Safety Advisor

We are looking for a Safety Advisor to join the Snowy 2.0 team. This is a unique opportunity to provide expert guidance and assurance, ensuring that our project works remain safe, compliant, and world-class.

Reporting to the Health & Safety Lead, you will be the bridge between our Owners Team and our Principal Contractors. You won't just be checking boxes; you will be coaching, influencing, and partnering with our teams to maintain the highest safety standards across our Lobs Hole, Tantangara, and Marica sites.

Key Responsibilities

• Driving Safety Standards: Ensuring our contractors implement and maintain robust safety management measures.
• Assurance & Auditing: Reviewing contractor documentation, conducting site safety inspections, and performing desktop audits to ensure we're always meeting our obligations.
• Collaborative Coaching: Partnering with Project Managers, Superintendents, and site representatives to promote a proactive safety culture.
• Incident Investigation: Overseeing incident investigations to ensure root causes are identified and meaningful, lasting corrective actions are implemented.
• Technical Support: Providing hands-on safety training and support to our Owners Team and direct-hire contractors

About the location

This role will require you to be 100% on-site, working off a 14/7 FIFO roster. Standard FIFO camp-style arrangements are included.

About you

To succeed in this role, you bring a high level of technical expertise and the ability to build strong relationships with diverse stakeholders. You are a proactive problem-solver who can navigate change with ease.

We are looking for someone with:

• Extensive Experience: A background in civil construction, tunnelling, or similar industries. Exposure to ICAM and investigations. (Systems and Auditing experience a plus)
• Key Qualifications: A relevant Safety Qualification such as a Cert IV or Diploma in WHS
• Technical Rigour: Deep expertise in Risk Management, including Critical Risk Control programs.
• Communication Skills: Highly developed influencing and negotiation skills, with the ability to convey complex ideas to various groups effectively.
• Regulatory Knowledge: Strong working knowledge of NSW WHS legislation.

About our workforce

Diversity and inclusion is important to us: Snowy Hydro has a culture of decency and inclusion, with a commitment to the health and wellbeing of our people and a supportive environment to ensure that everyone - regardless of background - feels included and can succeed. At Snowy Hydro, we recognise that we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each individual brings, and we believe in providing an environment that allows that uniqueness to thrive.

Snowy Hydro is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for a role with Snowy Hydro and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an email with your request to the Snowy Hydro recruitment team at [email protected]