Senior Health, Safety & Environment Advisor

About the role

The Australasia Senior HSE Advisor & Country HAZMAT Coordinator provides senior-level HSE leadership and assurance across Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. The role partners with operations and functional leaders to implement and continuously improve the company HSSE management system, meet applicable legal and client requirements, strengthen operational risk controls, and support a proactive safety culture. As Country HAZMAT Coordinator, the role provides governance and coordination for radioactive materials, explosives, lithium batteries, dangerous goods and hazardous substances, while ensuring that formally appointed licence holders and technical specialists retain their statutory accountabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead implementation, administration and verification of compliance with the company HSSE/OEPS management system across the assigned area.
• Develop, facilitate and monitor the Australasia annual HSE plan, objectives, leading indicators and improvement actions; provide clear performance reporting and escalation to leadership.
• Provide competent HSE advice to country and operational leaders on legal, company and client requirements, and support integration of HSE expectations into business planning, tendering and contract execution.
• Promote visible HSE leadership, workforce engagement, Stop Work Authority, learning from incidents and near misses, and continuous improvement.
• Maintain effective interfaces with operational leaders, employee representatives, clients, contractors, regulators and external service providers, as required.
• Facilitate and maintain site, task and operational HSSE risk assessments and verify that critical controls are practical, implemented and effective.
• Provide advice on the hierarchy of controls and validate work-planning tools, including JHAs, toolbox talks, permit to work, energy isolation/LOTO and pre-job meetings.
• Conduct and coordinate facility inspections, field audits, hazard hunts and leadership site engagements, including verification of pressure testing, machinery guarding, lifting equipment, calibration, chemical storage and other critical-risk controls.
• Monitor RADAR observations and other corrective actions to ensure appropriate ownership, timely close-out and effectiveness verification.
• Support