In the role of Senior Advisor (Contractor Safety Assurance) you will coordinate safety functions across the Central Queensland Region Program Delivery and Operations (PDO) Branch and work with health and safety practitioners across TMR to support the delivery of the divisional model for Workplace Health and Safety (WHS). The role has a focus on monitoring external principal contractors and their health and safety performance on projects where TMR is the client, by providing expert contractor safety assurance advice and support to project and contract managers in PDO.Some of your responsibilities will include:• Coordinating a regionally dispersed team of safety advisors to deliver high quality and consistent WHS related services within the Central Queensland region.• Ensuring appropriate WHS governance processes are in place and maintained by all WHS staff for matters including but not limited to WHS planning, incidents and investigations, inspections and audits, training, and reporting.• Actively contribute to the development and review of contractor safety assurance and WHS content (e.g., standards, procedures, guidance, tools, reports) for the region and more broadly across TMR.• Planning, developing, leading, and evaluating WHS projects and strategies to build regional capability, ensuring responsiveness to meet the current and future needs of the region and best practice WHS principles.• Providing expert advice to the Regional Leadership Team and relevant stakeholders on workplace health and safety and contractor safety assurance activities, including driving the development of skills, capabilities and understanding within this area.• Preparing high-quality written documentation such as reports, briefing notes and other correspondence for the Regional Leadership team and other stakeholders on a range of WHS matters.• Representing the region on committees and working groups and in other situations relevant to the position and progressing WHS related matters.• Working collaboratively with peer roles and functional leads for WHS in a matrix style arrangement.• Maintaining a strong working knowledge of WHS legislation, Australian and International standards, certification, and accreditation criteria, TMR WHS policies, procedures, standards, guidance, and tools including the identification and effective management of principal contractor safety performance issues and opportunities on construction projects.• Leading and supporting workplace visits, inspections, and audits at principal contractor workplaces to support TMR project teams in maintaining an awareness and understanding of principal contractor systems and risk management controls, including the review, understanding, and monitoring of improvement actions.Mandatory qualifications and conditions• A current Class 'C' Drivers Licence• Due to this role having access to sensitive data, a criminal history check will be undertaken prior to appointment to the role.Desirable requirements• University degree or other tertiary qualification/equivalent qualification (e.g., Diploma) in work health and safety or contract management.• Experience in contractor safety assurance practices in the civil construction industry, including client surveillance activities, analysis of contractor documentation, and monitoring of contractor performance during delivery.• Experience delivering training and coaching services in the field of health and safety.• Experience in incident investigation in the civil construction industry.Applications to remain current for 12 months.Job Ad Reference: QLD/559182/24Closing Date: Thursday, 2 May 2024
