Senior Construction Advisor - Cranes & Rigging

Senior Construction Advisor – Cranes & Rigging

• $143,915 per annum + 12% super


• 16 weeks training, paid at full salary


• Full-time permanent position located in Wurundjeri/Melbourne

About the opportunity

At WorkSafe we are aiming to make Victoria a global leader in workplace safety and wellbeing. We’re looking for people who share our passion to bring their own industry knowledge and/or safety experience to join us in making a real difference together.

As a WorkSafe Senior Construction Advisor, you will attend a comprehensive training program in a supportive environment. Once appointed, you will spend a large portion of your time providing specialist written and verbal construction advice as well as providing coaching and mentoring to Appointed Inspectors.

For more details on the role’s responsibilities, please click here to view the Position Description (copies are also available via WorkSafe Victoria’s Careers Page).

About you

Our people come from a diverse range of professional backgrounds but share a common goal of ensuring Victorian workplaces are safe and that all workers return home safely at the end of each day. Ideally, you will demonstrate the following:

• Strong understanding of the construction industry, including established relationships with senior industry stakeholders and key partners.


• Significant practical experience (typically 5–10 years) in one or more specialist construction disciplines, including crane and rigging operations.


• Highly developed negotiation, stakeholder engagement, conflict resolution, influencing and mentoring skills, with the ability to build capability and drive positive outcomes across diverse stakeholder groups.


• Experience in driving and leading negotiations with workplace parties in the resolution of industry wide safety issues, using a range of influencing, negotiation and conflict resolution approaches.


• Experience in assisting, advising and educating workplace parties on how to meet their OHS obligations.


• Sound knowledge of the OHS obligations as detailed under the OHS legislation in Victoria.


• Ability to influence and encourage positive behaviour within the workplace, and coach and develop field staff and to share knowledge and experience with others to facilitate on job learning.


• Excellent time management, prioritisation and organisational skills and an ability to meet tight deadlines

Qualifications

• You will have relevant tertiary qualifications and/or significant equivalent experience.


• Current Victorian driver’s licence


• A Tertiary qualification in OHS is desirable.

Working with us

At WorkSafe, our goal is for every employee to feel connected, safe, and valued within their team, for teams to feel appreciated in the workplace, and for WorkSafe to be respected in the community.

We believe that a diverse workforce is essential for delivering the best outcomes for the Victorian community. We strongly encourage applications from all individuals, including First Nations people, people with disabilities, those from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, and individuals of all sexualities and genders.  

What’s next?

Applications close 11:00pm Thursday, 6th August 2026. Click the link to apply, and join us in making a difference to Victorian lives.

Only applications submitted via the WorkSafe Careers website will be considered.

Preferred candidates will be required to satisfactorily complete a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and/or other checks as required for the position as part of the recruitment process.

Eligibility for ongoing employment with WorkSafe Victoria requires Australian or New Zealand citizenship or permanent residency.

Due to the volume of applications received, individualised feedback will only be provided to candidates who progress to interview stage.

To ensure a fair and open recruitment process, we request that you complete your written application and any online interviews without the use of AI tools. We want to understand your professional skills, experience and capabilities. We acknowledge that candidates may choose to use AI as part of background research.

For further enquiries please contact Talent Acquisition Specialist, Will Hillgrove via email [email protected]