Senior Hse Advisor

Cimic; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

On-site gymnasium

Salary sacrifice options

Corporate discounts

Referral bonus program

Job summary

Thiess in Australia is seeking a Senior HSE Advisor to lead a skilled team, delivering governance, risk controls and strategic safety advice across our project lifecycle.

You will mentor leaders, drive ISO 45001-based systems, ensure compliance with national and state health and safety laws, and cultivate a proactive safety culture across operations. Flexible working arrangements and a modern Brisbane head office support your role.

Qualifications

• Tertiary degree in health and safety or extensive relevant experience.
• Experience mentoring senior health and safety professionals.
• Ability to advise on governance systems and safety lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to implement Thiess Governance System (TGS) and Project Governance System (PGS).
• Provide strategic safety advice across project lifecycle planning, implementation and demobilisation.
• Ensure compliance with national and state health and safety legislation.
• Foster a safety-focused culture and proactive risk mitigation.

Job description

Grow your career with Thiess

As a global business, we are proud to offer diverse and rewarding career opportunities. We are committed to Thiess being a company which supports great people to succeed, develop their careers, and feel supported to reach their highest potential. We offer a safe and inclusive work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives and where the capability of our people is key to our success.

The Opportunity

As Senior HSE Advisor, you will lead a collaborative and experienced team to maintain safe, legal and logical systems and provide effective controls for identified and managing risks. Drawing on your extensive expertise, you will provide strategic advice, develop and improve systems, and provide necessary operational support to achieve health and safety excellence across our workplaces.

About The Role

We are seeking an individual with significant demonstrated experience motivating and leading a team of senior health and safety professionals. As Senior HSE Advisor, you will be a dependable point of inquiry and a trusted advisor across our Australian operations, expertly advising on best practices across project lifecycle process including planning, implementation, monitoring, improvements and demobilisation.

Additionally, you will:

• Support and drive the implementation of the Thiess Governance System (TGS) and the Project Governance System (PGS)
• Lead an experienced and motivated team to maintain safe, legal, and logical systems to provide effective controls for identified risks in the business.
• Offer expertise leading operational safety disciplines and performance beyond compliance, significant incident management experience and possess an in depth understanding of relevant national and state health and safety legislation.
• Be responsible for demonstrating Thiess’ values and leadership philosophy.
• Stay committed to meeting performance targets and proactively mitigating risks whilst delivering tangible outcomes that seamlessly align with Thiess’ overall strategic health and safety framework.
• Possess the intuitive ability to influence a safety-focused culture whilst flexing your focus to adjust to the every-changing needs of the business with a considered and collaborative approach.
• Offer experience across the development and implementation of ISO 4501 based management systems within mining, oil, gas, construction or equivalent industry.
• Be a highly organised person who can guide a team of highly competent individuals to ensure that operations meet the standards and policies established by Thiess and regulatory authorities.

About You

You will have completed a tertiary degree in health and safety or have gained extensive relevant experience providing strategic advice, developing systems, and providing necessary operational support to achieve health and safety excellence across a vast workforce.

Expertly coaching and mentoring health and safety and operational leaders (, Head of Functions, Operational Managers, and Project Managers) within the business, you will ensure business values are upheld and safety leadership is continually improved upon as a priority.

This is a unique opportunity to build trust and influence across a global health and safety community, representing the Thiess’ health and safety culture.

What Thiess Can Do for You

• Help to grow your career, offering diverse and varied opportunities for advancement
• Flexible working arrangements
• Recently renovated corporate head office located in South Bank, Brisbane
• World-class health & wellbeing programs
• On-site gymnasium
• Salary sacrifice options
• A range of corporate discounts, including health insurance (Medibank), travel & retail products
• Referral bonus program

About Us

At Thiess, we partner with our clients to deliver excellence in open cut and underground mining in Australia, Asia and the Americas. For more than 85 years, we have operated in diverse commodities, geologies, environments and cultures. Our team uses global insight to optimise solutions and create value for each project, positioning them for optimal efficiency, productivity and cost performance, backed by how we meet our commitments. Thiess is committed to being at the forefront of sustainable mining, leveraging the power of our people and technology to support clients in their journey to more sustainable enterprises.

We recognise the value of an inclusive and diverse workplace through our vision of everyone matters always. We’re focused on creating an inclusive environment to allow our people to bring their best self to work because they feel safe, included and empowered.

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This role is an opportunity to take the next step in your career. With our culture of recognition, development, and a stimulating and satisfying work environment, there is no better time to join Thiess.