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UGL's utilities are looking for a Senior Health & Safety Advisor to join the team in Brisbane. Monday to Friday position with regular Site Travel is a requirement of the role.

The opportunity

The position provides advice, assistance, guidance, and support to project line management on all safety, health and environmental issues relevant to the project. Ensuring all sites adopt and implement UGLs H&S policies, procedures, frameworks, and systems to continuously improve and drive performance

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing expert advice and support to Key Stakeholders including Project Managers, Construction Managers and the HSE Manager for the implementation and compliance of the health and safety management plan.
• Experience in driving H&S initiatives and outcomes across multi-site and culturally diverse environments.
• Maintains and reports safety performance statistics (incidents, labour hours, frequency rates), identifying trends and implementing corrective actions
• Provide HS advice and support across a wide range of stakeholders across all sites and projects
• Implementing and communicating of compliance requirements for the UGL Safety Procedures and work standards/practices
• Develop and embed policy, standards and systems and business initiatives across all sites
• Reviewing project related incident reports for accuracy, satisfactory investigation and appropriate recommended actions
• Conduct investigations and lead investigations
• Understand and stay current in leading HSE practices, legislation, regulations, and obligations and bring new and innovative ideas to UGL
• Providing assistance to all levels of Leadership and workers in risk identification and job hazard analysis
• Monitor review and mentor safety compliance through assurance activities, inspections and observations of the workplace
• Maintains and reports safety performance statistics (incidents, manhours, frequency rates), identifying trends and implementing corrective actions

Qualifications and Experience:

• Minimum 5 + Years experience within a similar role in industrial/construction environment
• Degree in Occupational Health and Safety or equivalent relevant qualification
• Lead Auditor qualifications in ISO 9000, 14000, 45001 (desirable)
• ICAM Lead Investigator
• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (desirable)

What we offer

• Diverse opportunities to grow, back yourself and achieve
• Flexible working arrangements
• Ongoing training for career progression
• A competitive remuneration package with salary continuance insurance, employee assistance program for employees and their families, AIA Vitality wellness program and discounts on private health insurance, vehicles, travel and more

What makes you right for UGL

• Genuine concern for safety and an ability to provide a supportive and positive workplace
• Empower a united and collaborative culture and passion to foster a Team environment
• Deliver technical excellence and create efficient, innovative solutions
• Build an enviable reputation and the trust of employees, clients and other stakeholders
• Motivate and collaborative with a genuine passion for success

About Us

UGL's utilities business undertakes essential design & construction services for critical infrastructure in the power and water sectors. Our end-to-end delivery ranges from transmission lines, switchyards, substations, electrical distribution through to water and wastewater treatment plants and water pipelines.

UGL is well-known and respected for providing end-to-end engineering, construction and maintenance services in rail and transport, communications and technology systems, oil and gas, power, renewables and resources, water and defence markets. UGL partners with some of the world’s largest blue-chip companies and government agencies, private enterprises and public institutions. We are a member of the CIMIC Group of companies

At UGL, we value diversity – in the backgrounds, ideas, work styles and perspectives of our team. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly encourage people with disability, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, mature aged workers and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.

Please note that relevant screening checks will be conducted as part of the recruitment process. These may include a national criminal history check and a pre-employment medical assessment including drug and alcohol screen.