Health Specialist

**Requisition ID: 287515**
- ** Relocation Authorized: None**:

- ** Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project**:

- ** Work Location: Perth, WA**

**Extraordinary teams building inspiring projects**:
Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.

Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations.

Core to Bechtel is our Vision, Values and Commitments. They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver. Learn more about our extraordinary teams building inspiring projects in our Impact Report.

**Project Overview**:
Bechtel helps clients deliver projects of purpose that create a lasting positive legacy globally. These large, complex and multi-disciplined projects create jobs and grow economies; improve the resiliency of the world’s infrastructure; connect communities to resources and opportunities; get us closer to net zero; tackle critical environmental challenges to protect people and the planet; and accelerate progress to make the world a cleaner, greener, safer place.

Bechtel is providing a wide variety project and contract management services, crossing all disciplines, to customers in Western Australia to support exciting capital works programmes, including in aviation, defence and energy infrastructure. We are looking for people to join us in a long-term relationship to deliver these services in and around Perth where we are working within integrated teams with our customers and to help build Bechtel’s capabilities for even greater opportunities in the future.

**Job Summary**:
As the Health Specialist you will report to the Work Health and Safety Lead and you will be responsible to support the capital portfolio in delivering at-work health and to proactively assure the contractors adhere to their contract obligations and monitor and enforce the health and safety requirements. The Health Specialist works pro-actively with the planning and projects team and contractor team members to relentlessly drive our goal of zero accidents across the project.

**Major Responsibilities**:

- Facilitates execution of the health and industrial hygiene components of an ESH Program inclusive of technical and administrative aspects.
- Drafts and implements Safety and Health Management Plans, associated plans and procedures, and training program.
- Provides input to Engineering, Construction, Procurement, Subcontracts, Commissioning, and other groups involving significant industrial hygiene issues, risks, and techniques to reduce adverse impacts on the project.
- Researches complex issues and regulatory requirements, performs studies and risk assessments, and prepares documentation and reports.
- You will provide assistance to project and construction management in implementing and complying with project WHS requirements and in addressing WHS issues as they arise during project execution.
- You will conduct field industrial hygiene reviews of project construction activities to monitor compliance with requirements including contractual commitments, contractor WHS management plans, permits, and other applicable standards.

**Education and Experience Requirements**:

- Requires a Bachelor’s degree (or international equivalent) related to occupational safety or health and 8-10 years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience

**Required Knowledge and Skills**:

- Skill in working and communicating effectively, both orally and in writing, with other project functional groups. Proven ability to build strong relationships with customers and team members.
- Must have a sufficient number of specialised courses and professional certifications.
- Sound working knowledge of Contract Management.
- Working knowledge of WHS work practices and experience in conducting incident investigations, compliance audits and project health surveys
- Experience of incident investigation techniques i.e. ICAM or TapRoot Certification (or willingness to obtain this qualification).

**Total Rewards/Benefits**:
For decades, Bechtel has worked to inspire the next generation of employees and beyond Because our teams face some of the world's toughest challenges, we offer robust benefits to ensure our people thrive. Whether it is advancing careers, delivering programs to enhance our culture, or providing time to recharge, Bechtel has the benefits to build a legacy of sustainable growth.