Injury Management Specialist

**Injury Management Specialist**: - Job ID - 931456 - Job Type - Maximum Term > 12 months - Location - Australia - Perth - Categories - Safety / Health / Environment / Quality - Applications close - 22 Aug 2025 W. Australia Standard Time **Make your mark with Thiess** Everyday, all around the world, Thiess supports and celebrates our people. We recognise talent and reward transparency. We champion diversity and embrace change. Join us. Hone your skills and develop new ones. Take on big challenges and grow, through mentorship, collaboration and empowerment. Thiess is the place to make things happen. **What you’ll do** This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a diverse, fast-paced environment and enjoys collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, including health and safety teams, payroll, legal representatives, and insurers. You will also contribute to the continuous improvement of injury and claims management strategies while representing Thiess in workers’ compensation matters. Key Responsibilities - Claims Management: Directly manage workers’ compensation claims, early intervention cases and injury management processes, ensuring compliance with state legislation and systems. - Return-to-Work Plans: Oversee return-to-work plans based on sound medical advice, working closely with internal teams, insurers, and treating providers. - Legal Representation: Represent Thiess in conciliation meetings, legal hearings, and tribunals as required. - Training & Advisory: Provide expert advice and coaching teams on injury management and workers’ compensation systems and legislative requirements. - Policy Compliance: Monitor and ensure adherence to internal policies and processes related to workers’ compensation and injury claims. - Stakeholder Engagement: Maintain strong collaborative relationships with project teams, health providers, insurers, and payroll for seamless claims management. - Claims Reviews: Conduct regular claims reviews and provide updates/directions to business streams and projects to support resolution. - Non-Work-Related Injuries: Support the management of non-work-related injury and illness claims, as well as income protection (IP) and total permanent disability (TPD) cases. - Auditing & Improvement: Conduct audits, identify areas for improvement, and recommend strategies to optimise injury management practices. - Trend Monitoring: Analyse data and monitor trends using Thiess’ injury management system to provide insights and support the prevention of injuries and illnesses. **What You’ll Need to Succeed** We’re seeking a highly qualified professional with a degree in Allied Health, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Exercise Physiology, or a related field (preferred). To excel in this role, you will need extensive experience in a similar position, with a focus on workers’ compensation claims, rehabilitation, and injury management. An Accredited Return to Work Coordinator certification is essential, alongside a deep understanding of state workers’ compensation legislation and best practices. Proven expertise in developing and implementing injury management strategies and return-to-work plans is critical to success in this role. **What we offer** - Flexible, hybrid work model - Supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and continuous improvement - Opportunity to work with an amazing team on a high impact project - Collaborative, values-led culture with a global reach. - Access to leading-edge technology and systems. - Competitive salary and employee benefits package **About us** Thiess works with clients in Australia, Asia and the Americas in the dynamic field of open-cut and underground mining. The pioneering spirit of our founders - the legendary Thiess brothers - is our legacy, and inspires our vision to harness the power of people and technology to drive sustainable change. At Thiess, you will have the opportunity to play a part in the global energy transition. We are growing our commodities portfolio to include metals and minerals critical to the energy transition, and developing services to enable sustainable mining. We’re creating a culture of curiosity, knowledge-sharing, and continuous learning - supporting our people to contribute to Thiess’ success and continued growth in sustainable mining. We’ll support you to hone your skills and develop new ones, take on challenges and grow, through mentorship, collaboration and empowerment. We offer our people ongoing technical training and development opportunities so they can reach their full potential. We also invest in the workforce of the future, with a range of programs for people starting their careers. We recognise the value of an inclusive and diverse workplace through our vision of everyone matters always. We’re focused on creating an inclusive environment to enable our people to bring their best self to work because they feel safe, included and empowered. **How to Apply** This role is an oppor