Health & Safety Consultant

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

We are seeking a Health & Safety Consultant to join our team and contribute to our Melbourne-based and national projects.

You'll assist clients in navigating the contemporary health and safety landscape, adapting to evolving work and organisational settings, and achieving positive outcomes for frontline teams, organizations, stakeholders, and the community.

You will support clients in diverse industries through a range of HSE consulting activities, including, but not limited to:

• Contractor management assurance activities (both onsite and desktop) in dangerous goods, construction, renewable energy, government & non-government, defence and other high risk industry settings
• Management system evaluation, design, decluttering and implementation support aligned with WHS legislative and recognised best practice standards (ISO 45001, ISO 45003, ISO 14001, ISO 9001)
• Applying contemporary WHS management approaches to diverse industry and operational settings
• Support our field work supervisors in providing periodic onsite health and safety support and advice in meeting legislative and client obligations.
• Technical WHS advisory and consulting support

We work hybrid which means you will have the opportunity to work between our Melbourne CBD office and from home for up to two days per week when not required at site, ensuring a healthy work-life balance.

The role will require the ability to travel for short periods and at times after-hours work (not extensive and suitably remunerated) where required for specific projects.

What you’ll do 

• Contribute to a thriving team culture dedicated to deliver technical excellence and positive client outcomes
• Support our clients in understanding the dangerous goods and chemical handling legislation
• Conduct desktop and onsite contractor assurance reviews to support our clients in their desired approach to contractor safety management
• Evaluate HSE plans, systems, onsite arrangements across a range of contexts and industry settings (such as construction, renewable energy, government, manufacturing, insurance, defence and more)
• Provide in field safety and project support for our Principal Contractor construction activities (predominantly geotechnical site investigations and contaminated land remediation)
• Work with diverse range of HSE consultants and partners to explore and deliver contemporary health and safety consulting and compliance solutions.
• Research, analyse, and recommend best practice HSE approaches and deliverables, tailored to your clients’ needs

About you

You are likely to have 3+ years of experience in the health and safety consultant profession, or a degree in science-chemistry and looking to make a positive impact to health and safety for front line workers and communities.

You will ideally bring the following:

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess risks and propose effective solutions
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage with stakeholders across all organisational levels
• Strong academic background and scientific mind able to critically analyse and research complicated solutions to meet clients needs
• Prior experience in performing onsite inspections and audits (ISO 45001, ISO 14001 Lead Auditor certification would be highly advantageous)
• Experience advising on contemporary approaches to H&S management, including psycho-social risk management
• Understanding or willingness to develop understanding of consulting and project lifecycles, and proactively building client relationships while upholding high service delivery standards
• Australian Driver's License
• Australian citizen and able to gain an Australian Personal Security Clearance for defence work preferred.
• Tertiary qualification in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Science, or a Cert IV in WHS as a minimum. Postgraduate degree in chemistry or similar science highly desirable.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 73,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

An employee Share Purchase Plan is available to all our permanent employees who wish to become owners and vested partners in WSP’s collective success. To find out more about our commitment to the health and wellbeing of our people, and the programs we’ve designed to help you thrive, go to our Employee Benefits page.

With us, you can. Apply today.