Workplace, Health & Safety Specialist

Job Requisition ID: 41276 

• An exceptional opportunity to support and drive key deliverables across our Workplace Health & Safety business unit and the wider talent community


• Thrive in an innovative, collaborative people culture


• Prioritise in-person connection with your team and clients, with flexibility to balance work and life

We have an opportunity for an experienced Workplace, Health and Safety professional to join Deloitte’s Talent team as a WHS Specialist. You’ll be part of a collaborative and people-focused environment, working closely with stakeholders across the business to help drive key WHS priorities, strengthen risk management practices, manage workers compensation claims and support a safe, healthy and inclusive workplace.

What will your typical day look like? 

As our WHS Specialist, you will report to the Senior WHS Manager in a highly flexible team, where your team will be working closely with the broader business and talent teams to help educate, guide, and support them with compliance, hazard management, incident investigations and workers compensation matters. Your role will assist in ensuring consistent processes and procedures are implemented nationally to support positive physical and psychosocial wellbeing. You will compile reports on the firm WHS key metrics and assist with worker's compensation policies and claims management, working in tandem with Return-to-Work Coordinators.

You will be agile, approachable, and pragmatic in your interactions with our diverse stakeholders. Empathy, flexibility, and resilience are keys to success in this role.

About the team 

At Deloitte, we believe that people make the workplace. We play a meaningful role in developing talented people who form the very grassroots of our business by crafting learning experiences and formal development opportunities. Constantly seeking to build the “only at Deloitte” employee experience, we help our people reimagine and realise their potential today, tomorrow and beyond.   

Enough about us, let’s talk about you  

You are someone who has experience with the ability to generate innovative ideas, question the status quo, work across teams and deliver effectively against challenging objectives.

• Advanced stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to influence and build trust.


• Proactive learning and problem-solving approach, with capacity to work autonomously.


• High levels of professionalism, integrity, and commitment to confidentiality.


• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, advanced Excel functions


• Solid understanding of the WHS legislative frameworks including psychosocial risks management


• Knowledge of Workers Compensation legislation & practices


• Strong ability to develop and drive governance processes including audits, risk and incident management and continuous process improvement


• A collaborative and consultative approach


• The ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines

Why Deloitte?

At Deloitte, we focus our energy on interesting and impactful work. We’re always learning, innovating and setting the standard; making a positive difference to our clients and our society. We put coaching at the heart of what we do, helping our people grow their careers in any direction – whether it be up, moving into something new, or even moving across the world.    

We embrace diversity, equity and inclusion. We have a diverse collection of people from different backgrounds, with different experiences, gender identities, abilities and thinking styles. What binds us together is a shared commitment to value everyone’s perspective and to cultivate inclusion; so that our work environment is a safe space we can all belong.   

We value in-person connection with our clients and our colleagues. We offer several ways for you to work flexibly so that you can serve your clients, stay connected with your team, and manage your personal priorities. 

We help you live and work well. To support your personal and professional life, we offer a range of perks and benefits, including retail discounts, wellbeing leave, paid volunteering days, twelve flexible working options, market-leading parental leave and return to work support package.   

Next Steps

Sound like the sort of role for you? Apply now, we’d love to hear from you!

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By applying to this job, you will be assessed against the Deloitte Global Talent Standards. We’ve designed these standards to provide our clients with a consistent and exceptional Deloitte employee experience globally.

At Deloitte, we know we’re at our best when we look out for one another; prioritise respect, fairness, development and wellbeing; foster an inclusive culture and embrace diversity in all forms. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of their background, experience, identity, ability or thinking style, and if you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process for accessibility reasons this is available upon request. 

The preferred candidate will be subject to background screening by Deloitte or by their external third-party provider.