Occupational Safety

2618   Senior Advisor - Occupational Safety & Health

• Thrive in a dynamic role as you shape WA's water future.
• Full time, permanent position, located south of the river.
• Salary: $ 115,561 plus Super & Benefits.

About role

The Senior Advisor - Occupational Safety and Health plays a critical role in supporting Water Corporation's metropolitan Operations by providing expert guidance and leadership in health, safety, and environmental practices. This role ensures operational personnel are aligned with corporate HSE policies, procedures, and legislative requirements, fostering a proactive safety culture across water and wastewater services.

Who are we?

When you join Water Corporation, you play an important role for the people of WA. Our services are essential for life - everyday, millions of Western Australians rely on us to deliver and manage water across our state.

If you're driven to make a meaningful contribution, you've come to the right place.

Real benefits that matter

• Real flexibility with options to 9-day fortnight, flexible work hours
• Two well-being days each year to do whatever you need to do to feel good
• Access to long service leave pro rata after 3 years of service
• Generous co-contribution superannuation scheme, which offers up to 15.5%. This includes an 11.5% standard employer contribution, plus an additional 2% employer co-contribution that matches your own 2% contribution.
• Purchase additional leave of up to 12 weeks or work 4 years at a reduced salary and take the fifth year off as paid leave

Discover more benefits we offer to support the unique and individual ways our employees live.

What you can expect with this role

• Lead, coach and develop the Team Leaders and other relevant employees to ensure they have the knowledge that meets agreed safety objectives and which delivers best practice results.
• Provide WHS expertise and direction, advice, and support to internal and external stakeholders in relation to safety policies, procedures and practices.
• Promote a positive WHS culture in line with the HSEAA Management System and our values.
• Develop and maintain key internal and external relationships that promote successful delivery of WHS objectives and targets for all relevant stakeholders.
• Coach and support operational staff to manage hazards and incidents to ensure compliance with business, stakeholder and legislative requirements.
• Coach and support operational staff to participate in site safety inspections and audits, to verify compliance with the HSEAA Management System.

Your skills and experience

For this role, we are looking for great talent with:

• Degree level qualification in an WHS or related discipline and considerable and broad ranging WHS experience in a large multi disciplined organisation.

OR

• Relevant post-secondary level qualification (Cert IV or Diploma) and substantial WHS experience in a large multi disciplined organisation.
• Considerable experience and demonstrated capability of leading and providing WHS delivery services, and influencing WHS strategies, plans, programs, systems, and change initiatives.
• Nationally recognised White Card - Prepare to work safely in the construction industry.
• A current Western Australian driver's licence.

Sound like a match? Apply today

If you are interested in the above opportunity, please submit a covering letter and resume that best demonstrates your skills and experience as well as your ability to meet the requirements of the role.

As part of the recruitment process you may be required to complete pre-employment screening which may include a medical, qualification check, police clearance and Australian working rights check.

Applications close 21st November

Our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace:

Diversity and inclusion are more than words. They guide us on building a thriving workforce that reflects the diversity of our customers and our community.

We encourage applications from every background, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, women, youth, LGBTQIA+ folks and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

We are committed to ensuring an accessible and inclusive work environment to enable people with disability to participate fully in all aspects of employment.

Applicants with disability who require adjustments, or alternative methods of communication in the recruitment process, can contact a Recruitment Officer at or

To read our diversity and inclusion statement, please visit our website