EHS Specialist

Role Type: Ongoing full-time role (5 days per week)

Salary: $110,279 - $119,376 per annum + Super

The opportunity:

We are seeking an Environmental Health & Safety Specialist to join our caring and committed Environmental Health & Safety team. You will play a key role in helping us achieve our EHS vision of Safe, Healthy, Well. Everyone, Everywhere. Excellence.

The EHS team is responsible for providing effective direction, solutions, guidance and support for all at MCRI to achieve positive Health, Safety, Wellbeing and Sustainability outcomes.

Reporting to the Head of EHS, you will provide generalist EHS support to research groups and staff working across fieldwork, clinical, laboratory, and office work environments. The position will have primary responsibility for emergency management planning. This position will also be involved in delivering programs on lone work, travel safety, office ergonomics, and health and wellbeing promotion.

Your responsibilities include:

Emergency management planning

Act as the primary contact for fieldwork safety

Fieldwork, lone work, travel safety programs

Ergonomic assessments

Health and wellbeing promotion

Incident investigations

Provide authoritative and expert guidance, support and advice on a range of hazards and issues primarily affecting field, office, clinical and laboratory areas

What we need from you:

OHS qualifications or related qualifications and experience within science and/or health related fields

Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Word, SharePoint, Teams)

Advanced written and oral communication and presentation skills

High degree of attention to detail and accuracy in communications and reporting

Excellent teamwork skills; a true collaborator

Well-developed creative, innovative and problem-solving skills

Strong prioritisation, research, multi-tasking, organisational and planning skills

Any specific questions related to this position should be directed to Andrew Cook at

What's in it for you?

Benefit from salary packaging, including entertainment and novated leases

Enjoy a variety of flexible work arrangements.

Take advantage of a unique opportunity to be part of a respected research institute

Collaborate with a team passionate about making a positive impact

Who we are

Murdoch Children's Research Institute envisions a transformative future for child health. Our institute is a hub of impactful scientific breakthroughs, particularly in early interventions, enhanced diagnosis, prevention, and potential cures. We thrive on collaborative, multidisciplinary problem-solving to address challenging queries in child health. Committed to inclusivity and respect, we foster a positive working environment that values diverse backgrounds and experiences. As a proud member of the Australian Network on Disability and a dedicated supporter of Science Australia Gender Equity (SAGE), we uphold principles of equal opportunity and diverse representation.

We are committed to the safety of children and young people and takes a zero-tolerance approach to all forms of child abuse, exploitation and harm. Child safety is prioritised in our decision-making at all levels of the Institute.

Join Us

If you believe this role is a good fit for you, please apply by submitting:

Your resume

A cover letter addressing the selection criteria

Ensure these documents are combined into a single PDF file.

We welcome individuals of diverse genders, ages, ethnicities, cultural backgrounds, abilities, religions, and sexual orientations in our workplace. We actively encourage talented individuals from all walks of life to apply for our job openings. Our commitment lies in fostering a workplace that is barrier-free and inclusive, aiming to attract the most skilled candidates.

For any questions related to the recruitment process, feel free to reach out to our Recruitment team at Ensure that you include the position number and job title in the subject line. Please refrain from sharing your application to this email address.

Please note, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

No recruitment agencies please.

Position Description

Applications close: Monday 01 September 2025 AUS Eastern Daylight time