Senior WHS Advisor

Ngaanyatjarra Council Group; Perth; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary sacrifice benefits

Travel and accommodation provided

Job summary

Ngaanyatjarra Council Group seeks a Senior Work Health and Safety Advisor – Essential Services to strengthen safety leadership and regulatory compliance across power, water and related services. You will guide risk management, drive improvements and embed proactive safety across metropolitan and remote operations.

Reporting to the Director of Safety, you will lead WHS programs, mentor teams and ensure proper incident investigations and corrective actions are completed.

Qualifications

• Senior WHS advisory or safety leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of WHS legislation and risk management processes.
• Experience in utilities, essential services, construction or similar complex environments.
• Ability to translate regulatory requirements into practical workplace controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead WHS programs, compliance and risk management across operations.
• Provide WHS advice to operational leaders and frontline teams.
• Conduct site inspections, audits, risk assessments and safety observations.
• Promote proactive safety culture with coaching and safe systems of work.
• Monitor compliance with WHS legislation, standards and licence conditions.
• Develop and maintain WHS policies, risk frameworks and SMS documentation.
• Lead incident investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Support contractor safety management and prequalification processes.
• Review permits, SWMS and JHAs to ensure proper risk controls.
• Provide guidance to managers, employees and contractors on safety.
• Collaborate across essential services portfolio to drive improvements.
• Travel to remote communities and metropolitan worksites as required.
• Salary package with not-for-profit salary sacrifice benefits.

Skills

Senior WHS advisory

Regulatory knowledge

Incident investigation

Operational risk management

Interpreting regulations to controls

Communication & stakeholder engagement

Coaching and influencing

Travel to remote communities

Safety culture development

Education

Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety

Job description

About the role

The Ngaanyatjarra Council Group is seeking an accomplished Senior Work Health and Safety (WHS) Advisor – Essential Services to strengthen safety leadership, regulatory compliance and risk management across its essential services operations. Reporting to and working closely with the Director of Safety and collaborating with Essential Services leadership, you will provide strategic and operational WHS advice across power generation, electricity distribution, water and wastewater services. This is a pivotal role in ensuring the integrity of safety management systems, promoting regulatory compliance and embedding a proactive, risk-based approach to workplace health and safety across metropolitan and remote operational environments.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate WHS programs, compliance activities and risk management initiatives across power generation, electricity distribution, water and wastewater operations
• Provide authoritative WHS advice to operational leaders, managers and frontline teams, supporting informed decision-making and the implementation of effective safety controls
• Conduct comprehensive site inspections, compliance audits, risk assessments and behavioural safety observations to identify hazards, assess operational risks and drive improvements
• Promote a proactive safety culture through effective engagement, coaching and the consistent application of safe systems of work
• Monitor and support compliance with applicable WHS legislation, industry standards, licence conditions and relevant requirements of Horizon Power and Water Corporation
• Develop, review and maintain WHS policies, procedures, risk management frameworks and Safety Management System documentation
• Lead incident investigations and root cause analysis, ensuring findings are documented, corrective actions are implemented and lessons learned are communicated effectively
• Support effective contractor safety management, including prequalification, site induction, risk assessments and ongoing compliance monitoring
• Review and monitor permit-to-work systems, Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS) and Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs) to ensure appropriate risk controls are established and maintained
• Provide practical guidance, mentoring and coaching to managers, employees and contractors to strengthen safety capability and accountability
• Work across a unique portfolio of essential services, partnering with operational teams and leadership to address complex safety challenges and deliver sustainable improvements
• Travel arrangements and accommodation will be provided for required work across remote communities
• An attractive salary package, with access to not-for-profit salary sacrifice benefits, subject to eligibility and applicable arrangements

About you

• A Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety or an equivalent qualification
• Demonstrated experience in a senior WHS advisory or safety leadership role
• Strong working knowledge of WHS legislation, operational risk management, incident investigation and corrective action processes
• Experience supporting safety and compliance in utilities, essential services, construction, infrastructure or similarly complex operational environments
• The ability to interpret regulatory requirements and translate them into practical workplace controls and compliant operating procedures
• Highly developed communication, stakeholder engagement, influencing and coaching skills
• A demonstrated ability to build relationships with operational teams and promote consistent, positive safety behaviours
• A willingness and ability to travel regularly to remote Ngaanyatjarra communities and metropolitan worksites
• A purpose-driven career where your expertise will contribute to the safe delivery of essential services and make a meaningful difference to the lives of people living across the Ngaanyatjarra Lands

Join us in helping build a capable, engaged and supported workforce that enables high-quality health services and strengthens the wellbeing of remote Ngaanyatjarra communities.

The Ngaanyatjarra Council Group (NCG) is a community-led organisation representing the interests of Traditional Owners, known as Yarnangu, who live across 11 communities in the Ngaanyatjarra Lands of central and Goldfields Western Australia. Established in 1981, NCG employs more than 450 people and delivers a diverse range of services, including health, utilities, construction, employment, community development, retail, art centres and land management. As one of Australia's largest and most successful Indigenous organisations, NCG plays a vital role in supporting community wellbeing, economic participation and the delivery of essential services across a vast and remote region.

The Ngaanyatjarra Council represents the interests and aspirations of around 2000 Yarnangu: Ngaanyatjarra, Pinup and Pitjantjatjara Traditional Owners who reside in the twelve member communities in the central desert region of Western Australia.

The Ngaanyatjarra Council Group provides key services such as community development, health, housing, essential utilities, cultural land management, construction, and transport. These services cater to the specific needs of the Ngaanyatjarra people, promoting sustainable growth while preserving their cultural heritage.