Senior Health & Safety Advisor

BMD Group; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

BMD Group in Australia is seeking a hands-on HSEQ professional to support safety, environment and quality systems across a major infrastructure opportunity. You will provide practical field support, conduct assurance activities and help teams continually improve compliance and performance.

This role involves auditing and inspections, drafting reports for senior management, and collaborating with supervisors, engineers and subcontractors on method statements, project plans and workforce training.

Qualifications

• Practical HSEQ experience in civil construction or major infrastructure.
• Experience completing site audits and inspections.
• Ability to work with supervisors, engineers and subcontractors on active projects.
• Strong written communication and documentation skills.
• Tier 1 or Tier 2 background across civil or multidisciplinary infrastructure.
• Willingness to relocate to Adelaide.
• Relevant safety, environmental, quality or WHS qualification.
• Experience developing work method statements and project plans.
• Experience on large, complex or high-risk infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Support implementation of safety, environmental and quality standards, compliance requirements and due-diligence activities.
• Provide guidance to construction and estimating teams on safety, environmental and quality requirements.
• Act as a point of contact for project safety, environment and quality matters.
• Conduct audits and inspections, analyse findings and support system improvements.
• Prepare reports for senior management and assist with workforce education and training.
• Prepare and review work method statements, project plans, inspection and test plans, and associated project documentation.
• Keep current with relevant legislation, standards and industry requirements.

Skills

HSEQ experience

Site audits

Documentation skills

Stakeholder collaboration

WHS qualification

Education

WHs / safety qualification

Job description

BMD is Australia’s leading integrated engineering, construction and urban development business, with foundations built on the family values that underpin our unique, collaborative approach. Driven by a purpose of powering futures and creating enduring legacies through a commitment to collaboration, BMD is delivering infrastructure solutions that connect and transform communities. With a proud history beginning in 1979, BMD now employs 2,400 people throughout Australia, the Philippines and United Kingdom.

About the Role

Support project leaders in implementing BMD safety, environment and quality systems across a major infrastructure opportunity. You will provide practical field support, conduct assurance activities and help teams continually improve compliance and performance. BMD is building a project leadership team for a major Tier 1 infrastructure opportunity in South Australia. The role will support a complex, multidisciplinary program with significant civil, structural and marine interfaces. This advertisement is intentionally general and does not identify the project or client.

Your role will include:

• Support implementation of safety, environmental and quality standards, compliance requirements and due-diligence activities.
• Provide guidance to construction and estimating teams on safety, environmental and quality requirements.
• Act as a point of contact for project safety, environment and quality matters.
• Conduct audits and inspections, analyse findings and support system improvements.
• Prepare reports for senior management and assist with workforce education and training.
• Prepare and review work method statements, project plans, inspection and test plans, and associated project documentation.
• Keep current with relevant legislation, standards and industry requirements.

About You

• Practical HSEQ experience in civil construction or major infrastructure.
• Experience completing site audits, inspections, reporting and corrective-action follow-up.
• Ability to work closely with supervisors, engineers, subcontractors and project leaders in an active construction environment.
• Sound written communication and documentation skills.
• A Tier 1 or Tier 2 background, preferably across civil, structural, marine or other multidisciplinary infrastructure.
• Willingness to work in or relocate to Adelaide. This is not a FIFO based opportunity
• Relevant safety, environmental, quality or WHS qualification.
• Experience developing work method statements, project plans, inspection and test plans, and workforce training.
• Experience on large, complex or high-risk infrastructure projects.

Diversity and inclusion

We recognise that we are strengthened by diversity, and we embrace differences as an equal opportunity employer providing a flexible and inclusive workplace.

So, join our team, be yourself and help us power futures and create legacies.

We’re a purpose and values-led business guided by our values of family, empowered, collaborative and driven. For further details on what makes BMD unique, head to https://www.bmdgroup.global/careers