• Drive safety initiatives in a leading energy organisation
• Attractive REM $120k | 15% Super | Fortnightly RDO | Permanent role
• Supportive and collaborative team environment

Imagine a world where possibilities are widespread. Ausgrid is the forefront of the transitioned future. We are the leader in connecting communities easily to their energy supply choices, while striving for net zero. Are you ready to play your part in an evolving industry?

We are the largest distributor of electricity on Australia’s east coast, providing power to 1.8 million customers with over four million Australians relying on us every day. Our network is made up of substations, powerlines, underground cables and power poles, spanning 22,275 square kilometres throughout Sydney, the Central Coast and the Hunter Valley.

Our vision is simple; for our communities to have the power in a resilient, affordable, net zero future.

Our primary focus is the safe management and operation of the electricity network. Day-to-day we are actively operating, maintaining, repairing and building our electricity network with a focus on safety and reliability. Our job is to make sure the network is ready for a future where renewables play a major role in the power mix.

We take pride in knowing that the work we collectively achieve today, will transform the world tomorrow. We value a culture of working and living safe, being customer focussed, commercially minded, collaborative, honest, accountable, and respectful. It is through our values that our employees grow and thrive in our business.

Our people are critical to our success. With this in mind we are committed to driving diversity and inclusion within our workplace by implementing ambitious gender equity targets. We want our business to reflect the voices of the communities we serve. Our diverse workforce has allowed Ausgrid to create a rich community with shared values and goals amongst our workforce.

To build our future, we are looking to enrich our internal talent with people from all genders, communities, and culturally diverse backgrounds.

Light up your career at Ausgrid.

Your role at Ausgrid

Our Health and Safety Group is focused on:

• Protecting the safety of our employees, contractors and communities so that everyone acts, feels and is safe in line with our value Work Safe, Live Safe.
• Achieving health and safety excellence by simplifying our safety processes, being tech-enabled, trained and capable.
• Integrating health and safety into our wider business processes, establishing shared leadership behaviours and developing a prevention way of thinking, including risk identification and control.

Reporting to the Manager – Health & Safety, the Health & Safety Advisor supports and partners with key stakeholders and leaders throughout the organisation to effectively deliver the organisation’s Health & Safety Strategy. The Health & Safety Advisor follows the Ausgrid values in everything they do. You will Lead by example in all our work activities, by incorporating ‘Work Safe, Live Safe’ values into all applicable processes, standards and activities, to drive continual improvement.

Success Profile

We are looking for a proactive safety leader, who embodies and values safety. The successful candidate will hold min Cert IV in H&S or relevant trade qualification who has experience as a Health & Safety Professional in high-risk industries. You will have proven expertise in delivering quality safety outcomes that drives our values with comprehensive knowledge of Health & Safety methodologies and work practices in complex environments.

• Sound working understanding and application of relevant legislation and industry standards
• Highly developed interpersonal skills and a proven ability to effectively consult and communicate, both verbally and written, on H&S matters with all levels of the organisation
• Proven competency in applying a risk-based approach that focuses on H&S risks, in particular critical risks, being controlled so far as is reasonably practicable (SFAIRP)
• Experience in applying a positive approach when interacting with management and workers, to influence and coach effectively to focus on what is most important
• Experience in undertaking high quality incident investigations utilising methodologies such as ‘Timeline and Five Whys’ and Incident Casual Analysis Method (ICAM)

Compensation & Benefits

We empower our teams to challenge the status quo, they own decisions that directly impact the transformation of our network to be safer, smarter, and more sustainable. To reward our employees for their work, they enjoy:

• Competitive remuneration
• Employees under our Enterprise Agreement have a fortnightly Rostered Day Off
• Employees under our Enterprise Agreement earn 15% superannuation, which will increase to 15.5% in September 2023.
• An annual employee day
• Ausgrid’s Recognition Program – Amped – which recognises employee contributions, behaviours, and achievements through gift cards, quarterly and annual awards.
• Access to their own mentor with bi-annual discussions with their manager’s manager through our Manager Once Removed (MOR) process
• Free flu vaccination
• Corporate Health Discounts through NIB and Bupa!
• Health and Wellness Program provides employees access to gyms/pools across the east coast.
• The Ausgrid Staff Club membership gives you access to a range of discounted entertainment, social events and access to company owned holiday accommodation!

In addition, there are other benefits available to our employees:

• In line with our diverse workforce, our Ausgrid permanent employees enjoy flexibility in all its forms in line with business deliverables. This includes but not limited to condensed work weeks, part time working, job sharing, remote working, flexible hours, and time in lieu.
• Our gender-neutral parental leave is competitive and provides our employees with 16 weeks paid leave including superannuation payments.
• We invest in our people’s development through secondments, Ausgrid onsite training, varied leadership opportunities.
• We focus on the talents of our internal workforce. In the last year over 130 employees were promoted into new roles.
• We provide access to novated leasing
• Pay for performance culture
• We support corporate social responsibility, enjoy paid community service leave
• We have developed our Reconciliation Action Plan
• Family and domestic violence leave
• Our Employee Assistance Provider - Concierge International - provides a range of support services to our employees at no charge.

Interested? We would love to hear from you!

Please apply addressing your suitability for the role via a cover letter and attach your resume.

Successful candidates will be notified regarding an interview.

Applications close: 12 August 2022, 11.55pm AEST.

Please note, our vacancy close dates may be subject to change, we will assess applications as they are received

Please note – Unsolicited resumes/applications from agencies will not be accepted by Ausgrid