About the Role
We are partnering with a leading electrical and construction services organisation to recruit a Site Safety Advisor on a six-month contract, with potential for permanent placement. This is a hands-on, operationally focused role providing visible safety leadership across a diverse portfolio of projects, including high-rise construction, hospitals, water treatment plants, tunnels, and other infrastructure works.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct regular site inspections, risk assessments, and audits to ensure compliance with WHS legislation, client requirements, and company standards.
- Lead and deliver toolbox talks, safety briefings, and site training.
- Support incident response, including investigations, reporting, and implementation of corrective actions.
- Provide practical, site-based guidance to operational teams, acting as the key safety presence across projects.
- Collaborate effectively with project managers, site managers, contractors, and other stakeholders to maintain a strong safety culture.
- Operational Impact: Be the boots-on-the-ground, providing direct support and leadership across multiple sites.
- Diverse Exposure: Engage with high-profile construction and electrical projects across Sydney Metro, Newcastle, and Canberra.
- Career Development: Opportunity to join a growing organisation, with potential to extend the contract or transition into a permanent role.
- Proven experience in safety roles within construction, electrical, or services environments.
- Strong understanding of WHS legislation, codes of practice, and practical safety management.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, confident working with operational teams and unions.
- Mandatory: Recognised safety qualifications, Construction White Card, own transport for site travel.
- Desirable: ICAM or other incident investigation training, audit qualifications, Training Cert IV.
- Flexible, proactive, and able to work independently across multiple project sites.
Click 'apply now" or reach out to Keilee Armstrong at karmstrong@thesafestep.com.au