Health and Safety Project Officer

12-month fixed-term, full-time opportunity.
- $93,066 - $98,730 (G06) per annum, plus 17% superannuation.
- Curtin Bentley (Perth, Western Australia) based.

**Job Reference: 735984**

If you’re ready to make a difference in health and safety management within a complex and dynamic faculty, we encourage you to read on and apply

**Your new role**
In this position you will support the provision of our Health & Safety (H&S) initiatives and play a key role in revamping the faculty’s H&S management system. Collaborating closely with the Faculty H&S Specialist and the Curtin H&S team, you’ll be instrumental in retraining staff, refreshing documents, and overhauling current processes to ensure compliance with health and safety legislation across all schools and disciplines within the faculty. Working within a complex environment, you can expect no two days to be the same, allowing you to engage in diverse projects and activities, including those outside your primary area of expertise.

To be successful in the role you will need to:

- Be a self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment and can work independently.
- Have qualifications and/or equivalent experience (or a combination of both) health and safety management and project management (desirable).
- Have strong critical thinking skills to assess complex activities and implement effective solutions.
- Familiarity with laboratory and fieldwork safety protocols, and/or previous experience in a tertiary environment is a plus.

**Key responsibilities of the role include (but won’t be limited to)**:

- Evaluating and assessing work activities, including laboratory and fieldwork.
- Preparing essential health and safety documentation tailored to specific teaching and research activities.
- Lead health and safety training sessions for staff and students and refresh existing processes to enhance faculty safety practices.
- Actively visit and collaborate with various teams, facilities and other stakeholders to ensure alignment with health and safety obligations, best practices and relevant legislation.

Please note you will require current work rights in Australia that match the tenure of this role to be considered.
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**About us**
By joining us, you will become a valued member of a passionate, knowledgeable, and multi-disciplinary team committed to health and safety excellence.

You will have the opportunity to work in a supportive environment where your contributions make a direct impact.

Our staff enjoy a varied workday with opportunities to meet and engage with diverse individuals and teams across different facilities.

**About Curtin**
Curtin University proudly stands among the top one percent of global universities according to the ARWU 2023 rankings. Curtin has campuses in Malaysia, Singapore, Dubai, and Mauritius, and delivers courses through more than 130 partner institutions worldwide.

We are an energetic and dedicated team of academics and professionals working to provide global solutions through quality graduates and innovative research. Curtin is a welcoming space where integrity, respect for one another, courage, excellence, and impact are essential to everyday life.

In addition, we offer a competitive remuneration and benefits package including generous superannuation, salary packaging provisions (which can be used in tandem with subsidised housing) and leave entitlements; health insurance, travel, technology and retail shopping discounts to name a few

Our vibrant campus includes a hotel, art gallery, gym, childcare and medical centre, and a wide range of food options including a supermarket.

**Join us**
Please provide a cover letter and your CV to allow us to assess your suitability for this role.

**Application close**: 2pm AWST, Sunday 20 October 2024
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**Disclaimer**:

- Curtin reserves the right at its sole discretion to withdraw from the recruitment process, not to make an appointment, or to appoint by invitation, at any time. We reserve the right to remove the advert earlier than the date on the advert._
Please note, only successful applicants will be contacted.