Senior Health & Safety Advisor

 

Senior Health and Safety Advisor

 

The opportunity

As our Senior Health and Safety Advisor (locally known as Health & Safety Manager), you’ll 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.

 

This is a hybrid position based in Naarm – Melbourne or Warrang – Sydney. Our roles can potentially be adjusted to work flexibly with reduced hours. Please speak with us about potential options.

 

Your key responsibilities

• Support oversight and assurance activities to help 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, while also leading 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.

 

Skills and attributes for success

• 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 and demonstrated experience managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders.

 

Ideally, you’ll also have the skills and attributes below but don’t worry if you don’t tick all the boxes. We’re interested in your aptitude, attitude and willingness to learn.

• 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.

 

What we offer you

At EY, we’ll fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. We’re proud to be recognised as the #1 WORK180 Endorsed Employer in the Top 101 Employers for Women 2026. Learn more.

• Career development: At EY, your career is yours to shape! We’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences ey.com/au/careerdevelopment
• Flexible work arrangements: Our flexible work policies empower you to balance your professional and personal life, fostering a culture of trust and autonomy.
• A comprehensive benefits package: From a yearly wellness incentive, to access to additional 8 weeks of flex leave per year, and family-friendly policies, including up to 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave, we cater to your diverse needs to help you thrive both personally and professionally www.ey.com/au/benefits    
• Salary: We offer a competitive salary which is open to negotiation pending on skills and experience.

 

Acknowledgement of Country

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. Find out more about our vision for reconciliation at ey.com/en_au/careers/indigenous

 

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. We understand sharing your needs with us can be daunting, so if you have questions before or during your application, we welcome you to get in touch at contactrecruitment@au.ey.com or +61 3 8650 7788 (option 2). Anything you tell us will be kept completely confidential.

 

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

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Our preferred applicant will be required to undertake employment screening by EY or our external third-party provider. 

 

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