**About McConnell Dowell**
McConnell Dowell is the Creative Construction company - we pride ourselves on being an Engineering-led industry leader.
Founded over 60 years ago, we are not just driving but reimagining the future of infrastructure progress in Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands and South East Asia.
**About the role**
McConnell Dowell Constructors (Aust.) Pty Ltd are currently recruiting for experienced Health and Safety Advisors and Managers to join our team located in Hobart, Tasmania.
If you're looking to join a company that encourages our people to think outside the box, influence change through great ideas and continuous improvement, this role would be ideal for you.
**Some of the responsibilities of our Health and Safety professionals include**:
- Report, investigate and implement corrective and/or preventive actions resulting from identification of hazards, near miss incidents and work-related illness/injury.
- Collate, analyse and interpret health and safety data across the project and report to Project Manager.
- Promote and encourage the culture of working safely and setting a positive example for all other personnel.
- Review site risk registers, with identified controls for each construction execution plan and support Construction Risk Assessment Workshops (CRAWs) as necessary.
- Continuously review on-site work practices, materials conditions, plant and equipment and identify health and safety hazards.
- Liaise with and advise construction personnel in regard to mitigation and management of risks and hazards.
- Provide advice and assistance to the Project Manager for the development, implementation review and revision of Work Health & Safety Management Plan.
- Work to achieve the project health and safety targets and building a strong health and safety culture.
- Plan and carry out H&S audits of subcontractors when required.
- Investigate and report on all work-related injuries / illnesses and near misses.
**About your capability, behaviours and experience**:
- Complete McConnell Dowell's Health & Safety Systems Onboarding Program.
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, preferably with stand-up training experience.
- Experience in investigating and reporting safety incidents.
- Working knowledge of risk assessment and audit procedures.
If you would like to work for a business that appreciates the unique capabilities and perspectives of each employee, and which values the safety and well-being of its people, please consider joining the McConnell Dowell Group.
**McConnell Dowell is an equal opportunity employer as we value diversity within our company.**
Please note all successful applicants must hold valid work rights for Australia and must pass satisfactory pre-employment checks such as medical, psychometric and drug and alcohol testing.