Health & Safety Business Partner

Our Region

Gladstone offers dynamic career opportunities across diverse industries, catering to a range of skills and ambitions. Whether you're advancing your career or seeking work-life balance, Gladstone's industrial strength, innovative energy projects, and bustling service sectors make it a fantastic place to work and live.

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Our Council

Discover a fulfilling career at Gladstone Regional Council, where your dedication to community service merges with our commitment to improving residents' lives. Every role contributes to the livelihood of those who call Gladstone home.

We are committed to building an inclusive workplace that reflects the diversity of the entire community we serve. At Gladstone Regional Council, we embrace diversity in our collective pursuit of inclusion. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone, regardless of gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, ethnicity, or background, can thrive. Inclusion is at the heart of our culture.

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Join our supportive and collaborative culture where your well-being comes first. We're committed to nurturing your holistic wellness through health programs and events, our culture journey and flexible working options.

We partner with our people to understand their needs and provide the tools that develop skills, knowledge and healthy culture. Our people are valued for the part they play in delivering for the Gladstone Region. We are proud of who we are and what we do. We are #ProudlyGRC

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Health and Safety Business Partner

Council is seeking to appoint a permanent full time Health and Safety Business Partner to contribute to Council's success.

• 9-day fortnight, finishing at 2.37pm
• Flexible work arrangements for a better work/life balance
• Supportive Team Culture

About the Role

The purpose of this position is to support Council's commitment to provide and promote a safety culture for all employees, contractors, visitors and members of the public. This role will spend a significant amount of time in the field leading WHS initiatives and projects, auditing WHS Management Systems and leading incident investigations across all areas of Council.

Your role will include:

• Promoting a positive Workplace Health and Safety culture and ensure active compliance
• Developing your career in local government
• Being present, pro-active and solutions-focused and recognise that the community is the core of our business.

You will bring:

• Tertiary Qualifications in Workplace, Health & Safety (or related discipline) and/or significant demonstrated experience in a health and safety related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience in working in a complex, high risk workplace implementing safety programs that have improved safety performance.
• Demonstrated experience in investigations (e.g. Incident Causal Assessment Method) involving internal and external parties and auditing qualifications.
• Demonstrated high-level skills in dealing confidently, courteously tactfully and diplomatically to all levels within the organisation, along with high-level interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated capability in building an effective and proactive safety culture, delivering high satisfaction and quality partnerships.
• Well-developed team-work skills and the ability to build positive working relationships within People and Strategy and across the organisation.
• Ability to deliver a professional consultancy and critical-issue management service.
• Ability to compose and present correspondence of a non-specialist nature.
• Ability to monitor, review and update any changes to Work Health and Safety legislation, including Codes of Practice or Australian Standards.
• Capacity to work independently with minimal direction and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Comprehensive knowledge of an experience interpreting and applying legislation, awards, industrial instruments and workplace policies.
• Proficient keyboard skills and experience using Microsoft Office Suite and operating corporate business systems.
• Legally able to drive a motor vehicle in Queensland.

Eligibility & Pre-employment Checks

To be eligible for this position, the candidate must have applicable working rights.

This position requires immunisation against Hepatitis A/B and Tetanus.

Depending on the role requirements, you may need to complete various checks and assessments as part of the recruitment process. This could include reference checks, pre-employment medicals (including drug and alcohol testing), vaccinations, visa checks, licence verifications and psychometric testing.

For questions related to the role or recruitment process, please call Council on or email the Talent Acquisition Team at

Closing Date

12 noon Thursday 9 October 2025.