Health, Safety, Quality and Environment

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a **HSEQ Business Partner **to join the Southern Hub (Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania) HSE team to support the South Australian business to deliver GHD’s wide range of consulting services in accordance with our commitment to provide a healthy and safe workplace and minimise our impact on the environment. This role is based in our **Adelaide **office.

Reporting to the Melbourne based HSE Manager for Victoria, South Australia & Tasmania with matrix reports to the SA Regional Manager you will proactively identify projects that present a significant HSE risk and coach Project Managers and Project Directors on relevant risk mitigation strategies including contractor management and safety in design.

**This key role offers a combination of responsibility, stakeholder engagement and implementation of initiatives, and will see you involved in but not limited to**:

- Assisting delivery of the Southern HSE and Quality teams Action Plans and delivery of Australian HSE and Wellbeing initiatives in South Australia.
- Identifying legal requirements and monitoring and communicating legislative changes and evaluating compliance within State.
- Supporting maintenance of the HSE and Quality, Risk and Legal Registers for South Australia.
- Developing, implementing and maintaining project, office or state HSE processes/ procedures to supplement the existing HSE management system to meet client or local regulatory requirements.
- Manage Health and Safety (AS/NZ 4801 / ISO 45001), Environmental (ISO 14001) and Quality (ISO 9001) certification process for South Australia as part of the overall GHD certification process
- Managing COVIDSafe activities for GHD’s South Australian operation.
- Maintaining and delivering South Australian specific HSE inductions and coordinating specialised HSE training

**What would you bring to the team?**
- Diploma/Advanced Diploma or higher in a Health and Safety related discipline supported by a minimum of 7 years’ experience
- Experience working in a remote team environment
- Strong ability to effectively work with multiple stakeholders and influence at different levels of an organisation to improve safety culture and performance
- Demonstrated experience in designing, implementing, monitoring, and reporting on HSE initiatives and undertaking HSE inspections and incident investigations.
- An ability to exercise sound judgement and decisiveness with problem solving
- Delivering HSE training and presentations
- Strong skills with Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel
- Auditor qualifications are desirable
- Excellent written and oral communications skills, including consultation and negotiation, presentation skills

**Contact Vibha Ruparel**
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+ 61 8 8111 6752

There may be government or client requirements which require an up-to-date COVID-19 vaccination for this position.

GHD embraces hybrid work arrangements to create a work environment focused on well-being, flexibility, and productivity where GHD people can thrive, this supports the diverse needs of our workforce while balancing the benefits of remote working with the value of face-to-face collaboration in the office.
- We respectfully ask that no agency resumes be presented at this stage. _

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