Senior HSC Advisor

Melbourne, VIC, AU, 3008

About John Holland

We're all about transforming lives by finding solutions to complex challenges across a wide range of industries including infrastructure, property, rail, building and water projects in Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia.

From the epic, to the intimate, everything we do improves life for someone, somewhere. It gives our business momentum and means we approach things a little differently.

While our competitors talk about what they do, we focus on why we do it. We transform communities to make them easier to move around, more connected and better to live in.

Are you up for the challenge?

About the Project

John Holland has been named as the preferred contractor to deliver the North-East Link, Hoddle St to Bourke Road package of works. The Eastern Hoddle Bourke Alliance (EHBA) is made up of John Holland, Seymour Whyte and design partners Mott MacDonald and Jacobs Group, in partnership with MRPV.

The scope of works includes upgrading six kilometres of the Freeway with new traffic lanes, bridge upgrades and urban noise walls, a dedicated busway (fully segregated from mainline traffic), and a new bridge over the Yarra River.

The NEL Project involves the design and construction of the upgrade of the Eastern Freeway from Hoddle Street in the west to Burke Road in the east, including:

6km of brownfield freeway widening to accommodate additional traffic lanes in each direction

3km dedicated busway separated from mainline traffic

Significant structures including 600m of bridges, including a 180m architectural steel shared use path bridge of the Yarra River

Freeway-wide scope including ITS, retaining walls, stormwater drainage, noise walls, lighting and signage

Site location to be around Chandler Highway / Eastern Freeway interchange.

About the Role

Supporting the HSE leads to establish procedures and implement programs to provide a safe and healthy working environment for all project personnel

in addition to directing and providing guidance on safety, health and environmental programs.

What you will do;

Develop and administer HSE education and compliance programs for employees, contractors and visitors within a defined workplaces

Contribute to the development and implement occupational health and safety procedures based on approved company policies in the areas of health, safety and environment

Investigate the causes of serious events on site and recommend actions to prevent future occurrences

Assist the HSE Manager on projects to manage and oversee compliance and governance with our HSE management systems

Provide support, coordination and advice of HSE practices, systems and procedures within a defined workplaces

Provide training education and awareness as well as mentoring for HSE aspects

Maintain comprehensive HSE records and manage all statutory HSE reporting requirements

Maintain an update-to-date knowledge of all relevant legal, regulatory and company HSE requirements, ensuring management and staff are kept informed of any relevant changes to legal, regulatory and company HSE requirements

Coordinate and provide day to day specialist support to the Project Leadership team, employees, contractors, clients and visitors during the project lifecycle

Liaise with key stakeholders on HSE specific requirements

What we are looking for;

Qualifications

Diploma of Safety in Occupational Health and Safety or equivalent

Cert IV in Environmental Management

Bachelor degree in Safety, Quality, Environment, Project Management or other associated disciplines

Safety Lead Auditor Qualification, Internal Environmental Auditor Qualification

TAE Training and Assessment

Experience

Demonstrated site based experience in an infrastructure or major project in Australia.

Quantitative and qualitative risk assessment and monitoring of risk controls and actions involved in delivery and implementation of projects

Knowledge of Safety legislation and statutes (especially those relating to Comcare), and ability to interpret any applicable statutes or legislation relevant to Project

Knowledge of Environmental legislation and statutes, and ability to interpret any applicable statutes or legislation relevant to Project

As part of the team, you help us deliver on our promise to transform lives.

Your success is reflected in ours, so we're committed to being an employer of choice. We pride ourselves on having a diverse and inclusive workplace, as different perspectives and ideas will deliver our long-term success.

We'll do all we can to help you develop your skills, and make a difference, right from the start. We have a flexible workplace and focus on all aspects of your physical and mental health and safety. We want you to be with us for the long-term, so providing you with rich career experiences and ongoing development is our priority.

We Offer;

Competitive remuneration with salary continuance, and salary sacrifice packaging options available.

Great leave benefits including 18 weeks paid parental leave with superannuation and up to an extra 18 weeks of superannuation paid on further periods of unpaid parental leave, multicultural leave exchange and two additional John Holland Days to prioritise health and wellbeing.

Career progression underpinned by our exciting pipeline of work means you'll have the opportunity to work on iconic projects that are shaping cities and communities.

Learning and development opportunities where you'll have access to emerging talent programs, building your career through clear career pathways, and technical and leadership training and development opportunities.

Inclusion and diversity is part of how we work and do what we do at John Holland. Our active commitment to being an employer of choice is evident in the delivery of our Gender Equality Strategic Plan supported by our Pride, Celebrate Women, RAP and Grow networks.

Flexible working that works for you as we know flexibility means different things to different people. Whether it's flexi-hours, flexi-parenting, flexi-leave, flexi-shifts, flexi-work, we're committed to helping our people work flexibly.

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