Job Description

Acknowledgement of Country

CSIRO acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, sea and waters, of the area that we live and work on across Australia. We acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. View our vision towards reconciliation

Role Highlights

• Geraldton based role
• Work on the world’s largest Radio-astronomy telescope
• Join CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency

About CSIRO

As Australia's national science agency, CSIRO is solving the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. Many of our iconic innovations were once considered impossible until someone, just like you, joined us and took on the challenge.

Visit CSIRO.au for more information.

The Opportunity

The SKA Observatory (SKAO) is a next-generation radio astronomy facility that will transform our understanding of the Universe and fundamental physics. In Australia, SKAO is partnering with CSIRO to construct and operate the SKA-Low telescope on Wajarri Yamaji Country in remote Western Australia, supported by teams in Geraldton and Perth.

Reporting to the Senior HSE Advisor, the HSE Advisor will be part of the SKA-Low Project Team based at the Geraldton Engineering Operations Centre (EOC) with site travel to occur every second week.

The HSE Advisor will have experience in providing field HSE support, be able to anticipate problems and provide solutions for changing circumstances, whilst managing priorities to service the needs of multiple work-fronts. Using a hands-on approach, the HSE Advisor will choose appropriate strategies for empowering all staff and contractors to work to a high HSE standard.

Your high-level duties will include:

• Support the implementation of SKA project HSE plans and procedures.
• Support the SKA-Low site project leaders in ensuring site activities are aligned with project HSE plans through establishing forums and lines of communication that inform site leaders adequately.
• Perform and review risk assessments and make recommendations for reducing risk exposure, drive activities for verifying the effectiveness of controls in the HSE area, monitor changing site conditions to ensure any additional risks are assessed and effectively controlled, and recommend improvements for maintaining the project Risk Register.
• Support incident investigations to identify the underlying causes and facilitate the development of actions to avoid recurrence.

Role Particulars

Location and office arrangements: Geraldton, Western Australia

Salary: AU$100,103 – AU$113,251 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) plus 15.4% superannuation plus overtime and applicable allowances for site based work

Tenure & work schedule: Indefinite; Full-time (We are open to applicants who wish to work part-time or job-share. Please indicate this in your application).

Reference: 102988

As the successful candidate, you will bring:

Essential

• Qualification in Occupational Health and Safety.
• Demonstrated ability to provide practical, field-based HSE advice and support.
• Demonstrated experience supporting emergency response planning and training.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with project teams, contractors and site leaders.
• Proven ability to undertake, review and verify risk assessments, monitor changing site conditions, and validate the effectiveness of controls for the high-ris activities in a project setting.

Desirable

• Degree in Occupational Health and Safety or equivalent or willingness to undertake higher training as part of your ongoing professional development.
• Experience working in remote, site-based or FIFO environments.
• Experience providing HSE support to construction or major project teams.
• Experience with online Health and Safety Systems (Donesafe and Rapid Global preferred).

For full details about this role, please review the

Eligibility

Applications for this position are open to Australian/New Zealand Citizens and Australian Permanent Residents.

Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements. Given the nature of the role, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a pre-employment medical examination prior to commencement.

Life at CSIRO and Flexible Work Arrangements

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. We can discuss flexible work arrangements with you during the recruitment process. CSIRO also offers a range of leave entitlements, benefits and career development opportunities. To find out more, visit Careers at CSIRO

Inclusion and belonging

Solving Australia's greatest challenges takes a diversity of minds and lived experiences. We know diverse teams are more effective and deliver more innovative outcomes. As an equal employment opportunity organisation, we are committed to creating diverse and inclusive teams where people feel they belong. We recognise true diversity encompasses all ages, abilities, cultures, faiths, levels of education, genders, sexualities, diversity of thought and much more. We focus on hiring people who share our values of People First, Further Together, Making it Real and Trusted.

CSIRO holds Gold Status for the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQIA+ inclusion, and a Science in Australia Gender Equity Bronze Award.

Child safety

CSIRO is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people involved in our activities and programs. View our Child Safe Policy

How to apply

Please apply online and provide a cover letter and CV that best demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the requirements of this role.

Applications close

31 May 2026, 11:59pm AWST