Health And Safety Advisor

Iconic infrastructure project Long Term Opportunity Industry leading paternity leave policy About Laing O'Rourke Laing O'Rourke is a $6 billion international operation with 70 years of involvement in Australian construction and infrastructure, including nearly two decades under the Laing O'Rourke banner.

The business delivers projects as diverse as the environments in which they are built, from high security military bases and major rail transport infrastructure projects, through to landmark buildings at the transport interface.

Laing O'Rourke owns Australia's fourth largest plant and equipment hire company called Select Plant Australia.

We know the right culture combined with purposeful technology will help us meet demand and deliver certainty for our clients.

That's the #powerofexperience.

About the opportunity The Victorian Government's North East Link Program is Victoria's biggest road project that will fix the missing link in Melbourne's freeway network.

The project will connect the Eastern Freeway to the M80 Ring Road with new twin tunnels, taking 15,000 trucks a day off local roads, slashing travel times by up to 35 minutes and create new open spaces and walking and cycling connections for local communities.

The project includes a massive overhaul of the Eastern Freeway, creating new express lanes and Melbourne's first dedicated busway with two new park and ride facilities improving access to public transport in the eastern suburbs.

Laing O'Rourke are working with North East Link Program, Symal, Arcadis and WSP to develop and deliver value-for-money engineering solutions for North East Link Program's South Package, which includes Eastern Freeway upgrades between Burke Road and Tram Road including major bridge upgrades, road upgrades, lane duplications, a new interchange connecting to the North East Link Tunnels and new and upgraded walking and cycling connections and open spaces.

About the role We are currently seeking a Health And Safety Advisor to join us on the Eastern Freeway Burke to Tram Alliance.

This is your opportunity to contribute to the largest ever investment in Melbourne's Eastern Freeway network.

You will support the implementation of the projects Health & Safety Management Plan and ensure "best for project" outcomes are achieved.

Key responsibilities Assist in the implementation of the Health and Safety Management Plan and all associated sub-plans.

Play an active part in the ongoing implementation and development of the EBTA culture, and continually live by and champion the Alliance values.

Work closely with Alliance Health and Safety and Delivery teams to ensure the effective implementation, support and monitoring of Health and Safety requirements across the Alliance.

Proactively deal with OHS challenges and concerns, by actively engaging with the people performing the task or activity.

Complete incident investigations up to and including actual class 2, and complete detailed incident reports.

Assist in the facilitation of risk assessment workshops and other key risk planning forums.

Ensure expected OHS standards are understood and upheld across the Alliance About you Diploma in OHS or working toward one with prior major infrastructure construction experience preferable ICAM lead investigator training preferable Ability to utilise different IT systems i.e.

Microsoft office suite.

Ability to understand and interpret project / industry related documents.

Skilled in applying specialist technical OHS related knowledge.

The ability to communicate complex technical information clearly and concisely in writing for a variety of audiences.

Strong ability to engage, influence and negotiate with a diverse range of Alliance stakeholders.

Posses a strong understanding of your own emotional intelligence and that in others.

Benefits We work hard to create an environment that brings out the best in our people.

We believe in building careers through providing a safe, connected and innovative culture that supports ongoing growth and development.

We offer industry-leading benefits such as specialised learning and development programs, a mental health and wellbeing program, industry leading paid parental leave policy, family friendly work practices, additional purchased leave option and coaching programs for staff on parental leave.

Diversity & Inclusion We are committed to building a workforce that reflects the diverse society in which we live and work.

We recognise the increasing importance of flexible work arrangements and family friendly work practices to enable and maintain a diverse, adaptive and high performing workforce.

Laing O'Rourke is proud to hold the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Citation - Employer of Choice for Gender Equality.

Laing O'Rourke actively supports a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.

Download our Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan at Applications from recruitment agencies will not be considered.