Senior HSE Risk & Assurance Specialist

About Us

At Jemena and Zinfra, we're not just building infrastructure - we're shaping Australia's sustainable energy future. Our HSE teams play a crucial role in this mission, ensuring that as we transform the nation's energy landscape, we do so with unwavering commitment to the safety and wellbeing of our people.

With over 3000 professionals across the East Coast, we're proud to be at the forefront of Australia's transition to net zero. Our approach to safety is built on four core pillars: visible leadership that drives real change, continuous learning that transforms insights into action, focussed management of our critical risks and open communication to understand our work and keep people safe.

We have a clear vision and strategy in our approach to safety and sustainability. As we deliver critical infrastructure projects through Zinfra that are fundamental to Australia's renewable energy future, our HSE team supports our leadership to ensure that every innovation, every project, and every decision is underpinned by outstanding safety standards.

We believe that true safety excellence comes from creating a culture where everyone is empowered to learn, contribute, and drive improvement, with our focus on both physical and psychological safety. Our commitment to deep incident analysis and organizational learning means we're constantly evolving our practices to meet tomorrow's challenges while protecting our people today.

About the role

As the Health and Safety Risk and Assurance Specialist you will be empowered to provide your expertise in the field of safety risk to support the Jemena and Zinfra businesses to fully understand safety risks and identify opportunities for improvement. This role will develop and steward a program of work to continually improve our management of critical safety risks, including how we understand work as done and the utilisation of data and insights to inform improvements. This role will also design and implement internal Group health and safety assurance activities, manage our external Certification audits and oversee continuous improvement initiatives. Your goal is to enhance the Safety Risk and Assurance Framework through proactive data analysis and informed advice.

 Key Responsibilities include:

• Foster a culture of collaboration across operations, the HSE team and other stakeholders by championing the Enterprise Risk Management framework to enhance safe work practices and achieve shared goals.
• Partner with operational teams to identify safety risks and implement supportive and effective controls.
• Develop and steward a program of work to improve management of critical safety risks
• Guide HSE Risk Register reviews, offering thoughtful and data-informed recommendations to improve outcomes.
• Support the development and tracking of safety performance measures, KPIs, and risk evaluations through comprehensive analysis.
• Nurture awareness and understanding of the HSE Risk and Assurance Framework by providing guidance on systems, tools, and processes.
• Work closely with stakeholders to co-create meaningful improvement initiatives and programs that drive positive change

About You

You are an experienced professional with a strong background in HSE risk management, holding relevant qualifications in Risk Management or OHS/WHS. Your expertise in project and change management, combined with your skills in risk facilitation, auditing, and data analytics, enables you to deliver informed, strategic recommendations. Your support and collaboration will be highly valued and appreciated.

• Effective critical thinking abilities for data analysis and continuous improvement
• Inquisitive and consultative approach
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ensures accountability and attention to detail in all work
• Lead Auditor qualification with a solid understanding of HSE Management Systems

We are a champion of equal opportunity employment and have committed to targets for gender equity and first nations representation in our workforce. We want you to come as you are by promoting an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with.

We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds including First Nations Peoples, people with differing abilities, LGBTIQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics.

Our people are our energy source and we offer meaningful benefits and rewards that work for you. We offer the opportunity for potential long term career growth as part of our talent development and succession planning process.

Join our team and make a meaningful impact toward Australia’s “Net Zero” targets through the delivery of critical infrastructure projects and be a part of our journey to shape the future of the energy and utilities industry.

Recruitment Process

During our recruitment process, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks including pre-employment medical, reference checks and a national police check

Notice to Third Parties: Jemena does not accept unsolicited resumes (or liability associated with fees or costs) from recruitment agencies, search firms or third parties. Interested candidates are welcome to submit their application independently.