Senior Safety Advisor

Versatile Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Versatile Group is seeking a Senior Safety Advisor to partner with operational leaders and drive safety excellence on large residential and mixed-use developments in Sydney. This site-based role reports to the WHSE leadership team and involves close collaboration with Construction Managers, Project Managers, and subcontractors to Foster a proactive safety culture.

Candidate should have 5+ years in WHS/WHSE within construction, strong NSW WHS knowledge, and proven ability to influence teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in a WHS/WHSE role within the construction industry.
• Experience working on large-scale residential, commercial or mixed-use developments.
• Strong knowledge of NSW WHS legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Proven ability to influence project teams and drive positive safety outcomes.
• Experience conducting investigations, audits and compliance activities.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• ICAM investigation experience highly regarded.
• Practical, solutions-focused approach to safety leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provide WHS leadership across major construction projects.
• Partner with project teams to drive safety performance and accountability.
• Conduct audits, inspections and assurance activities.
• Lead incident and near-miss investigations, including corrective actions.
• Support risk management, project planning and safe work practices.
• Analyse safety performance trends and identify improvement opportunities.
• Coach and mentor supervisors, subcontractors and site teams.
• Deliver safety training, initiatives and awareness programs.
• Contribute to the ongoing improvement of WHSE systems and procedures.
• Promote a culture of safety, quality and operational excellence.

Skills

WHS Leadership

Stakeholder Eng.

Audits & Investigations

Site Safety Coaching

Regulatory Knowledge NSW

Job description

Senior Safety Advisor

Major Residential & Mixed-Use Developments | Sydney

Help Shape Safety on Landmark Projects Valued up to $450M

Join Versatile Group, a national property developer and construction business delivering some of Sydney's largest residential and mixed-use developments.

Unlike traditional builders, we don't just construct projects, we own, develop and deliver them. This provides our project teams with greater collaboration, faster decision-making and the opportunity to influence outcomes from planning through to completion.

As our project pipeline continues to expand, we're seeking an experienced Senior Safety Advisor to partner with operational leaders and drive safety excellence across major construction projects.

About the Role

Reporting into the WHSE leadership team, you will play a key role in supporting project delivery teams across large-scale residential and mixed-use developments.

This is a highly visible site-based role where you'll work closely with Construction Managers, Project Managers, Site Managers and subcontractors to promote a proactive safety culture and ensure best-practice WHS outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide WHS leadership across major construction projects

• Partner with project teams to drive safety performance and accountability

• Conduct audits, inspections and assurance activities

• Lead incident and near-miss investigations, including corrective actions

• Support risk management, project planning and safe work practices

• Analyse safety performance trends and identify improvement opportunities

• Coach and mentor supervisors, subcontractors and site teams

• Deliver safety training, initiatives and awareness programs

• Contribute to the ongoing improvement of WHSE systems and procedures

• Promote a culture of safety, quality and operational excellence

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• 5+ years' experience in a WHS/WHSE role within the construction industry

• Experience working on large-scale residential, commercial or mixed-use developments

• Strong knowledge of NSW WHS legislation and regulatory requirements

• Proven ability to influence project teams and drive positive safety outcomes

• Experience conducting investigations, audits and compliance activities

• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills

• ICAM investigation experience highly regarded

• Practical, solutions-focused approach to safety leadership

Why Join Versatile Group?

• Work on landmark projects valued up to $450 million

• Strong pipeline of major residential and mixed-use developments

• Join an integrated developer and builder delivering its own projects

• Influence projects from planning through to completion

• Direct access to senior leaders and decision-makers

• Long-term career progression within a growing national business

• Collaborative, high-performance culture focused on continuous improvement

• Competitive remuneration package