Senior Advisor - Health & Safety
Origin Energy
Date: 9 hours ago
City: Brisbane, Queensland
Contract type: Full time

- Lifestyle roster of 15 days on and 13 days off
- Turnaround & Major Maintenance Experience Highly Regarded
- Surat Basin based
At Origin, being useful is more than a tagline - it’s how we approach work every day. As a collective, we’re a team that thrives on finding better ways, working together, and owning our impact. From powering homes to delivering award-winning internet and helping to lead Australia’s energy transition. If you’re driven by purpose and excited to be part of something bigger, we’d love to have you on the journey.
About The Role
We are seeking an enthusiastic and results-driven Senior Health & Safety Advisor to join our diverse and inclusive team in the Surat Basin, Queensland. In this role, you will provide visible leadership to build health & safety capabilities across the field team. Partnering with the Field Operations Team, you will support the implementation and continuous improvement of health & safety processes and practices, provide specialist advice, and deliver training and coaching. The ideal candidate will be proficient in risk management, assurance, and be able to drive a high-performing, positive, and proactive workplace culture.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide visible health and safety leadership, encouraging risk-based thinking and a learning mindset. Offer specialist health & safety advice, coaching, training, and support to frontline staff in safety conversations, risk assessment, control verifications, assurance, and implementation of the safety management system.Support incident management, including leading or assisting with 5 whys, full investigations, and developing and implementing learning packs.
- Collaborate closely with Contract Owners and Contractor HSE Advisors to identify risks and undertake assurance.
- Monitor health & safety performance metrics to identify trends and improvements.
- Support the development and implementation of the strategic plan, including creating materials to communicate improvements and leading program implementation.
- Foster a strong safety culture while achieving team objectives.
- Degree Qualified HSE Professional with a minimum of 7 years’ experience working in a high-risk environment.
- Past health & safety experience supporting turnarounds and major maintenance activities will be highly regarded.
- Process driven with sound knowledge and ability using HSE compliance management systems and software.
- Operational focus with previous experience in a health & safety role and working knowledge of applicable legislation.
- Proficiency in risk assessment and assurance/auditing techniques and processes, with a practical and hands-on approach.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills to partner with people at all levels in the organization, source information, provide clear advice, coach, and influence team members.
- Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, and manage conflicting and changing priorities in line with business objectives and targets.
- A self-starter who can take initiative and operate effectively, logically, and safely under pressure.
At Origin, we’re powered by people who believe in creating change.
We are committed to fostering a diverse, gender equitable workforce, where everyone is welcome, and all applications are evaluated on merit and potential. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, people living with disabilities, culturally diverse people, any stage in life, people with intersex variations and people within LGBTQ+ communities, including trans and gender diverse.
Enjoy a challenging career in an exciting industry where you can grow and explore your potential. If you think you have transferable skills, an appetite to learn and would be a great fit, we’d love to hear from you.
Here's a little about us: https://www.originenergy.com.au/about/careers/
Background checks may be required to determine your suitability for this position as part of the recruitment process and during your employment. These checks may include police checks, AusCheck, medical assessment and/or drug and alcohol testing.
Please note unsolicited CVs from agencies will not be accepted.
Origin recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia, and we pay our respects to Elders past, present and future.
Function: Health, Safety & Environment
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