Our strength lies in our people, including our diversity in backgrounds, skills and experiences, and the way we work together to respond to the emerging needs of our work. We value diversity in gender, backgrounds, culture, and experiences of our employees and are committed to providing an inclusive workplace culture that ensures everyone has equal opportunity to contribute, participate and progress. Applications from people who reflect this diversity are encouraged.
Our workplace is committed to the health, safety and wellbeing of our employees and offers a variety of flexible working arrangements to enhance flexibility, including remote working arrangements.
What we can offer you
When you work at Geoscience Australia you will have access to a range of benefits and the opportunity to experience a workplace culture that truly values and promotes diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging. To learn more about our competitive salary, free onsite parking, generous flexible working arrangements and the role you can play in growing our culture click here.
Our team
Supporting Geoscience Australia's diverse work environments requires a team that is responsive, collaborative, and connected to the people we support. The Safety team works closely with business areas across the organisation, from laboratories and offices to remote field sites across Australia and the Antarctic region.
An important component of our work is supporting Geoscience Australia's field operations, alongside strengthening the systems and practices that enable safe and healthy work across all environments.
Our work spans both operational and strategic activities, including providing WHS advice, supporting risk management and incident learning, and strengthening the systems, governance and assurance processes that underpin safety.
The team operates across three areas: Strategy and Assurance, Operations, and Engagement. All team members contribute to a connected service model, working collaboratively to support both immediate operational needs and longer-term safety improvement.
The role
At Geoscience Australia, people are at the heart of everything we do. Our work spans Australia, Antarctica, and the Pacific, from specialised laboratories to remote land and marine field sites. These environments are diverse, dynamic, and sometimes challenging. Keeping our people safe, supported, and at their best is not just our responsibility, it's our purpose.
We are seeking experienced WHS professionals who are curious, collaborative, and focused on improving how safety works in practice. This role is not just about applying procedures — it is about partnering with managers and teams, providing practical WHS advice, and helping translate expectations into effective everyday work practices.
We have two APS6 Safety Advisor positions available, with distinct but complementary focuses:
* The Operations role supports the day-to-day delivery of safety services, working closely with operational teams and responding to real-time safety needs across field, laboratory and office environments.
* The Strategy and Assurance role focuses on strengthening systems, governance and assurance activities, supporting a more consistent, risk-based and insight-driven approach to safety across the organisation.
Both roles maintain a strong connection between how work is done in practice and how systems and frameworks support that work.
In this role you will:
* Provide WHS advice and guidance to managers and staff, supporting business areas to identify and manage workplace hazards and risks.
* Work collaboratively with managers and key stakeholders to embed practical and effective safety practices across diverse work environments.
* Lead or coordinate incident response, investigation and follow-up actions, supporting a learning-focused approach to improving safety systems and practices.
* Contribute to the continuous improvement of WHS systems, frameworks, processes and tools.
* Support emergency management and preparedness activities across Geoscience Australia workplaces.
* Conduct and support workplace inspections, risk assessments and assurance activities to monitor safety performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
* Provide guidance and support to other Safety Advisors as required, contributing to a collaborative and capable safety team.
Role-specific responsibilities:
Strategy and Assurance
* Contribute to the design, implementation and continuous improvement of WHS systems, frameworks and governance processes.
* Analyse safety data and trends to provide insight into performance and inform decision-making.
* Contribute enterprise initiatives such as the Safety Management and Reporting System (SMRS) and broader safety uplift activities.
Operations
* Support delivery of day-to-day safety services, including incident response, hazard management and operational risk support.
* Identify and elevate emerging operational risks.
* Participate in a rotating 24/7 on‐call roster, supporting communication and wellbeing checks for field teams operating remotely across Australia and international regions.
To be successful in the role you will:
* Demonstrate strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills when working with managers and diverse operational teams.
* Apply sound judgement and analytical thinking to provide practical WHS advice and support effective risk management.
* Work with a high degree of autonomy while maintaining strong collaboration within the safety team.
* Build trusted relationships with business areas and support them to manage WHS risks in practical and sustainable ways.
* Demonstrate the ability to think both practically and at a systems level, contributing to the improvement of WHS frameworks, processes and assurance activities.
* Contribute to a culture of learning and continuous improvement in safety practices across the organisation.
Required skills, knowledge, experience and/or qualifications
* Knowledge of, or the ability to quickly acquire knowledge of, Australian WHS legislation and contemporary safety practices.
* Experience providing WHS advisory services and working with managers to support workplace risk management and incident response.
In addition, experience aligned to one or more of the following areas is desirable:
* Operational safety support, including field, laboratory or high-risk work environments.
* Safety systems, governance, assurance, audit or continuous improvement activities.
* Analysing safety data, identifying trends and contributing to performance reporting.
* Qualification in WHS, HR or a related discipline (or progress toward one) is desirable.
Eligibility criteria
* Be an Australian Citizen at the closing date of application.
* The successful applicant must be able to obtain, hold and maintain a security clearance of an appropriate level relevant to this role.
* Commencement of employment is subject to the successful applicant undergoing and satisfying pre‐employment screening, which includes a police history check.
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