Position Overview

• Ongoing | Full Time | $97k - $129k linked role + 15.4% super | 2 positions available
• Sutherland Shire location I Health & Wellbeing Programs I Generous leave provisions
• On-site Childcare for employees | Onsite Cafe | Work in a campus-based community environment
• Excellent opportunity for WHS professional looking for a challenge with career progression via linked role.

About the Opportunity

With the nuclear sector growing in the coming years, we are looking to expand our highly diverse and capable workforce for the exciting future ahead. As Australia looks to ANSTO as the leading source of nuclear expertise, advice, and services, you will have a crucial role in providing benefit to Australians through nuclear science and technology.

In these roles you will provide trusted Work Health and Safety advice and specialised services, helping ANSTO staff undertake novel research and development activities while building collaborative stakeholder relationships.

About You

"You are a Work Health and Safety professional looking to apply your unique experience and expertise in challenging, real world applications in the areas of Operational compliance, Scientific research and laboratory operations, Construction, decommissioning and Operational maintenance." - Dean Ruprecht WHS Operations Leader

Your Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist with the identification, assessment, control and verification of a broad range of hazards across the organisation including high risk hazards, through conducting safety based risk assessments and reviewing Safe Work Method & Environmental Statements;
• Be the initial and authoritative source of WHS advice providing support to all levels of personnel on effective WHS measures to be taken across a broad range of diverse and complex situations to maintain compliance with WHS legislation and meet best practice and principles;
• Advise workers in resolving WHS and other compliance issues, associated tasks, proposed experiments, projects, procedures, reviews etc.
• Advise on a broad range of conventional safety hazards including, human factors, chemicals, biological, physical etc by having a demonstrated depth of understanding.
• Provide accurate, compliant and timely WHS advice on a broad range of diverse and complex hazards that may have competing requirements.
• Provide initial WHS advice on Safety Reliability Assurance assessments and Safety Management plans and arrangements;

Please view the full Position Description or click Apply to view.

About Us

ANSTO leverages great science to deliver big outcomes. We partner with scientists and engineers and apply new technologies to provide real-world benefits. Our work improves human health, saves lives, builds our industries and protects the environment. ANSTO is the home of Australia's most significant landmark and national infrastructure for research. Thousands of scientists from industry and academia benefit from gaining access to state-of-the-art instruments every year.

Working with us you will enjoy

ANSTO offers training and development, performance-based salary increases and an extensive range of leave provisions to help employees balance work and personal commitments.

• 18 days personal/carers leave for each year of service
• 3 days paid leave between Christmas and New Year
• Generous parental leave provisions:
  • 18 weeks Parental leave for primary caregiver
  • 11 weeks Parental leave for secondary caregiver (with incremental increase to a maximum of 18 weeks effective 01/03/2027)
• Annual flu vaccinations
• Cultural, Naidoc and First Nations ceremonial leave

If you want to join a world class organisation that's making a difference in the lives of Australians, apply now!

How to Apply

For further technical information relating to this position please refer to the Position Description or contact Dean Ruprecht (02) 9717 9142 . For all other queries please contact Talent Acquisition on +61 (02) 9717 9361.

To be eligible for appointment, applicants will require a security and pre-employment medical assessment.

Application closing date: 11:59pm 5 March 2026

All applicants must be Australian citizens.

In order to solve great challenges, we need great minds and great teams. At ANSTO, we understand that diverse teams produce better outcomes and we value the merit that a diverse perspective can bring to our team. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, primary carers, those with a disability, and women in STEM. ANSTO is a charter member of the Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) initiative and is proudly taking action to create a gender-inclusive workforce.