Senior HSE Advisor

Core Talent; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Superannuation

Annual leave

Life insurance

Share scheme

Training & development

Global backing

Job summary

Core Talent is seeking a Senior SHEQ Advisor for a Yatala-based role supporting civil infrastructure projects across Australia’s East Coast. You will partner with the SHEQ Manager to drive safety, health, environmental and quality performance, with on-site support and regular travels to project sites.

Maintain compliance, deliver inductions, toolbox talks, and rehabilitation processes while enabling continuous improvement across multiple states.

Qualifications

• Experience in safety, health, environmental and quality performance across civil infrastructure projects.
• Ability to lead toolbox talks, inductions and site-based safety initiatives.
• Knowledge of rehabilitation and return-to-work processes.
• Strong understanding of WHS legislation and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Support SHEQ performance across projects on the East Coast.
• Conduct site inspections, audits and assurance activities.
• Provide practical SHEQ guidance to site teams and operations.
• Travel to projects across QLD, NSW, VIC, SA as required (monthly).

Skills

SHEQ management

WHS legislation

Site audits

Return-to-work

Inductions & training

Education

Certificate IV in Work Health & Safety

Job description

Senior SHEQ Advisor Yatala

$130,000 - $160,000 + $15,000 Car Allowance + 12% Super + Benefits

Senior SHEQ role supporting specialist civil infrastructure projects across the East Coast. Join a respected contractor backed by a major global group, with autonomy, varied projects and ongoing professional development.

The Company

This specialist civil infrastructure contractor delivers technically complex projects across Australia, with particular expertise in underground operations. Backed by a major global engineering and construction group, the business combines the culture and autonomy of a smaller operation with the stability and resources of an international organisation.

With projects across multiple sectors and a strong pipeline of work, they are now looking to appoint a Senior SHEQ Advisor to support operations across Queensland and the wider East Coast.

The Role

In this role you will work closely with the SHEQ Manager to support safety, health, environmental and quality performance across the business. Based primarily from the Yatala office, you will take responsibility for compliance, legislation, systems and strategic SHEQ activities, while regularly getting out to projects to provide practical support to site teams.

When on site, you'll deliver toolbox talks and inductions, engage with operational teams and ensure SHEQ requirements are being implemented effectively. You'll also play an important role in rehabilitation and return-to-work activities, while providing advice and guidance across the wider business. Travel will include sites across Queensland, NSW, Victoria, and South Australia, but will only be required once or twice a month.

This role would suit an experienced Senior HSE / SHEQ Advisor from a civil construction, plant or heavy infrastructure environment who is comfortable operating autonomously and wants exposure to technically interesting projects across multiple states.

Duties:

• Yatala office based role
• Support SHEQ performance across projects throughout the East Coast
• Provide advice on WHS legislation, compliance and company systems
• Manage rehabilitation and Return to Work requirements
• Conduct site inspections, audits and assurance activities
• Travel to projects across Queensland, NSW, Victoria and South Australia as required

Requirements:

• Certificate IV in Work Health & Safety
• Background within civil construction, plant operations or heavy infrastructure
• Rehabilitation and Return to Work experience\
• Strong understanding of WHS legislation and compliance requirements
• ICAM investigation training would be beneficial but not essential

Benefits

• $130,000 - $160,000 base salary
• $15,000 car allowance
• 12% Superannuation
• 4 weeks annual leave, including additional Christmas leave
• Group life assurance
• Employee share scheme
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Exposure to interesting specialist civil projects across multiple sectors
• Stability and resources of a major international group