Senior Safety Advisor

Major Road Projects Victoria – Melbourne VIC Multipleroles available – 3 years fixed term Multiple locations including 180 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Geelong/Ballarat, Dandenong and Essendon. Join us in building better connections for Victoria by: Oversee the development and delivery of health and safety governance, compliance, and systems initiatives in line with the VIDA Roads Health and Safety Strategy. Manage and mentor a small team to achieve safety governance objectives, fostering a collaborative and high-performing culture. Support risk management activities including workshops and proactively address emerging safety risks through strategic recommendations. The Senior Safety Advisor provides a range of critical functions for VIDA Roads’ Health, Safety and Wellbeing division in relation to the development and implementation of health and safety compliance, governance and system initiatives. Working closely with the delivery team and under minimum supervision, the successful incumbent to this position will be inspired to influence a safe working environment and develop robust compliance and assurance processes in accordance with VIDA Roads’ Health and Safety Strategy. Key to the success of this role are excellent communication skills, and the ability to build collaborative and productive working relationships across a variety of stakeholder groups. The successful incumbent will be empowered to utilise and further develop their knowledge across safety governance practices and safety management systems in a complex, multistakeholder environment. Reporting to the Manager, Safety, this role will lead a small team to ensure the implementation and maintenance of VIDA Roads’ Health and Safety Management System and associated tools that enable project delivery, striving to achieve the project's safety vision of 'leaving the industry better than we found it’. This opportunity is a three (3) year fixed-term. It will be a requirement to travel and spend time at one or all our site offices throughout Melbourne and Regional Victoria. For more details about this opportunity, please take a look at the Position Descriptionhere. What can we offer you? VIDA Roads welcomes flexible working arrangements. Access to annual health checks, including skin checks and flu shots. Access low-cost gym memberships for yourself and family at over 200 facilities via Fitness Passport. Access to Thrive Gateway, our employee benefits platform is your once stop shop for wellbeing as well as savings and discounts at hundreds of retailers. We're committed to supporting our team members and their families in improving mental health and wellbeing. Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides confidential counselling and advice for our team members and their families for work and personal issues. Annual salary increases and incremental performance-based payments over the course of your employment. Leave loading of 17.5% payment on top of your base salary when you take annual leave and ability to purchase additional leave. How to Apply If this sounds like the opportunity for you, apply now via the ‘Apply’ button and follow the prompts. Applications to include a CV and preferably Cover Letter and will not be accepted via email. There is no need to provide any type of response to Key Selection Criteria separately, but we do encourage you to outline relevant experience and motivation for applying in your cover letter. The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which include a national police check and misconduct screening. To be part of something meaningful and leave a positive legacy connecting Victorian communities, apply for a role with us today. #J-18808-Ljbffr