Address$90,524.00 - $99,577.00
Permanent - Full Time
Choice of office location
About Southern Rural Water
Southern Rural Water (SRW) is a Victorian water corporation with nearly 170 staff, managing major dams, weirs, water licencing and more from Mallacoota through to the South Australian border. At SRW, we believe that diversity makes us stronger, and we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and empowered to thrive and contribute to collective success. Through providing a flexible, always safe workplace and promoting employee development, we empower employees to contribute to our strategy of great value for customers and community through excellence in rural water management.
How We Support You
At Southern Rural Water, we recognise and prioritise the wellbeing and fulfillment of our staff members. Here's what we offer to ensure a balanced and rewarding work experience:
Embrace flexibility:
We support various working arrangements including WFH, 9-day fortnights, tailored work schedule to accommodate for school pick up hours.- Generous leave provisions: 15 days sick leave and 14 weeks paid parental leave to support you during life’s important moments!
- Professional development: We support your growth through a range of internal and external training initiatives and offer study assistance programs to empower you to reach your full potential.
- Employee Assistance Program: Receive comprehensive support for yourself and your family through our employee assistance program.
- Salary sacrifice: Salary sacrifice options for vehicles, equipment, and superannuation to enhance your financial benefits.
About the Role
Are you an enthusiastic and passionate professional in the Health and Safety industry? Are you eager to use your expertise to lead project safety initiatives? If yes, then the Health and Safety (HS) - Projects Coordinator may be the perfect role for you!
You will join a highly supportive and professional team, that will empower you to fulfil your career passions and goals. This dynamic role provides leadership support on project safety matters by working collaboratively with project teams and ensuring an ‘Always Safe’ outcome. As the key point of contact for SRW project teams, the H&S - Projects Coordinator will champion meaningful Health and Safety project outcomes, ensuring all project planning and execution align with SRW's OHS legislative requirements to uphold our commitment to safety.
As the HS - Projects Coordinator, some of your responsibilities will include:
- Leadership support to ensure implementation and maintenance of SRW's Projects Safety Management System: Act as the Subject Matter Expert to support both internal and external stakeholders.
- Providing H&S advise and support to SRW staff overseeing major projects: Advocate for system implementation that leads to safety of design through delivery, and handover of new assets or procedures to operations departments.
- Supporting SRW project teams: Support a systematic approach for the project teams to facilitate and monitor contractors to ensure robust H&S systems, including implementation of assurance initiatives, risk management plans, and risk assessments for all projects and programs to ensure legislative compliance.
- Providing advice and guidance: Advise SRW staff and project/program teams on OHS matters to ensure legislation compliance.
About you
The successful candidate will demonstrate experience, skills, and qualifications related to the following:
- Formal qualification in Occupational Health and Safety is essential – (Open to candidates willing to obtain this qualification as part of their employment contract)
- Previous experience in OHS, Risk, Insurance or Project Management
- Demonstrated knowledge of OHS system management practices.
- Understanding of project related contractual, operational and project planning requirements
- Demonstrated knowledge of OHS and system management practices to engage with internal and external stakeholders to advise on H&S matters.
If you are passionate about workplace Health and Safety, align with SRW's values, and resonate with this position, we would love to hear from you!
How to Apply
Applications should be made online by clicking 'Apply' before midnight Sunday 30 June 2024 or by visiting our website:
Please take the time to describe how your knowledge, skills and abilities would make you a suitable candidate for this role as part of your cover letter.
A Position Description for this position can be obtained from this link.
Southern Rural Water is committed to diversity and inclusion in employment and is proud to encourage applications from people of different backgrounds, abilities, ages, genders, gender identities and/or sexual orientations.
Southern Rural Water acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands and waters we work with and within, and pay respects to Elders past and present.
We welcome applications from people with disability and aim to provide an inclusive and accessible workplace. If you need any help with the application process or would like to discuss your reasonable adjustments during interviews, please contact:
