Health and Safety Advisor

Health and Safety Advisor

• Exciting and unique opportunity to champion health and safety initiatives to keep our people and contractors safe
• Be part of a dedicated team that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Permanent role on the Ranger Rehabilitation Project
• Bus In; Bus Out from Darwin

About the role

We are looking for a Health and Safety Advisor to provide dedicated health and safety support to the Ranger Rehabilitation Project. The role will require partnering with ERA employees and contractors to support the safe delivery of utilities and projects.

This role is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic qualified health and safety advisor who is currently working in the mining, oil and gas or related sector, to make a positive impact on ERA’s Ranger Rehabilitation Project.

We are an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry’s best and brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting.

This position is based in Jabiru, Northern Territory and we are offering a Bus In; Bus Out working arrangement, on an 8:6 roster from Darwin.

Reporting into the HSE Superintendent, you will be responsible for:

• Educate, communicate and engage with site leaders, project workforce and the utilities workforce;
• Analyse data and ensuring compliance with the Rio Tinto Health and Safety standards and legislative requirements;
• Support and participate in the investigations to prevent repeat incidents occurring;
• Work across the health and safety function to support the standardisation and simplification of systems and processes;
• Recommend key control methods (considering the hierarchy of control) for health and safety risk reduction and evaluate control effectiveness;
• Facilitate risk assessments;
• Participate in and facilitate risk register reviews;
• Prepare health and safety communications for the workforce;
• Support the delivery of strategic safety initiatives;
• Lead and support business wide health and safety improvement initiatives;
• Conduct health and safety assurance and governance activities;
• Work with contractor partners to support safe delivery of projects in alignment with the Rio Tinto Health and Safety Management System.

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Tertiary or certificate qualification in health, safety, engineering or related field
• Project experience in the application of Health and Safety systems
• Experience in supporting the safe delivery of operational and maintenance related projects
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently but effectively in a cross functional team
• Excellent influencing and engagement skills
• Preferable a manual driver’s license

What we offer  

Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

• A safety-focused and inclusive working environment 
• A competitive salary package with annual cash incentive awards (STIP) 
• Access to top tier family-friendly health and medical programs 
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave, cultural leave)
• Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matters 
• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program
• Indigenous Advisors are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment
• Indigenous leadership programmes across professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders.
• Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options

Who we are  

Energy Resources of Australia Ltd (ERA) is a publicly listed company with Rio Tinto as its major shareholder. ERA, established in 1979, previously mined and produced uranium oxide from its Ranger mine in the beautiful and rugged Alligator Rivers area of the Northern Territory. The Ranger mine is located on Aboriginal land, surrounded by, but currently separate from, Kakadu National Park.

ERA’s production operations on the Ranger Project Area ceased in January 2021, with the major focus now shifting to the comprehensive world-class rehabilitation of the Ranger mine that will eventually allow it to be incorporated back into the Kakadu National Park should the Traditional Owners and the Commonwealth Government wish.

The Ranger Rehabilitation Project is the largest project of its kind in Australia and possibly the world. It is unique in that it is rehabilitating land in one of the world’s most culturally and environmentally sensitive locations, surrounded by the World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park on the land of the Mirarr Traditional Owners, located three hours southeast of Darwin.

About Rio TintoRio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations and meet opportunities.

Every Voice MattersAt Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.