Construction Safety Specialist

2 weeks ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia PERSOLKELLY Full time

Our client, a leading Food and Beverage Manufacturing company, is seeking a Construction Safety Specialist to join their team in Melbourne.

The primary objective of this position is to be accountable for leading effective safety activities such as coaching contractor and project staff on safe work practices, pre-job safety planning (i.e. co-leading pre-mobilization meetings, job safety analysis and working at heights planning), safety observations, site inspections/audits, data analysis and corrective action plans and contractor orientation.

Our client, a leading Food and Beverage Manufacturing company, is seeking a Construction Safety Specialist to join their team in Melbourne.

The primary objective of this position is to be accountable for leading effective safety activities such as coaching contractor and project staff on safe work practices, pre-job safety planning (i.e. co-leading pre-mobilization meetings, job safety analysis and working at heights planning), safety observations, site inspections/audits, data analysis and corrective action plans and contractor orientation.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Engage at all levels of the organization to lead achieving a strong zero injury safety culture
  • Identify conditions that have the potential to create harm to people, work, environments or communities.
  • Provide technical consulting for construction site safety related issues
  • Serve as a liaison across the Operations, EHS and Build Project teams
  • Participate in Constructability, HAZOP, and Safety in Design Reviews
  • Colead permobilization meetings with Build Project Manager
  • Lead and set expectations on proper safety planning (effective JSAs and Pre-Job Hazard Assessments)
  • Forecast and preplan high risk activities, which include tasks such as lift plans, elevated work, energizing/testing the plant, etc.
  • Coordinates site safety activity plans with contractors
  • Develop construction site specific health and safety programs, policies and training to eliminate or control risk and ensure compliance
  • Conduct comprehensive onsite safety assessments/inspections and verify effective corrective actions are being completed
  • Lead safety meetings and participate in contractor toolbox meetings
  • Monitor contractor safety prequalification process and training verification
  • Coordinate hazard, near misses and incidents reporting and investigations and verify corrective actions are completed
  • Collect and report contractor on leading and lagging safety metrics

Other Position Requirements include

  • Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience with managing safety on construction projects
  • 10+ years health & safety experience including construction
  • Demonstrated high levels of organization, written and verbal communication, and documentation skills
  • Ability to read design prints
  • Project and/or equipment startup experience
  • Motivation and ability to execute projects/tasks in a timely manner, Strong prioritization and time management skills
  • Strong influencing skills, ability to work across the organization and with multiple functions

Who are we
At PERSOLKELLY, our passion is - and always has been - putting you first.

We propel our people forward by supporting their careers in fresh ways, backed by our expertise and capability.

We're committed to creating a safe and inclusive environment which values and respects diverse styles, backgrounds, experience and perspectives.


We welcome and encourage women, people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent and people from diverse backgrounds to apply.


So it's over to you. If you would like to join our team, please APPLY now.
**To learn more about working with PERSOLKELLY, we encourage you to visit our website.

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