Quality And Systems Support Officer

• One of Australia’s largest employee-owned environmental consultancies.

• 12-month fixed term contract with a view for extension to permanency

• Flexible work arrangements and excellent employee benefits.

About Umwelt

With three decades of experience and eight locations nationwide, we are a team of vibrant professionals with experience across a range of sectors including renewables, infrastructure, defence, regulation and policy, resources, and the urban development sector. We provide fully integrated environmental and social assessment and management services including concept and feasibility, technical assessment, consultation, approvals, delivery, operation, and decommissioning.

Our Newcastle office is currently seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Quality and Systems Support Officer to join our Quality, Workplace, Health & Safety team.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Co-operate in close partnership with all Umwelt staff nationwide to operationally deliver the full range of Quality and compliance services
• Maintain all aspects of the Umwelt Quality and Management System to ensure it is appropriate, effective, kept up to date and continuously improved to meet the needs of the business and any legislative changes.
• Update and implement the Quality and Systems framework, policies, procedures, and reporting requirements to meet legislative compliance.
• Provide high level administration of all QHSE and WHS documentation, coordination and maintenance of employee training records, presentations, executive reports, and correspondence as required
• Coordinate and implement certification requirements
• Coordinate the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual reports
• Coordinate surveys related to WHS and quality
• Provide support and services to assist Project Managers in preparing WHS and quality material for proposals and projects
• Support internal and external audits to assess compliance with quality standards and regulations
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives and quality improvement projects

You will have:

• Relevant Quality and Systems experience
• Understand or able to demonstration WHSE systems and processes understanding
• An ability to complete internal auditing and demonstrate risk mitigation techniques
• Have experience in identifying improvements within our management systems
• Understand compliance and accompanying systems, monitor and measure safety outcomes
• Have strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Excellent time management skills with the ability to prioritise work and meet deadlines
• High level of confidentiality and reliable and flexible.
• Advanced computer literacy skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Outlook

What we offer

Our people are our number one asset, and we are committed to providing a workplace that supports our team to grow. As part of our team, you will be offered:

• A role working alongside highly experienced professionals that can support you to grow and develop professionally
• Opportunities to work nationally across a range of sectors on diverse and technically challenging projects
• Additional “Me” Days – an Umwelt wellbeing initiative that offers staff an additional day of paid leave per month (up to 12 days per year for FTE as per the “Me” Day guidelines) to support mental health and wellbeing
• Flexible work arrangements to support a work/life balance
• Paid parental leave for both primary and secondary carers
• Opportunities to join the companies Employee Share Plan (ESP)
• A workplace culture of learning and personal development, with a mix of in-house and externally hosted training opportunities offered as well as mentorship
• Established and well considered wellbeing tools and initiatives and hands-on training
• A competitive salary based on skills and experience

Diversity and Inclusion

Our vision is to make a difference for our clients, our people, and the world around us. We rely on the diversity and unique experiences that each of our employees bring to deliver on this vision. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity in the workplace.

Our team is privileged to work closely with Indigenous communities across the nation, and we are actively progressing, as a team, the commitments we have made in our own Reconciliation Action Plan. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

We support and promote a family-friendly working environment, and we offer a range of family-friendly work practices that allow our team members to balance their work commitments with their family responsibilities. This includes flexible work arrangements, paid parental leave and additional #MeDays, as well as a range of established and well considered wellbeing tools and initiatives.

If you would like additional assistance through the recruitment process, please reach out to our friendly HR team at ************@umwelt.com.au.

Join the Umwelt Team

If you believe you meet the criteria for this opportunity, please apply via SEEK. Your application should include a Cover Letter addressing how you meet the above criteria and your Resume outlining your previous experience.

Applications close 8th March 2024 however, we will be interviewing suitable candidates as soon as they are identified and may fill the role prior to this date. We therefore request that you make your application for this role as soon as possible.

To be eligible for this position you must have legal work rights to work in Australia.