Health, Safety And Environment Coordinator

About AWC:

Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) is a global leader in conservation, providing hope for Australia’s wildlife with a science-informed, land management partnership approach which delivers high-impact results. We protect endangered wildlife across 12.9 million hectares in iconic regions such as the Kimberley, Cape York, the Top End and Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre. 

AWC's mission - to deliver effective conservation for all native animal species and their habitats - is achieved by:

• Operations - delivering effective large-scale land management including fire management, feral animal control, weed control and infrastructure management. 
• Science - delivering the largest national biological survey program with a focus on measuring the population of indicator species and the extent of threatening processes as well as conducting research on key issues such as feral cat control. 
• Fundraising - mobilising finance (primarily, tax-deductible donations) from the general public and philanthropists including through effective communication of field updates from around the AWC estate.  

About the role:

The Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) team play a crucial role in collaborating with and communicating to the business on HSE related matters, investigating and reporting on incidents, administering, maintaining and improving this management system to enable AWC to achieve its mission.

With the majority of AWC’s 250+ staff and countless volunteers working in the field, alongside many external visitors attending our sanctuaries in some of the most remote parts of the country, there are considerable health and safety risks that require an unconventional approach to manage. 

AWC has an established HSE Management System that has been well implemented to manage the risks associated with e.g. geographically isolated workers, remote outback driving/4WDing, firearms, animal handling, bush firefighting, aviation (helicopters, fixed wing and UAV/drones), remote extreme weather/climatic events and emergency preparedness/business continuity.

This role reports to the HSE Advisor and is based in our Subiaco, Perth office. The opportunity has become available due to a recent departure.

Critical competencies:

• A passion for wildlife conservation and land management
• A background in HSE, preferably in a multi-site operational &/or regional context
• Experience with HSE management systems, incident investigations, risk assessment and training delivery
• Exceptional interpersonal and professional writing communication with the ability to influence stakeholders of various backgrounds
• Ability to work effectively with a geographically dispersed organisation across various time zones
• Excellent organisational skills, with a strong attention to detail and demonstrated ability to prioritise and deliver tasks in an efficient manner
• An understanding of how to access and interpret state and federal health and safety legislation, codes of practice and standards
• Strong knowledge of and experience with Microsoft Suite (Sharepoint, Word, Excel, Outlook and Powerpoint)
• Good information technology, database, intranet content update, and computing skills
• Experience with workers compensation, ISO accredited management systems, organisational environmental reporting (e.g. NGER) is desirable
• Experience with Tracertrak, Microsoft PowerBI and PowerApps is desirable

Qualifications:

• Certificate IV Work Health Safety
• Certificate IV Training and Assessment is desirable
• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline (e.g. Science, OHS/WHS, environmental management, ecology, or agriculture/farming) is desirable

Licenses, Certificates and/or Training:

• ICAM Lead Investigator, Five Why Analysis or learning Teams is desirable
• A valid manual driver’s license, and ideally with 4WD experience is desirable

Note: the base salary range for this role is $75,000 to $82,000 full-time equivalent. 

To view the detailed position description for this role, click here: HSE Coordinator

Join our Journey:

Take the leap and start your next adventure with the AWC today!  Due to the urgency to fill this role, AWC reserves the right to start screening applicants and interviewing throughout the recruitment process. AWC may close the vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date. 

Initial enquiries: **********@australianwildlife.org

Applications: To submit an application, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts to complete an online application form. Your application must include CV and covering letter, briefly addressing the critical competencies listed in the detailed job description attachment.

Please note: 

1. Applicants must be an Australian citizen/permanent resident or have a suitable visa in place in order to apply for the internship program. Sponsorship is not available.
2. If you apply for this role, AWC will include you in its ongoing updates and communications about its events, activities and fundraising initiatives. You may opt out of these communications at any time.
3. Any application submitted to AWC will be handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy, available at www.australianwildlife.org/privacy-policy. By providing us with your contact details, your consent to receive communications and direct educational material will remain current until you advise us otherwise.

AWC is a welcoming and inclusive organisation that invites individuals from diverse backgrounds, such as those who identify as First Nations and Torres Strait Islander, individuals with disabilities, the LGBTIQA+ community, neurodivergent individuals, and those from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds, to apply for the opportunity. AWC values and is dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels comfortable to be themselves, and where a range of perspectives, cultures, and voices are respected and recognised as a key part to the success of AWC. To be eligible for consideration, applicants must also have the right to live and work in Australia.