Senior Regional Health And Safety Advisor

CGR Services; Dunedin; On-site; NZD 94,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

The Senior Regional Health and Safety Advisor role sits within the Department of Conservation to support operations across a defined geographic territory. You will provide expert technical advice, coach leaders, and help embed health and safety systems and a proactive safety culture. Some travel within the region is involved.

We value collaboration, practical problem-solving, and strong knowledge of H&S management. A tertiary qualification in WHS and NZ safety body membership are desirable.

Qualifications

• Five+ years in health and safety in a complex/high-risk workplace.
• Strong knowledge of health and safety management systems.
• Ability to influence others to achieve positive health and safety outcomes.
• Current full NZ driver licence.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert technical advice to support Directors and Managers in health and safety responsibilities.
• Coach and mentor staff to uphold safe behaviours and proactive safety culture.
• Develop, implement and monitor workplace health and safety systems and processes.
• Travel within allocated geographic territory as required.

Skills

Health & safety management

Influence others

Collaborative teamwork

Pressure management

NZ driver licence

Education

Tertiary qualification in Workplace Health and Safety Management

Professional body membership (NZISM/HASANZ) desirable

Job description

Diverse role, support leaders to embed health & safety systems, processes & positive culture into their mahi, that spans mountains to the sea & everything in between

Salary: $93,656.00 - $126,500.00

Contract: Permanent full time

Location: Dunedin location preferred - will consider other locations within Eastern South Island and Southern South Island

Our vision

Nature is thriving in Aotearoa | Te Oranga o te Ao Tūroa Mō te tūranga

About the role

The Senior Regional Health and Safety Advisor is part of our National Health, Safety and Security team supporting operations teams within an allocated geographical territory, as well as nationally distributed teams. You will provide expert technical advice to support, coach and mentor Directors and Managers to fulfil their health and safety responsibilities, enabling staff to uphold safe behaviours and enhance a proactive safety culture. These roles also contribute to the maintenance of a safe and healthy work environment by supporting the development, implementation and monitoring of workplace health and safety systems and processes. As this is a regional role, covering a specific allocated geographic territory, some travel within these regions is involved.

Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience

• Five plus years of experience in Health and Safety in a complex / high risk workplace with a strong collaborative approach to your working style, including the ability to influence others to achieve positive health and safety outcomes
• Wide ranging technical knowledge of health and safety management systems, with a particular focus on critical risk
• Problem solver who delivers practical solutions whilst being flexible and adaptable in adjusting your style to work effectively with different people
• Ability to work under pressure, here can be times when the workload will be fast-paced and highly varied, so the ability to work well under pressure is a must
• Excellent collaboration skills to work cohesively with others in the wider Health and Safety Team, such as the wellbeing, injury management, and occupational health disciplines to deliver well-rounded outputs
• A relevant tertiary qualification in Workplace Health and Safety Management or similar is a must. Membership to a health and safety professional body e.g. NZ Institute of Safety Management, HASANZ etc is desirable
• Strong knowledge and understanding of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
• Current full New Zealand driver licence

He aha ngā pāinga mōu? | What's in it for you?

DOC is committed to a culture where everyone can participate, thrive, and grow. We're driven by our values and behaviours, and are working towards being an organisation that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive by default. We also support flexible working arrangements for our kaimahi across Aotearoa, with options considered based on the role and in discussion with your leader.

Salary

$93,656.00 - $126,500.00, depending on skills and experience.

Eligibility

You must hold a valid NZ work visa that covers the duration of employment.

Please note, we are not engaging with recruitment agencies for this role.

Applications close at

11 : 59 pm on Tuesday, 29 September 2026.

For further enquiries

Prue Fothergill, [e-mail]

Senior Regional Health and Safety Advisor Dunedin, Otago, NZ