EHS & Compliance Advisor/ Officer (Australia)
On-siteMelbourne, Victoria, Australia or Truganina, Victoria, Australia
Job Summary
Conduct daily site safety walks to identify hazards, missing controls, and unsafe acts, then record observations and monitor safe work practices for facilities and maintenance activities. Issue Permits to Work after verifying controls and deliver inductions, toll box talks, and training to build a strong safety culture. Lead and coordinate IBMS certification audits, submit weekly, monthly, and quarterly EHS reports, and manage incident investigations with corrective action plans. Provide direction to site operations teams, oversee vendor management governance, and ensure statutory compliance across all DC operational sites in the APAC region.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 3 – 5 years' experience in DC Operations, Processing Plant or Manufacturing industry
- Have fair knowledge of local statutory and regulatory requirements
- Able to communicate effectively with clients on EHS matters and issues to reach an agreed solution
- Experienced in communicating and problem solving as a team with contractors and sub-contractors' supervisors and workers
- Experienced in developing and delivering Operational and Process safety topics and conducting toll box talk and pre task briefings
- Demonstrated experience conducting safety inspections with eyes on seen and unseen unsafe conditions
- Experience in identifying hazard and missing control for the preventive and ad hoc maintenance work for infrastructure and operation equipment e.g. chillers, generators and HV, MV and LV panels
- Diploma/ Certificate IV in OH&S from recognized and accredited institute in the country
- Minimum 3 -5 years' experience in Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) in complex, high risk industry, Process industry preferably in Data Centre Operations environment
- Familiarity with electrical systems, fire suppression systems, and HVAC
- Strong communication skills for coaching and influencing behavior, risk assessment abilities, and proficiency in creating EHS documentation
- Normal working hours but able to accommodate to work on weekend and after hours if any High-Risk activity is planned
- Travel: some travel may be required for auditing and compliance in APAC region
Desired Qualifications
- Lead Auditor courses in Auditing ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 is desirable
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