Senior Safety Advisor - Utilities, Water & Power Infrastructure

Reference: BH-190688
Senior Safety Advisor - Utilities & Essential Services 

An established organisation delivering critical utility and essential services across Western Australia is seeking an experienced Senior Safety Advisor to support safety, compliance and risk management across operational environments. 

This is a hands-on role suited to a safety professional who enjoys partnering with operational teams, contractors and leaders to drive a strong safety culture while ensuring compliance with industry and legislative requirements. 

About you:
  • Demonstrated Australian WHS/Safety experience.
  • Experience within Utilities, Essential Services, and Supply Authority Compliance environments.
  • Strong knowledge of Australian WHS legislation, risk management and incident investigation.
  • Experience working within regulated utilities, infrastructure, energy, water, wastewater or asset-intensive operational environments.
  • The ability to influence and engage stakeholders across operational and contractor workforces.
  • Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety (or equivalent).
  • Current Australian Driver's Licence and willingness to travel regularly throughout WA.
Key Responsibilities:
  • Provide WHS advice and support across operational teams.
  • Conduct safety audits, inspections, risk assessments and site observations.
  • Lead incident investigations and corrective actions.
  • Support contractor management and permit-to-work compliance.
  • Maintain and improve safety systems, policies and procedures.
  • Promote a proactive and positive safety culture across metropolitan and remote operations. 
Highly Regarded:
  • Experience in power, water, wastewater, utilities, infrastructure or essential services operations.
  • Exposure to regulated industries and supply authority compliance requirements.
  • Experience supporting critical infrastructure, remote operations or field-based maintenance activities.
  • Electrical, power,water industry or other relevant technical/trade background
What's On Offer
  • Competitive salary package.
  • Salary packaging benefits.
  • Travel and accommodation provided.
  • A varied and rewarding role supporting critical infrastructure and essential services.
     
Please note: We are specifically seeking candidates with proven Australian experience in Utilities, Essential Services, and Supply Authority Compliance environments. Applicants without this background are unlikely to be progressed.

At Chandler Macleod, we are committed to fostering a diverse workforce where everyone is welcome. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, neurodiverse, people living with a disability and the LGBTIQA+ community.

You can read more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion at https://www.chandlermacleod.com/diversity-and-inclusion.
Company Background:

Chandler Macleod is a highly regarded and well established recruitment organisation, part of RGF Staffing and Recruit Holdings, the fourth largest staffing network in the world! We partner with over 3500 companies globally providing job hunters with endless opportunities to find and succeed in their work.

Chandler Macleod knows what it takes to recruit, select, and retain the best people. We’re in the business of understanding how people tick because we’ve been digging deep into people’s needs and motivations since 1959.

We uncover the ‘BestFit™’ for employers and job hunters alike by looking beyond the CV’s and JD’s. This allows us to match candidates to jobs that bring out their best and discover people that can make businesses boom.

We’re a team of flexible thinkers and detail obsessors, who believe that the right fit can lead to a happier life. Because when you really get people, you really open up a world of opportunity.

There are several brands that make up Chandler Macleod, these include our Staffing business, our Consulting business, our xPO Talent Solutions business and our Managed Services business.

You can learn more at our website: www.chandlermacleod.com

We are Chandler Macleod. We get people.

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