As part of an ongoing focus on WHSE systems maturity and continuous improvement, we are recruiting a WHSE Assurance Specialist to join its Governance & Assurance function. This position will suit an experienced WHSE professional with a strong background in safety assurance, management systems, auditing and compliance.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain and continuously improve the organisation’s WHSE assurance framework and annual assurance plan.
- Plan and deliver WHSE audits, compliance assessments, workplace inspections, field verifications and desktop assurance reviews.
- Assess the effectiveness of safety controls, systems and processes against legislative, organisational and governance requirements.
- Apply structured audit methodologies including planning, stakeholder interviews, sampling, evidence gathering and report writing.
- Produce clear, evidence-based findings, recommendations and assurance reports.
- Work with operational leaders and WHSE stakeholders to improve the quality and timely closure of corrective actions.
- Coach and influence stakeholders to strengthen WHSE compliance, assurance capability and safety management system maturity.
- Tertiary qualification in WHSE, Occupational Health & Safety or a related discipline.
- Demonstrated experience within WHSE assurance, governance, systems or auditing roles.
- Strong knowledge of Australian WHS legislation and safety management system principles.
- Demonstrated experience developing or delivering WHSE assurance and audit programs.
- Strong capability across audit planning, interviewing, sampling, evidence collection and report writing.
This is an opportunity to move beyond a traditional operational safety position and take ownership of WHSE assurance, governance and systems improvement within a large and technically complex organisation.
The role offers genuine exposure across assurance strategy, audit delivery, field verification, corrective action management and executive-level governance reporting.