About This Role
Thiess is seeking an Injury Management Specialist to lead workers' compensation and injury management services across operations in Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, and Asia. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in similar positions, with a focus on workers' compensation claims, rehabilitation, and injury management.
* Represent and lead Health and Compensation functions, partnering with leaders, teams, and insurers to drive best practice, innovation, and continual improvement.
* Contribute to the continuous improvement of injury and claims management strategies while representing Thiess in workers' compensation matters.
* Directly manage workers' compensation claims, early intervention cases, and injury management processes, ensuring compliance with state legislation and systems.
* Oversee return-to-work plans based on sound medical advice, working closely with internal teams, insurers, and treating providers.
* Provide expert advice and coaching teams on injury management and workers' compensation systems and legislative requirements.
* Monitor and ensure adherence to internal policies and processes related to workers' compensation and injury claims.
Key Requirements
* Strong negotiation and influencing skills, enabling effective collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
* Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to deliver training.
* Impeccable attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
* Integrity, professionalism, and customer focus.
* Strong planning and time management abilities.
About Our Organization
We work with clients in Australia, Asia, and the Americas in the dynamic field of open-cut and underground mining. At our organization, you will have the opportunity to play a part in the global energy transition. We are growing our commodities portfolio to include metals and minerals critical to the energy transition, and developing services to enable sustainable mining.