into reporting
• Help roll out our Critical Risk Management standards on site
• Build working relationships with supervisors, engineers, and site crews across multiple projects

What we're looking for

• Someone who wants to learn, asks questions and follows through
• Good communication skills, comfortable talking to crews on site and managers in the office
• Organised enough to juggle priorities across more than one project
• Someone who cares about getting people home safe and backs our values in how they work

Skills and Qualifications:

• Degree in Occupational Health and Safety (completed, or finishing within the next 6 months)
• General Construction Induction (White Card)
• Current C Class Driver Licence
• Work experience or placement in construction, civil, or another high-risk industry
• Familiarity with ISO 45001 or a safety management system
• First Aid Certificate
• Permanent full-time role with a structured development pathway
• Exposure to a wide range of civil projects and ISO 45001 certified systems
• Mentoring from an experienced inhouse Systems and WHS team
• Career development and training opportunities
• Paid Parental Leave for primary and secondary carers
• Weekly gym or wellness reimbursement scheme
• Bonus annual leave days to encourage a work/life balance
• Salary Reviews undertaken twice yearly and an End of Year Bonus Scheme
• Cultural Leave Exchange
• Free NAWIC membership
• Employee referral bonus program

McIlwain is committed to nurturing a diverse and inclusive culture of opportunity. We encourage applications from candidates with culturally diverse backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQIA+ and people with disabilities.