People and Safety Adviser, Risk Compliance and Assurance

About the Company

SA Water is a successful, modern water utility wholly owned by the Government of South Australia. We employ more than 1,700 people across a broad range of disciplines who operate more than $14 billion worth of infrastructure to deliver essential water and sewerage services to more than 1.8 million South Australians.

We operate in a geographically and climatically diverse service area, with sites and locations from Ceduna through to Port Augusta, the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands, across to the Riverland, down to Mount Gambier, and most places in between.

Our strength and expertise have been shaped by our history. For more than 165 years, South Australians have depended on us to innovate and deliver efficient and sustainable water services. With nationally and internationally recognised industry expertise, we're focused on understanding and meeting our customers' expectations.

As well as safely delivering smart and reliable services for our customers of today, we innovate to shape the water solutions of the future that will support thriving economies and healthy communities.

We are driven by our values; we value our people, we do work that matters, we keep it real, we know that our work has impact and we are future focussed. Staying true to our values ensures that we consistently deliver positive outcomes for all South Australians.

About the job

We are seeking a technically strong risk and assurance professional to support the delivery of our Health and Safety strategy, someone who can lead critical risk workshops, conduct audits, and provide trusted advice across the business.

This position plays a key role in embedding our critical risk program and supporting both health and safety initiatives and broader people-related compliance matters. You will work collaboratively across operational and corporate teams to codesign, monitor and report against our Assurance and Compliance Plan and Register.

If you thrive in a role that balances structure with influence, and you enjoy being in the room facilitating discussions, identifying gaps, and aligning efforts to targets, this opportunity offers a strong mix of challenge, responsibility, and impact.

About the Person

The ideal candidate has strong skills in the effective facilitation of risk workshops and experienced in guiding diverse stakeholder groups, ranging from senior leaders to frontline teams, through complex assurance activities.

They bring proven capability in WHS audits and assurance procedures and are skilled at identifying where business areas are not meeting compliance expectations. With a proactive, pragmatic mindset, they contribute to improvement by shaping clear actions, strengthening controls, and building risk maturity across the business.

About People and Safety

The People and Safety group are focused on ensuring workforce well-being and success through strategies such as talent attraction, diversity, and collaboration, while also prioritising health and safety efforts to prevent harm and promote overall well-being and career development.

In addition, your responsibilities will include:

Fostering trust with our people, customers and community by providing expert advice and service that ensure we effectively communicate and engage audiences with our business strategy and its delivery across South Australia, every day.

You will:

• Lead risk workshops and stakeholder engagement across a range of business functions.
• Monitor and report against the Assurance and Compliance Register.
• Support the design and implementation of the WHS assurance program.
• Conduct and oversee critical risk control verification audits.
• Provide expert advice on compliance matters, including ISO Standards.
• Contribute to broader people risk and assurance activities, including those in People Operations and Culture & Capability.

Your success in this role will come from:

• Excellent understanding of Health and Safety risk management principles and Safety Management systems.
• WHS Systems Audit Qualification or equivalent exposure and experience.
• Minimum Cert IV qualification in WHS or equivalent exposure and experience.
• Knowledge and understanding of the interpretation and application of WHS legal obligations.
• Excellent communication and people skills.
• Cert IV Training and Assessment is desirable.
• Understanding of people operations, culture, and capability processes is desirable.
• Working knowledge in the practical application of ISO Standard 45001.

To apply, click 'Apply'. Please submit and complete the application form, upload a cover letter and current resume. For enquiries or for a copy of the Position Description, please contact Despina Livadiotis from the Talent Acquisition team [email protected].

Applications close 11:55pm, 14 July 2025.

A great customer experience is best achieved by having a diverse and inclusive team that reflects the community we serve. Applications are encouraged from everyone, including people living with disability, job seekers of all ages, members of the LGBTIQA community, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.

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