About the role
Working within our Safety Team, the Senior Safety Advisor is responsible for taking appropriate action for urgent safety matters and utilising specialist knowledge of safety procedures on major construction projects to influence a safe working environment, both on and off project sites.
The role requires you to attend weekly site visits at our projects across metropolitan Melbourne.
On a day-to-day basis, you will find yourself:
- Collaborating with contractors and undertake regular safety monitoring activities in support of safety staff allocated to work packages to verify compliance / investigate concerns / conduct due diligence reviews when required.
- Providing expert advice, support and coaching to project staff across all aspects of health and safety, including on-site safety requirements.
- Preparing technical briefing documents for meetings and inclusion in reports and prepare other specialist subject matter reports / papers as required.
- Liaising with Emergency services authorities and ensuring a coordinated and consistent approach to communications.
Our Safety team are a fun and dynamic bunch, they’re passionate about safety and are continually pushing the envelope and innovating the way they delivery safety programs and initiatives. They won a national safety award last year for their outstanding rail safety training package!
At LXRP we embrace and encourage flexibility, as such, this role will be performed in a hybrid capacity, a mix of office, home and onsite. Our office is based in the Melbourne CBD, and the projects you’ll be visiting each week are located across metropolitan Melbourne.
This is a 3-year fixed term position, paying a salary between $130,673 - $174,869 + superannuation.
About you
You are a highly organised safety professional who is a stickler for detail and accuracy! You are motivated to apply your knowledge of Occupational Health & Safety Act and Safety Regulations to continuously improve the safety of our organisation and people.
Let's get technical – what skills do we expect you to have?
- Effective communication skills – you’ll be liaising with lots of internal and external stakeholders.
- Planning and prioritising skills – you’ll be working in a busy team and at times need to juggle multiple tasks.
- Effective Communication – you’ll need to be able to work well with others and openly share knowledge, information, and experience.
- Adaptability – organisational changes happen, you’ll need to be able to respond with resilience in a measured way.
- Influencing and negotiating – you’ll need to get everyone onboard with our safety initiatives and programs.
At LXRP we embrace diversity and inclusion. We actively strive to remove barriers and encourage applications from people of any age, or disability, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders, culturally and linguistically diverse or LGBTIQA+. We will make adjustments to our recruitment process to ensure that you are able to participate to the best of your ability.
About LXRP
At LXRP we're not only removing level crossings, but also removing barriers and creating a long-lasting legacy for our communities.
Inclusion is a priority for us, and we are committed to creating an employee community that reflects those in which we work. We value diverse representation at all levels of the organisation.
As leaders in the transport sector, we provide secure pathways into the industry for:
- Women
- People who identify as LGBTQIA+
- People living with a disability
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
- Refugees or asylum seekers
- People facing barriers to employment.
We offer and encourage flexible work and purchased leave arrangements for all employees to support wellbeing, family or carer commitments and other personal circumstances.
We also place great importance on professional development and growth through both formal training opportunities and lessons learnt.
Health, safety and wellbeing are at the heart of what we do. We aim to create a safe and healthy workplace for everyone, every day, everywhere
What next?
To apply – just submit your CV. No need to submit a separate address of the key selection criteria, and no need for a cover letter.
Upon applying you will be asked to answer the following (assessed) questions:
- Safety is one of our core values, and crucial in this position. What does safety mean to you, and how do you embody safety every day? (Max 150 words).
- As mentioned in the advert, planning and prioritising is crucial to your success in this position. What would you do if you had a jam-packed day with back-to-back meetings, and something urgent arose that required a chunk of your time. How would you approach the issue ensuring everything that needed to be dealt with urgently was handled without other tasks being forgotten?
After assessing your CV and answers to the above questions, the next steps will be a phone screen, followed by an interview that will include a short activity where you can showcase your skills and potential.
Please note: the successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which include national police checks and misconduct screening.
Need more information?
Click here to view the position description.
For specifics about the recruitment process entailed, or a confidential discussion around any special accommodations or adjustments to the recruitment process you may need in order to participate to the best of your ability, contact Daniel Fedyshyn (Talent Acquisition Adviser) on 0474 288 629 or connect with him on LinkedIn.
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