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Safety and Risk Advisor
Posted 17 days ago
Location
Brisbane,
Queensland
Salary
$80,000 - $106,000
per annum
Specialty
Human Resources
Job Type
Permanent
Job ID
42512
Job Details

Are you early in your Safety or Risk career and looking for the perfect next step?

Our client is a Queensland organisation with a proud history and vibrant culture, where staff are highly respected and valued. Reporting to the Director of Risk, Compliance and Assurance, they are seeking a Risk and Safety Advisor to help strengthen the organisation’s safety culture and support the development of risk and compliance frameworks.

About the role

Working within a close-knit team, your core responsibilities will include:

  • Support risk and incident management by assisting with risk assessments, maintaining risk registers and coordinating hazard and incident reporting processes;

  • Assist WHS operations including responding to WHS queries, supporting inspections and investigations and helping maintain the WHS Management System;

  • Contribute to compliance activities by maintaining compliance registers, assisting audits and accreditation and monitoring legislative and regulatory requirements;

  • Support emergency and business continuity processes including plan maintenance, drills and staff preparedness activities;

  • Prepare safety and compliance documentation such as reports, policy updates, data insights and records to support informed decision-making; and

  • Support delivery of training by assisting with WHS, risk and compliance training sessions and capability-building workshops.

About the person

To be successful in this role you will have:

  • Relevant qualifications or experience in risk management, governance, WHS or a related discipline;

  • Knowledge of WHS and regulatory frameworks, with the ability to apply risk management principles and best practices;

  • Experience conducting or supporting risk assessments and incident investigations to support continuous improvement and compliance;

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to interpret data, identify risks and develop effective controls;

  • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to prepare clear reports and influence across the organisation; and

  • Ability to manage competing priorities with professionalism, maintaining confidentiality, sound judgment and high personal accountability.

This role is a great opportunity for a Health and Safety Administrator to take the next step in your career!

How to Apply

For more information or a confidential discussion please Danielle Van Velthuizen at u&u on 07 3232 9125 or Denby Bain on 07 3232 9174 quoting reference number 42512.
 
At u&u Recruitment Partners, we value diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability.
 
Should you require reasonable adjustments or have a preferred method of communication throughout the recruitment process, we encourage you to make a request via adjustments@uandu.com or phone the above-mentioned u&u consultant to discuss. In response to these requests, we will collaborate closely with you to implement the appropriate adjustments.
 
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Please submit your resume in Word format only.

Danielle Van Velthuizen.

Partner, Health, Safety & Environment

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danielle.vanvelthuizen@uandu.com
Call me on 07 3232 9125
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Danielle Van Velthuizen