Health and Safety Advisor

Description

• Collate information about potential hazards and assist senior building managers and project managers in implementing corrective actions
• Support management and contractors with respect to prevention of incidents and management of corrective actions following incidents and WHS principal contractor audits.
• Assist in coordinating safety induction programs and ongoing safety training sessions for staff and contractors.
• Assist the Legal Team to continuously review and improve WHS policies, processes and procedures to enhance safety performance
• Study assistance for postgraduate and undergraduate courses
• Assist to maintain internal registers of legislation, records and resources relating to Work Health & Safety and the Environment
• Attend development and stabilised project site inspections and collaborate with builders and contractors as appropriate to support management and contractors in achieving best practice with respect to WHS.
• Assist and support personnel in developments, property services, building services, data centres and operations to manage safety issues, attending site where necessary to observe and inspect with other stakeholders
• Proactively manage and support the investigation of incidents, and near misses. Ensure accurate documentation and help in the implementation of corrective actions. Categorise and see through to completion all corrective actions arising from incident and hazard reporting.
• Engage with external consultants to identify risks with respect to environmental matters and hazardous materials and implement processes to manage those risks.
• Support management in dealing with critical events that arise with respect to safety, environment, and hazardous materials across the Goodman portfolio and management of associated corrective actions and engage with external consultants where necessary.
• Assist the Legal Team in collating data on safety performance metrics, trending and reporting
• Promote safety awareness across the company and support Managing Counsel, Property and Risk to lead and foster a proactive safety culture across the company.
• Collaborate with external safety consultants where required for training, inspections and general advice
• Assist the developments business unit by proactively engaging with builders and contractors to promote a strong safety culture and enforce compliance with safety standards across all development projects
• Arrange for external consultants to provide training to business units with respect to environmental compliance and hazardous materials management, where necessary.
• Assist the operational level of the organisation in complying with all relevant health and safety legislation, standards, and regulations
• Assist the various business units (including the Legal Team) when they conduct risk assessments and safety audits and implement resulting process changes and corrective actions.
• Act as a trusted safety advisor to the business by demonstrating strong compliance, proactive engagement and leadership
• Stay updated on WHS and environmental (“WHSE”) legislation, industry trends, and best practices
• Adhere to the Safety Management System where it relates to operations and developments and assist the business to adopt it wherever required

Requirements

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a WHS role or related field including in developments/construction
• Understanding of risk management
• Experience in Environmental compliance and hazardous materials management
• A diploma in Work Health and Safety (WHS), Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), or a related field.
• Familiarity with Australian WHS laws and regulations
• Experience in property industry
• Ability to collate data and prepare draft reports

Benefits

• Eligibility to participate in Goodman’s share scheme
• Paid Parental Leave
• Wellness program that focuses on the health and wellbeing, including exercise classes, meditation, yoga, social events, exclusive discounts, cooking classes, financial wellbeing seminars and more.
• Discretionary bonus scheme

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance