Whs Manager - Residential Construction

• Join the leading, HIA award winning new home builder in Tasmania
• Lead safety across construction sites, display homes and offices
• Mix of site and office based 

For over 30 years we have been Tasmania's leading New Home Builder. Today, Wilson Homes continue to lead and drive innovation and quality in the new home building industry, seek opportunities to further enhance our capacity to cater for our customer's needs and to grow and support our staff. Our company culture is focussed on safety, innovation and quality.

We are proud to belong to the NEX Building Group, a diverse and expanding organisation with over 1000 passionate employees whose purpose is to build beautiful homes for Australians. Established in 1987 and continuing to evolve both organically and through acquisition, we are well positioned for growth and committed to achieving our vision of being Australia’s leading home building group. 

About the opportunity

The WHS Manager reports to the National WHS Manager and is part of the NEX Group People, Safety and Culture team. Your focus will be to implement and manage all aspects of the NEX Building Group WHS Management Systems for Wilson Homes. More specifically, your responsibilities will include:

• Working with management, employees, and our contractors to ensure a safe work environment across all operations, including our offices, and construction sites
• Implementing and managing risk registers, incident, injury, and near-miss registers, WHS management plans, and any other relevant, tools, processes, and other safety mechanisms
• Providing induction and training on all aspects of WHS requirements, ensuring all management, employees and contractors are aware of their legal, regulatory and company responsibilities
• Being the key WHS contact within the NEX Building Group Wilson Homes operations, ensuring communication of WHS matters to management, staff and contractors as required
• Undertaking both ad-hoc and scheduled site inspections and systems audits to ensure WHS compliance with procedures, and where required working with management, employees, and contractors to ensure appropriate corrective actions are implemented
• Ensuring comprehensive records are maintained, including documentation of all WHS statutory requirements 
• Liaising with regulatory bodies and professional organisations in relation to WHS matters
• Assisting with the management of workers compensation claims and the co-ordination of return-to-work activities

About you

To be successful in this highly rewarding role you will demonstrate alignment to the purpose and core values of Wilson Homes and NEX Building Group along with:

• Certificate IV in WHS or equivalent
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar WHS leadership role
• Exposure to Residential Construction or allied industry
• Knowledge of WHS legislation, relevant codes of practice, relevant safety standards and guides
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience using construction and contractor management software systems (OnSite Companion (OSC) would be an advantage)
• Competent in Microsoft applications such as Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint

Our commitment

We believe that our employee community is a key strength of our organisation and we aim to attract the best talent to achieve our strategic goal of being Australia’s number one leading home building group and Employer of Choice in our sector. Our leaders create inclusive teams and value the individual contributions of our employees. We value safety and integrity, and we lead the way in innovation and building better.

Interested?

The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening and depending on the inherent requirements of the role, may involve the completion of a National Police Check and pre-employment medical. 

Apply today!

If you are determined to make a difference and want to join an innovative and inclusive organisation committed to building better lives, click on the APPLY button.  To find out more about NEX Building Group go to NEX Building Group  and  Wilson Homes or follow us on LinkedIn