Health, Safety And Environment Advisor

About the Role

As our new Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) Advisor, you'll lead the charge in fostering a strong safety culture within Serco Facilities Management (FM). Your main goal is to ensure that all work done for Serco Community Services (CS) meets contractual obligations. This involves creating and implementing policies and procedures to reduce health and safety risks while maintaining compliance.

This position is ideally suited for an HSE Coordinator or HSE Officer seeking advancement in their career. We offer comprehensive training and support, making it an excellent opportunity for those seeking a new challenge. If you're interested, we encourage you to apply!

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Reviewing and updating Serco Community Services policies and procedures to align with Australian standards and legislation
• Coordinating training programs for Contract Managers, Supervisors, and Workers to uphold compliance
• Overseeing all risk management activities and ensuring HSE systems comply across the contract
• Conducting site-based quality audits and risk assessments to maintain standards
• Implementing an annual internal audit program and serving as the main contact for the outsourced HSE auditor
• Maintaining Serco's QMS and document management system and collaborating with auditors for Serco accreditations
• Developing and implementing policies and procedures to bolster compliance and safety standards
• Offering recommendations to the Contract Manager and Contract team for optimal practices and WHS enhancements
• Investigating and resolving incidences as they occur in the workplace
• Ensuring all operations staff are trained in hazard and incident reporting via Assure

About You  

• Experience in the Facilities Services/ Cleaning & Maintenance Industry
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Understanding of ISO and industry standards
• Knowledge of WHS legislation and regulations 
• Valid Working with Children Check (WWCC)
• Construction Induction White Card
• Current Driver’s License – You’ll need to conduct on-site visits 

This is a position of trust and responsibility and to support this we will conduct a thorough probity assessment, which includes a Federal police check as an essential selection component for this role.

Serco requires employees in this role to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to ensure the Safety and wellbeing of our people. Please consider this requirement when submitting your application. 

About us – Serco & proud

At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, but everyone has a vital role to play from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services. We are a team of 50,000+ globally and 14,000+ in Asia Pacific responsible for delivering essential public services in areas including defence, justice, immigration, healthcare, facilities management & citizen services. To learn more please visit www.serco.com/aspac

Why Join Us

• You’d be joining a company that delivers essential public services (in partnership with governments) that impact a better future for communities, & those in our care
• You’ll get to have an impact on how we do things: Enjoy being part of a driven team with a collaborative culture that values decision-makers & action. 
• We Invest in you: Accelerate your career through our learning & development opportunities – think skills based training, defined career pathways & fantastic internal mobility opportunities across the group!

If you are inspired to make a positive different and would like to be considered for this opportunity, please apply now.

For more information about this job opening, or to have a confidential discussion, please email Vanessa at **********@serco-ap.com. We do not accept applications via email. Please be advised that all prospective applicants are required to submit an application and participate in our formal recruitment process. 

Serco’s values of Trust, Care, Innovation and Pride underpin everything we do. We are curious, creative and collaborative. Our people matter and make a difference every day.

We seek and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds and cultures including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGTBQI+, veterans and people with disability. By joining Serco you will have access to Employee Networks led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging.