AddressSydney Metro West – Western Tunnelling Package (WTP)
A consortium between Gamuda Australia and Laing O’Rourke has been awarded a $2.16 billion contract to start tunnelling on the Sydney Metro West project.
With works recently commenced, the Gamuda Australia Laing O’Rourke Consortium is looking for a passionate Senior Safety Advisor to implement and drive an accountable and positive safety culture on site.
About the role
- Support the project set up including creating the required documentation and processes required to plan for areas of work.
- Engage with regulatory bodies, clients and other stakeholders to ensure proactive engagement and achieve compliance.
- Prepare presentation and training material and reports for internal and external stakeholders.
- Providing project leaders, site supervisors and workers with specialist guidance and advocate for positive work health and safety change.
- Monitor and provide advice and training for compliance to support the effective implementation of WHS legislation, policies and procedures.
- Advocate for the facilitation of work health and safety procedures and programs through mentoring and coaching staff.
Your skills and experience
- Tertiary Qualifications in Work Health & Safety.
- Strong understanding of current health and safety legislation, procedures, processes, and best practices.
- Well-developed people management skills that encourages staff to perform at optimum levels without compromising on standards.
- Proven experience working on Tier 1 projects, tunnelling or rail infrastructure experience is advantageous.
Construction includes the delivery of 9 kilometres of twin, metro rail tunnels between Westmead and Sydney Olympic Park; excavation of new station boxes at Westmead and Parramatta; earthworks, utilities and connecting tunnels for a Maintenance and Stabling Facility at Clyde; a precast concrete segment factory at Eastern Creek; and a services facility, crossover structure and excavation to support tunnelling operations at Rosehill.
The Gamuda Australia Laing O’Rourke Consortium combines global and local innovation, with leading expertise in delivering complex tunnelling and engineering projects.
The Consortium encourages and supports a diverse and inclusive workforce, including those from overseas, current Visa holders, and candidates from outside the construction and engineering sector.
We engage, enable and empower our people. We want to speak with candidates who embrace inclusion and flexibility as keys to success.
