Job Posting End Date
September 16, 2024
Job Location
Noble Park North
Job Description
Life at Fulton Hogan is about making the most of opportunities, taking responsibility, and making it happen. We appreciate our peoples’ courage, curiosity and unique perspectives, and look to collaborate as much as possible to explore safer, smarter and more efficient ways of working in this rapidly changing world. We don’t stand still – there are always opportunities to do more and do better.
- Keen to progress your career? Take full advantage of our tailored training, leadership, and mentoring programs; or leverage our partnerships with industry association such as Engineers Australia, Chartered Accountants, CPA Australia, Infrastructure Sustainability Council, The National Association of Women in Construction, plus many more.
- Looking to enhance your wellbeing? We will encourage you to explore flexible working arrangements where possible. We offer great benefits, including corporate health and fitness programs, health insurance discounts, personal banking support, a range of retailer discounts, up to 18 weeks paid primary carers parental leave and up to 10 days paid secondary carers leave, access to our Employee Assistance Program (including your immediate family), and the option to take more time for yourself throughout the year with our Purchase Leave Policy.
- Want to help us better the communities we live and work in? Our purpose of creating, connecting, and caring for communities is more than a saying to us – it’s a way of thinking, working, and living because we're locals too, and seek to give back in ways that strengthen and build resilient communities. We do this because we genuinely care, enjoy what we do, and even manage to have some fun along the way! You’ll find us partnering with local and national community groups, like Clontarf Foundation, Black Dog Institute, and Soldier On, in addition to indigenous groups and social enterprises, to ensure that our good work positively impacts and brings about sustainable change within our industry.
- Do we offer a ‘competitive’ salary package? Of course! Speak to our Talent Acquisition or People & Culture team to learn more.
What’s on offer?
Our Pipelines department in the delivery of sewer and water construction activities, predominately undertaken in the land development sector across the East & South Eastern Metro Melbourne and West Gippsland are looking for an Safety Advisor to join the Southern Region Construction team. We’re looking for the right person to support the team to great safety outcomes, including guiding the development of a safety cadet
What we’re looking for?
We're looking for a Safety Advisor to support our Pipelines department in construction of sewer and water assets, predominately in the land development & Water Authority sectors. The core duty of the Safety Advisor role is to provide practical, hands-on Safety support and collaboratively work with staff at all levels of the business ensuring best practice standards are being met and exceeded. This position is based at our Noble Park offices & across various construction sites.
As part of your responsibilities, you will work with and support the team by:
- Ensuring our project and department safety systems are developed, maintained & appropriate for effective implementation.
- Maintaining our current Safety systems to meet reporting requirements (monthly reporting, objectives & targets monitoring)
- Encouraging and driving consistency throughout our numerous crews and communicating alternate work methods to assist in developing all of our crews carry out their works to a best practices standard of safety.
- Developing and implement Safety related plans and procedures i.e. SWMS, HSMPs, etc.
- Conducting safety assessments, site inspections and monitoring.
- Liaison and supporting the management of employee injuries and Return to Work processes to achieve the best outcomes.
- Taking part in worker and plant inductions.
- Conducting and taking part in risk assessments, including reviewing and implementation of our SWMS and works procedures.
- Reporting and managing incidents, non-conformances and near misses and coordinate/participate in investigations as required, supported by the Fulton Hogan Region Safety team.
- Collecting, analysing and updating data for reported injuries, hazards, incidents and near misses.
- Liaising with project personnel and subcontractors to discuss issues and or incidents and corrective actions.
- Facilitating the implementation of our D&A policy, including calibrations D&A testing.
- Reviewing and implementing legislative and regulatory changes relative to the department’s work.
- Working with the Fulton Hogan Region Training team to coordinate relevant safety training.
- Drive and champion a culture of self-improvement that is focused on our Living Safely approach.
How you will connect to the role:
- A safety professional with sound industry experience, inclusive of the Water & Land Development Construction environment is beneficial.
- Understanding of AS/NZS 45001, OFSC and other accreditation schemes.
- Sound systems development and implementation within a large contractor safety system environment.
- A strong commitment to our Living Safely culture and approach.
- Ability to travel to provide support to our metro and regional teams.
- Proactive self-starter with great communication skills.
- Exceptional time management skills with the ability to prioritise workloads.
- Ability to work collaboratively with all connections to achieve positive outcomes.
Our people share the same set of values that keep us REAL. Respect, Energy and Effort, Attitude and Leadership encapsulate what we stand for at Fulton Hogan and encourage us to foster a diverse and inclusive culture where we listen to, care for, celebrate, and respect everyone. If our values resonate with you, please submit an application for the position. If you’re not sure that you meet 100% of the selection criteria, that’s okay, we would still like to hear from you and potentially discuss how your skills could be utilised at Fulton Hogan.
For 90 years, Fulton Hogan has been delivering high-quality infrastructure to improve the lives of people every day. Our 10,000+ team works in every kind of weather and environment, creating, connecting, and caring for communities across Australia and New Zealand.
We celebrate and embrace diversity across our business and are committed to equal employment opportunities.
We believe in the value that diversity brings to our team and people who share our REAL values are encouraged to apply