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A fantastic opportunity has presented itself for a Safety and Wellbeing Consultant, ACT reporting to Executive Manager Safety and Wellbeing
A bit about your role
As a Safety & Wellbeing Consultant, you will play a trusted advisory role, partnering with operational business units to strengthen safety accountability, wellbeing outcomes, and operational ownership across nbn. Acting as a key point of contact for field-facing teams, you will provide specialist guidance on hazard management, critical risk controls, safe work practices, and legislative requirements, helping to build a proactive and mature safety culture.
In this role, you will collaborate closely with leaders and frontline teams to identify emerging risks, support continuous improvement initiatives, and embed new processes and ways of working. You will coach and influence stakeholders to effectively manage safety and wellbeing risks, support assurance activities and campaigns, and contribute to investigations of incidents, hazards, and breaches. Through your expertise, you will help create safe, healthy, and sustainable outcomes for our people while supporting the successful delivery of nbn’s operational objectives. This is a field-based role with regular intrastate and occasional interstate travel.
A bit about you
You are a collaborative and pragmatic safety professional who is passionate about creating environments where people can thrive safely and confidently. With experience in telecommunications, construction, or a similarly complex operational environment, you bring strong technical knowledge combined with the ability to build trusted relationships and positively influence stakeholders at all levels, from frontline workers through to senior leaders.
You will likely hold a Cert IV in WHS (or equivalent) and demonstrated experience in a specialist safety and wellbeing role. Comfortable working in a fast-paced and evolving environment, you are highly organised, able to manage competing priorities, and confident working autonomously. Your approachable style, sound judgement, and commitment to continuous improvement will enable you to support meaningful safety and wellbeing outcomes while contributing to a culture of care, accountability, and operational excellence across nbn.
Application Process
You may find that your experience does not match every requirement listed but, if this role has piqued your interest or resonates with where you are in your career, we encourage you to apply rather than self-select out. We are interested in transferable skills and your skills and perspective could be exactly what we would value to strengthen our team.
Life at nbn
To be part of nbn is to be part of something bigger. There’s so much more from here. Our pioneering spirit drives us forward every day. Together, we help lift the digital capability of the nation by building and connecting Australia’s best fibre infrastructure into homes and businesses, plus places and things, everywhere. We’re continuing to create Australia’s network—a network made for more. Not just a way for everyone to do the things they love but transforming the way they do them.
A more inclusive working world
nbn is committed to an inclusive, flexible, and supportive workplace where everyone can feel heard, valued, and respected. We believe diverse perspectives are the key to unlocking greater outcomes and encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures. That's why we have a Reconciliation Action Plan, Accessibility & Inclusion Plan, offer 18 weeks of paid parental leave, are a Pride in Diversity Platinum Employer, and have active employee-led diversity pillars. Click here to see our list of employee benefits and why we're recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for Women.
Equal Opportunities for All
We champion equal opportunities for all employees. If you have any accessibility requirements and would like to discuss adjustments for the recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to contact us by emailing recruitment@nbnco.com.au or calling our Recruitment Accessibility Enquiry Line at +61 2 8918 9990. Please note, this line is dedicated to accessibility-related enquiries for the purposes of recruitment, and only enquiries related to accessibility adjustments will be answered. For other matters, please visit our Contact Us page on our website.
Please note that this role is a permanent opportunity and applications will close at midnight on Monday 3rd August 2026.
To be eligible for this role, you must have full working rights in Australia.
Permanent
Full time
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