Whittens is an Australian owned and operated multidisciplined civil construction company, proudly offering over 24 years’ experience throughout Western Australia, New South Wales and Queensland.

With a growing reputation, we continue to partner with some of Australia’s major Infrastructure, Mining, Oil and Gas and Defence clients, specialising in the delivery of large scale and technically complex concrete construction, roadworks, earthworks and piping works projects.

Our mission, as an agile and people centric business, is to be the market leader in civil contracting, achieving sustainable growth through high performing people who safely deliver successful project outcomes for their clients.

About The Role
Reporting to the Project Manager, our autonomous HSE Advisors are responsible for supporting the project to successfully implement the HSE management system and programs to achieve a safe, healthy, and environmentally responsible work environment.

We are looking for experienced individuals to actively coach our employees to promote a positive culture on site. These roles will work on a 2/1 FIFO roster to our FRP Tunnel Infrastructure scopes in the Snowy Mountains area of NSW, flying from Melbourne, Brisbane or Sydney.

Your Role

• Monitor and review Project HSE Management Plans (including Emergency Response Plan)
• Deliver Corporate and client HSE programmes
• Creation of Project specific toolbox topics to address local HSE issues and facilitation of toolbox meetings
• Coach and influence site workers and management on the Projects hazard and risk management tools (e.g. JHA/SWMS, Take 5, hazard report and permits) and reinforce safe behaviours and address at-risk behaviours in the field
• Conduct and support with incident investigations and identify causal factors
• Champion HSE inspections with site personnel (including subcontractors) and coach participants in identifying hazards and controls
• Monitor and review HSE registers
• Support injury management on site including monitoring injured person’s and projects adherence to return to work plans onsite
• Completion of HSE Reports
• Build effective working relationships with all stakeholders, including client representatives

About you:

• Demonstrated experience as a HSE Advisor on High-Risk Civil projects
• Tunnel construction and/or FRP project experience – A definite advantage
• Experience with FIFO or DIDO projects working for a Contractor
• Formal OSH Qualifications such as Cert IV or Diploma is preferred
• Cert 4 in Training and Assessment
• Self-starter with ability to communicate with all stakeholder levels

What we offer:
Whittens are committed to investing in our people, offering learning and development opportunities to build on the skills and experience you bring.

• Generous and competitive salary package plus 30% site uplift on weekly pay
• Work amongst engaged leaders and collaborative teams
• High-performance supportive HSE culture
• Paid Parental Leave
• Novated Lease option
• Eligibility for cash bonuses as part the employee referral program
• Long term permanent role and the opportunity to work on a range of projects across Australia

Whittens is committed to workplace diversity. We support women in civil construction, champion Indigenous partnerships and encourage people of all cultural backgrounds to apply.

Please note that this role is being sourced through Whittens directly and we will not accept applications via external recruitment agencies.