Ventia Pty Ltd

When you join Ventia as a Safety, Health, Environment & Quality Professional (SHEQ), you join a diverse, supportive and award-winning* community with a leading infrastructure services company operating across Australia and New Zealand.

We’re recruiting a full time permanent SHEQ Advisor to be based in the Central Coast/Newcastle region. This role will predominately be based across various construction sites (underground telecommunications networks) which will see you liaise directly with our blue-collar workforce.

What we offer

• Full time permanent role with company car.
• Attractive salary package with access to employee benefits such as corporate travel discounts, novated leases, private health discounts, credit discounts and more.
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements.
• Internal career opportunities across the Telecommunications contract as well as the bigger Ventia business.
• Great opportunity to work on a portfolio of interesting projects, be exposed to the latest software and interact directly with our clients.
• We focus on your professional development by offering various internal training opportunities, as well as external training.
• Access to a variety of Health and Wellness initiatives - including the EAP, Ventia's Healthy Minds program and Healthy Bodies program.
• Be surrounded by a respectful, supportive, and tenured team, as well as a manager who is focused on your professional growth and development.

As a SHEQ Professional for our Telco Sector, you will work with NSW based project teams to foster an integrated approach to deliver on legal, contractual, and business SHEQ requirements.

What you will be doing

• Proactively enabling safe and healthy workplaces and communities.
• Leading, communicating and providing SHEQ advice and support to the operations team, subcontractors, and stakeholders.
• Empowering stakeholders to manage risk and safeguard the safety of employees, the environment, and the broader community.
• Managing and applying the Ventia SHEQ governance framework and management system.
• Conducting SHEQ inspections, interactions, audits and implementing corrective and preventative action.
• Reviewing risk management documentation e.g., SWMS, risk assessments and investigations.
• Facilitating incident and injury management procedures, including investigations and stakeholder management.

About you

• Previous experience working in a similar role.
• Tertiary qualification (or equivalent) in Workplace/Occupational Health and Safety or Environmental management.
• Able to work autonomously and build good rapport with a blue-collar workforce.
• Ability to collaborate with stakeholders to develop and implement SHEQ strategies to ensure compliance, minimise risk and enable continuous improvement.
• Formal training in incident investigation. Experience in leading ICAM investigations an advantage.
• Operational experience in high-risk environments advantageous.
• Proficient in using online applications including Microsoft Office, safety management and reporting systems.

*Our SHEQ awards include: Best WHS Training Program (2023 National Safety Awards of Excellence) for our Safe for Life Program, Best Continuous Improvement of a WHS Management System (2022 National Safety Awards) for our Management System harmonisation program, 2022 AIHS Young Health & Safety Leader of the Year Award to our SHEQ Professional Bridie Vico and Best Mental Health Program (2021 National Safety Awards of Excellence) for our Healthy Minds program.

About Ventia
Ventia is a leading infrastructure services company, operating across Australia and New Zealand. Our clients are the owners and operators of assets that are critical to our local communities. We pride ourselves on working smart, safely and sustainably, harnessing the latest technologies and brightest minds. With a diverse and proud heritage, we have a track record of delivering essential services to the communities in which we operate.

Diversity
Ventia is enriched by the diverse experiences, talents, and cultures that our people bring to the organisation, while celebrating and respecting the communities we operate in. We are committed to providing a safe and positive environment that provides equal opportunities for individuals of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTTQIA+, Women, Veterans and spouses and people with disabilities.

How to apply
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Position Reference Number: 159263