Health & Safety Advisor at Fortescue in Perth, WA, AU

Our Opportunity

Work Location: Perth - with occasional site travel

Roster: 0.6 FTE – Days negotiable

We’re seeking a Health and Safety Advisor to support the Operational Technology team in planning and delivering work safely. You’ll provide practical advice, help leaders manage portfolio risks, and check that agreed controls are in place and working. You’ll also support governance, assurance and incident follow-up, working with site teams when required.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide timely health and safety advice on work, changes, hazards and controls, involving site and specialist teams as needed.
• Maintain portfolio risk registers in Fortescue’s health and safety systems, working with risk and control owners to review risks, actions and changes.
• Coach leaders through planned field leadership activities and follow up on actions identified.
• Support governance and assurance by checking that required safety activities and controls are completed, recording findings and tracking actions to closure.
• Help leaders report and respond to incidents, support investigations and share lessons to prevent recurrence.
• Travel to site as required to conduct assurance activities, audits and quality checks across Operational Technology work fronts and projects.

Qualifications and Experience

• You hold a Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety or a similar qualification.
• You have at least three years’ experience in the health and safety profession.
• You have experience providing health and safety advice and working with leaders on risk, assurance and incident follow-up.
• You understand risk assessment and controls, WHS laws and requirements, and incident investigation support.
• You communicate clearly, exercise sound judgement and can coach leaders to improve safety outcomes.
• You are organised, maintain accurate records and can prioritise work across a varied portfolio.
• Experience in technology, mining operations or operational change would be an advantage.
• A tertiary qualification in Work Health and Safety would be desirable.

About Us

Be part of something big. Fortescue is leading the world with our plan to decarbonise our iron ore operations, projects that harness renewable energy and the development of technology that will change our planet forever.

Our Commitment

Fortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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Internal Candidates / Current Contractors please apply via Success Factors Careers Portal. For further information on how to apply please visit the Fortescue Hub.

Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.