Health & Safety Advisor - Estates & Contractors
- University of New South Wales
- Australia, NSW
- Jun 5, 2026
Job Description:
Health & Safety Advisor - Estates & Contractors
- Employment Type: Full Time (35 hours per week)
- Duration: Continuing
- Remuneration: Level 7 $113,926 - $123,302 (depending on experience) + 17% super + leave loading
- Location: UNSW Kensington Campus, NSW
About UNSW:
UNSW isn’t like other places you’ve worked. Yes, we’re a large organisation with a diverse and talented community; a community doing extraordinary things. Together, we are driven to be thoughtful, practical, and purposeful in all we do. Taking this combined approach is what makes our work matter. It’s the reason we’re one of the top 20 universities in the world and a member of Australia’s prestigious Group of Eight. If you want a career where you can thrive, be challenged and do meaningful work, you’re in the right place.
Why Your Role Matters
As Health & Safety Advisor - Estates & Contractors, you'll play a pivotal role in creating a safe, sustainable and high-performing environment across UNSW's estate and contractor operations. Partnering with leaders and frontline teams, you'll provide expert health and safety advice, drive risk management initiatives, and help shape a proactive safety culture that enables our people and projects to thrive.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver frontline health and safety support across estate management and contractor operations.
- Provide expert advice on risk assessments, incident investigations, hazard management and risk mitigation strategies.
- Conduct assurance activities including inspections, audits and control verification.
- Coach and support leaders to strengthen safety capability, risk awareness and decision-making.
- Develop and improve health and safety tools, resources, reporting and systems.
- Build strong stakeholder relationships and collaborate across teams to deliver tailored safety solutions.
- Identify emerging risks and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and transformational projects.
- Support crisis management and emergency response activities when required.
Who You Are
You are a collaborative and solutions-focused health and safety professional who thrives in complex operational environments. With strong technical expertise and exceptional stakeholder engagement skills, you're confident providing practical advice, influencing positive safety outcomes and partnering with diverse teams to manage risk effectively.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Experience in a Health & Safety Advisor role within complex, high-risk environments.
- Exposure to contractor management, estate management, construction, infrastructure or similar operational settings.
- Strong capability in risk assessment, incident management, investigations and assurance activities.
- Excellent communication, coaching and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Experience interpreting safety data and using insights to drive continuous improvement.
- Knowledge of psychosocial and physical risk management, health and wellbeing, and injury prevention.
- Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience in health and safety.
- A proactive, customer-focused approach and a passion for creating safer workplaces.
Benefits and Culture:
People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world.
Our benefits include:
- Career development opportunities.
- 17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments.
- Additional 3 days of leave over Christmas period.
- Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness).
For further details on the benefits, please visit https://www.jobs.unsw.edu.au/lifestyle-benefits
How to Apply: Submit your CV & Cover Letter by 11:55pm, 21st June 2026
Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this role, valid Australian working rights are required on application.
Contact: Amy Denney [email protected] - Talent Acquisition Associate
Please apply directly through the website, applications sent to the contact above will not be accepted.
Pre-Employment Checks
Aligned with UNSW’s focus on cultivating a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for.
These pre-employment checks may include a combination of some of the following checks:
- National and International Criminal history checks
- Entitlement to work and ID checks
- Working With Children Checks
- Completion of a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Declaration
- Verification of relevant qualifications
- Verification of relevant professional membership
- Employment history and reference checks
- Financial responsibility assessments/checks.
- Medical Checks and Assessments
- Compliance with the necessary combination of these checks is a condition of employment at UNSW.
UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.
The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.
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Job Description:
Health & Safety Advisor - Estates & Contractors
- Employment Type: Full Time (35 hours per week)
- Duration: Continuing
- Remuneration: Level 7 $113,926 - $123,302 (depending on experience) + 17% super + leave loading
- Location: UNSW Kensington Campus, NSW
About UNSW:
UNSW isn’t like other places you’ve worked. Yes, we’re a large organisation with a diverse and talented community; a community doing extraordinary things. Together, we are driven to be thoughtful, practical, and purposeful in all we do. Taking this combined approach is what makes our work matter. It’s the reason we’re one of the top 20 universities in the world and a member of Australia’s prestigious Group of Eight. If you want a career where you can thrive, be challenged and do meaningful work, you’re in the right place.
Why Your Role Matters
As Health & Safety Advisor - Estates & Contractors, you'll play a pivotal role in creating a safe, sustainable and high-performing environment across UNSW's estate and contractor operations. Partnering with leaders and frontline teams, you'll provide expert health and safety advice, drive risk management initiatives, and help shape a proactive safety culture that enables our people and projects to thrive.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver frontline health and safety support across estate management and contractor operations.
- Provide expert advice on risk assessments, incident investigations, hazard management and risk mitigation strategies.
- Conduct assurance activities including inspections, audits and control verification.
- Coach and support leaders to strengthen safety capability, risk awareness and decision-making.
- Develop and improve health and safety tools, resources, reporting and systems.
- Build strong stakeholder relationships and collaborate across teams to deliver tailored safety solutions.
- Identify emerging risks and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and transformational projects.
- Support crisis management and emergency response activities when required.
Who You Are
You are a collaborative and solutions-focused health and safety professional who thrives in complex operational environments. With strong technical expertise and exceptional stakeholder engagement skills, you're confident providing practical advice, influencing positive safety outcomes and partnering with diverse teams to manage risk effectively.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Experience in a Health & Safety Advisor role within complex, high-risk environments.
- Exposure to contractor management, estate management, construction, infrastructure or similar operational settings.
- Strong capability in risk assessment, incident management, investigations and assurance activities.
- Excellent communication, coaching and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Experience interpreting safety data and using insights to drive continuous improvement.
- Knowledge of psychosocial and physical risk management, health and wellbeing, and injury prevention.
- Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience in health and safety.
- A proactive, customer-focused approach and a passion for creating safer workplaces.
Benefits and Culture:
People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world.
Our benefits include:
- Career development opportunities.
- 17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments.
- Additional 3 days of leave over Christmas period.
- Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness).
For further details on the benefits, please visit https://www.jobs.unsw.edu.au/lifestyle-benefits
How to Apply: Submit your CV & Cover Letter by 11:55pm, 21st June 2026
Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this role, valid Australian working rights are required on application.
Contact: Amy Denney [email protected] - Talent Acquisition Associate
Please apply directly through the website, applications sent to the contact above will not be accepted.
Pre-Employment Checks
Aligned with UNSW’s focus on cultivating a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for.
These pre-employment checks may include a combination of some of the following checks:
- National and International Criminal history checks
- Entitlement to work and ID checks
- Working With Children Checks
- Completion of a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Declaration
- Verification of relevant qualifications
- Verification of relevant professional membership
- Employment history and reference checks
- Financial responsibility assessments/checks.
- Medical Checks and Assessments
- Compliance with the necessary combination of these checks is a condition of employment at UNSW.
UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.
The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.
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