Senior HSE Advisor
The opportunity
Downer’s Energy and Utilities business is seeking an experienced Senior HSE Advisor to support our Transmission and Substation projects.
This is a senior project assurance role responsible for strengthening HSE governance across planning, mobilisation and delivery. You will lead risk based assurance activities, verify the effectiveness of critical controls and provide an independent challenge to operational delivery.
Reporting to the HSE Manager, Transmission and Substation, you will work closely with project leaders, construction teams, supervisors, subcontractors and clients to ensure our HSE systems, controls and evidence remain aligned with project risks, changing site conditions and compliance requirements.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading assurance over the implementation and field application of the Health and Safety Management Plan
- Maintaining the Zero Harm risk register and ensuring project risks, controls and assurance evidence are current and aligned
- Conducting targeted surveillance, workplace inspections and critical control verification activities
- Reviewing SWMS, work packs, permits, inductions and authorisations for high risk work
- Identifying ineffective or deteriorating controls and escalating material risks to accountable leaders
- Providing assurance over subcontractor onboarding, competency, work readiness and HSE performance
- Supporting incident investigations, corrective action governance and workforce learning
- Verifying plant, equipment, training and competency records are compliant, current and audit ready
- Supporting client, regulatory and external assurance activities, including audits and formal reviews
- Coaching HSE Advisors, supervisors and operational teams in risk identification, control verification and assurance practices
What we’re looking for
You will be an experienced HSE professional who can confidently assess control effectiveness, identify systemic weaknesses and provide practical, evidence based advice within a high risk project environment.