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.
***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.

**Why choose Curtin?**

We are an energetic, dedicated team of academics and professionals working together 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. Situated on Whadjuk Nyungar Country, our vibrant Bentley campus includes an art gallery, gym, childcare and medical centre, bus station, accessible parking and endless food options including a supermarket.
Aside from the vibrant campus life, we offer more than just a job. We encourage a progressive and diverse workplace and are committed to looking after our employees by promoting health and wellbeing, work flexibility, and personal development opportunities.
- **Global Excellence**: Curtin University proudly stands among the top one percent of global universities according to the ARWU 2023 rankings.
- **Rewards Beyond Salary**: Enjoy the perks of a generous superannuation contribution (17%) with cash out options*, customisable salary packaging benefits through Paywise and Hotel, as well as Health Insurance discounts.
- **Adaptable Work Environment**: Embrace flexibility with a role based at our Bentley campus, with the option to work remotely from home or one of our other campus locations such as Midland or St George’s terrace for a change of scenery. _*Role dependant and to be discussed with Hiring Manager._
- **Time Well-Spent**: Experience the added value of 17.5% Leave Loading, with the option to be paid out or taken as additional leave. Benefit from Parental Leave (26 weeks for the primary caregiver), Annual Leave (20 days), Personal Leave (14 days), Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Leave (5 days)*, Study Leave, Community Service Leave, and access to Long Service Leave after **7 years** of continuous service (65 days/13-week entitlement for full-time staff) for Professional Staff.
- **Plus** 18% more observed days off - enjoy 12 Public Holidays each year (including Easter Tuesday), and 2 extra University Days over the Christmas/New Year Period (see EBA 51.1 and 51.9).
- **Recognition for Prior Service**: Curtin recognises prior service for long service leave purposes. New Curtin employees may be* eligible if they have worked for an Australian University, public service or other recognised institution.

**Join us**
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