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About the Role
As a Senior Health and Safety Advisor, you will play a key role in supporting EY Oceania’s health, safety and risk management approach by helping the firm meet its regulatory obligations, while enabling our people and business to deliver quality services to our clients. Working within our Risk Management function, you will help oversee, maintain and continuously improve EY Oceania’s Safety Management System, contribute to governance reporting and assurance activities, and work closely with stakeholders across the firm to identify, assess and mitigate health and safety risks.
Responsibilities
- Support oversight and assurance activities to ensure compliance with internal requirements and external obligations.
- Manage the ongoing development, implementation and continual improvement of EY Oceania’s Safety Management System, including measuring its effectiveness.
- Prepare governance reports, executive briefings and performance metrics, and lead internal and external Health & Safety audits and reviews.
- Partner with stakeholders to identify, assess and mitigate health and safety risks associated with client engagements and firm activities.
- Oversee incident reporting, investigation and corrective action processes, including analysing incident trends and emerging risks to support strategic decision-making.
Requirements
- Tertiary qualifications in Work Health and Safety, or a related field.
- Strong knowledge of risk management and compliance management principles.
- A minimum of four years’ experience in risk or compliance, with professional services experience considered advantageous.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects simultaneously.
- Proven ability to build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders.
- A proactive, independent working style with strong customer service and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Strong business acumen, analytical capability and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- The ability to adapt to a rapidly changing business landscape and execute new ideas, improvements, technologies and products.
- A commitment to leading by example and modelling behaviours that support a culture of safety, health and wellness.
Skills
- Work Health and Safety
- Risk management
- Compliance management
- Microsoft Excel
- Project management
- Stakeholder engagement
- Business acumen
- Analytical capability
- Problem-solving
- Communication skills
Location
- Melbourne
- Sydney
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Flexible work arrangements
Experience Level
- Senior
- Minimum of four years’ experience in risk or compliance
Education Level
- Tertiary qualifications in Work Health and Safety, or a related field
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive salary which is open to negotiation pending on skills and experience
Benefits
- Yearly wellness incentive
- Access to additional 8 weeks of flex leave per year
- Family-friendly policies
- Up to 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave
About the Company
- At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence.
- We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go.
- Join EY and help to build a better working world.
- EY acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which EY offices are located around Australia. We pay our respects to their cultures, and to their Elders — past, present, and emerging.
- Our vision for reconciliation at ey.com/en_au/careers/indigenous
- EY | Building a better working world
Equal Opportunity
- Inclusiveness is core to who we are and how we work together, driving value for our people and for our business.
- We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, cultures, sexual orientations, and gender identities and are committed to providing an equitable and barrier free recruitment experience for all.
- We encourage you to share any support and adjustments you need to be your best and participate equitably in our recruitment process.
- Anything you tell us will be kept completely confidential.
- We are proud to be recognised as the #1 WORK180 Endorsed Employer in the Top 101 Employers for Women 2026.