Health, Safety

About Telstra

We're Australia's leading telecommunications and technology company. And with a global presence in more than 22 countries, we have a strong global footprint.

Our purpose is to build a connected future so everyone can thrive. We're all about providing the best experience and delivering the best tech on the best network.

This includes making Telstra the place you want to work.

About the team

Make a difference

As part of People, Culture and Capability, your mission will be to lead the development of our transformation roadmap. Be responsible for building the kind of talent, leadership and culture that impacts the way we work.

People, Culture and Capability - Wellbeing & Workplace Relations oversees Telstra's wellbeing and workplace relations programs.

The role with us

The
Health, Safety & Wellbeing Specialist
will play a pivotal role in driving a culture that promotes health, safety and sustainability at the heart of everything we do across the Telstra Group.

Key responsibilities include:

• Partner with the business, build trusted relationships and influence decision making to support a strong focus on SSW.
• Support your stakeholders to understand their operational HSWE risks and obligations for their work environments and help drive a positive SSW culture.
• Provide insights and reporting to enable functional and cross-functional risk management and oversight.
• Work collaboratively across work environments/workstreams to ensure all relevant risks are identified and consistently understood and addressed.
• Contribute to the ongoing development and maintenance of the Telstra Group work environment risk profiles and agreed controls necessary to manage our SSW risk within agreed risk appetite.
• Participate in the development, delivery and ongoing improvement of risk management, awareness programs and strategies through cross-functional and functional working groups.
• Interpret key legislation and regulatory obligations to guide the development and implementation of safe work practices.
• Provide Subject Matter Expertise as needed to ensure our HSWE Management System remains fit for purpose.
• Contribute to the design of key health, safety and wellbeing communications to promote risk improvement initiatives and drive a thriving SSW culture across the organisation, our partners and external stakeholders.
• Identify compliance obligations through risk profiling and provide input into SSW annual compliance program based on Infrastructure work environment risks.
• Facilitate and/or conduct risk assessments and the development of controls, including safe work method statements.
• Provide Subject Matter Expertise for operational activities including project management planning and proposed changes to work practices.
• Assist the SSW Assurance team with the planning and execution of SSW second line audits.
• Collaborate with the Incident Response team and the business to respond to and learn from SSW incidents and where appropriate, develop programs to recurrence or harm.
• Partner with the Support & Recovery teams to support the early intervention strategy and associated programs to achieve safe and sustainable return to work.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

Essential

• Relevant diploma or tertiary qualifications with 5 years' experience as a HSWE specialist/advisor, preferably working in a high-risk industry.
• A high-level understanding of HSWE management systems and risk management principles
• Experience with Critical Risk Management including developing and implementing Critical Risk Controls, as well as assessing Critical Control effectiveness
• Sound knowledge of, and experience managing to health, safety and environment standards and regulations
• Experience facilitating risk assessments and the maintenance of risk profiles for business units
• Proven ability to work independently and to handle multiple or competing priorities
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and influence across the organisation
• Superior communication (written and verbal), coaching, interpersonal and presentation skills
• Experience in HSWE data reporting
• Research and problem-solving skills

Highly Desirable

• Formal qualifications in HSWE, e.g., degree, post graduate studies or significant equivalent experience.
• Lead Auditor qualification and experience in the planning and undertaking of audits
• Experience with facilitating incident investigations.

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