HSE Advisor (Maternity Cover)

About Us

Since starting in Perth in 2012, CMW Geosciences has expanded to 18 offices with 300 employees across Australia and New Zealand. We are hard-working, down-to-earth, and passionate Geotech professionals, providing quality geotechnical site investigation, analysis, and design advice to the construction, infrastructure, and energy sectors.

We are looking for an HSE professional to join our QHSE team on a fixed-term maternity cover from July 2024 to February 2025. The position could become permanent after February 2025. This position is based in our Adelaide (Tonsley) office, and although you work for the wider CMW business, you will predominantly cover the SA, WA, NT, and VIC regions.

Reporting to the business services manager, our HSE team promotes and facilitates a safe, healthy and hazard free working environment for all staff.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise and assist in drafting, reviewing, and implementing hazard identification, operational risk assessments, SWMS, and HSE documents and procedures.
• Advise on controls and their implementation in relation to identified risks and hazards.
• Constantly look for opportunities to implement health and safety improvement initiatives across CMW.
• Encourage the prompt reporting of hazards, risks and incidents and monitor the statistics associated with this.
• Complete internal HSE audits, evaluate and manage subcontractor compliance, and conduct site visits.
• Conduct incident investigations, including root causes analysis, and provide recommendations for corrective actions.
• Assist with the compilation and analysis of incidents and injury statistics.
• Identify training needs within the HSE space, develop training content and ensure implementation of the appropriate training to meet these needs. Complete HSE inductions for new employees.
• Coordinate return to work activities.

Qualifications/Experience

3+ years relevant experience as HSE Advisor/Coordinator

Appropriate HSE Qualification/Training (Cert IV, Diploma, IOSH, or equivalent)

Sound knowledge of OSH Acts and Regulations across Australia.

Sound knowledge of safety management systems and incident investigations using ICAM method.

Experience in construction/geotechnical engineering/engineering geology is an advantage.

Current Aus drivers license

What We Offer

Flexible start and finish times

Social and collaborative work culture

Additional day leave on your birthday.

37.5 hours per week, full-time position

Office social events throughout the year