Safety Advisor

A consortium between Gamuda Australia and Laing O’Rourke has been awarded a contract to start tunnelling on the Sydney Metro West project.

The Gamuda Australia Laing O’Rourke Consortium is looking for a passionate Safety Advisor to implement and drive an accountable and positive safety culture on site.

About the role

• Provide support, coordination and advice of Health and Safety practices, systems and processes for areas of work.
• Providing specialist advice and assistance to managers and supervisors and advocate for positive work health and safety change.
• Facilitate the efficient operation of safe management systems by providing managers with support and guidance.
• Ensure the project team are aware and adhere to safe working processes, legislation and policies relevant to the workplace environment, activities, equipment and materials.
• Investigate workplace accidents and unsafe conditions to determine possible causes and recommend remedial actions.
• Conduct routine safety inspections and monitoring of work areas and conduct audits and inspections.
• Monitor trends in accidents and incidents through data analysis and insights and providing reports to the safety manager.
• Engage with regulatory bodies, clients and other stakeholders to ensure proactive engagement and achieve compliance. 
• Prepare presentation and training material and reports for internal and external stakeholders. 
• Monitor and provide advice and training for compliance to support the effective implementation of WHS legislation, policies and procedures. 

Your skills and experience

• Tertiary Qualifications in Work Health & Safety. 
• Strong understanding of current health and safety legislation, procedures, processes, and best practices. 
• Well-developed people management skills that encourages staff to perform at optimum levels without compromising on standards.
• Proven experience working on Tier 1 projects, Road Header tunnelling experience is highly advantageous.

Construction includes the delivery of 9 kilometres of twin, metro rail tunnels between Westmead and Sydney Olympic Park; excavation of new station boxes at Westmead and Parramatta; earthworks, utilities and connecting tunnels for a Maintenance and Stabling Facility at Clyde; a precast concrete segment factory at Eastern Creek; and a services facility, crossover structure and excavation to support tunnelling operations at Rosehill. 

The Gamuda Australia Laing O’Rourke Consortium combines global and local innovation, with leading expertise in delivering complex tunnelling and engineering projects.

The Consortium encourages and supports a diverse and inclusive workforce, including those from overseas, current Visa holders, and candidates from outside the construction and engineering sector. 

We engage, enable and empower our people. We want to speak with candidates who embrace inclusion and flexibility as keys to success.