Senior Safety Advisor - Civil and Structures

6Points; Maroochydore; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

6Points, a major head contractor in Australia, is seeking a Senior Safety Advisor - Civil and Structures to provide senior field-focused safety leadership for civil and structural works across South East Queensland's rail, station and civil assets.

You will lead safety input to excavation, piling, lifting and temporary works, review permits and SWMS, mentor teams, and drive incident investigations. Australian experience and relocation support are required.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of construction HSE experience, including major civil or structural works at senior level.
• Diploma or degree in work health and safety or a related discipline.
• Strong working knowledge of Queensland WHS legislation and principal-contractor obligations.
• Formal incident-investigation training desirable.
• Current construction induction card and ability to obtain rail, site and medical competencies.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety input to excavation, piling, lifting, temporary works, formwork, work-at-height and structural erection planning
• Review SWMS, lift studies, temporary-works controls, permits and possession readiness
• Conduct field assurance focused on control effectiveness and work as performed
• Lead or support incident investigations and translate learning into changed controls
• Mentor safety advisers and promote consistent standards across subcontractors

Skills

Safety leadership

Field safety

Incident investigation

Mentoring

Education

Diploma or degree in WHS

Job description

A major transport infrastructure project (valued at more than $1 billion) is underway across South East Queensland, delivering complex rail, station and civil works. Having won numerous major projects in Queensland in the past 12 months, the head contractor is seeking a Senior Safety Advisor - Civil and Structures to provide senior field-focused safety leadership for civil and structural works around operational assets and constrained access windows.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead safety input to excavation, piling, lifting, temporary works, formwork, work-at-height and structural erection planning
• Review SWMS, lift studies, temporary-works controls, permits and possession readiness
• Conduct field assurance focused on control effectiveness and work as performed
• Lead or support incident investigations and translate learning into changed controls
• Mentor safety advisers and promote consistent standards across subcontractors

What We're Looking For

• 8+ years' construction HSE experience, including major civil or structural works at senior level
• Diploma or degree in work health and safety or a related discipline
• Strong working knowledge of Queensland WHS legislation and principal-contractor obligations
• Formal incident-investigation training desirable
• Current construction induction card and ability to obtain rail, site and medical competencies

Relocation packages on offer.

Australian experience is required.