Our client is a leading renewable energy developer, owner and operator of large-scale wind and solar assets across Australia and New Zealand. With a strong commitment to delivering sustainable infrastructure, they are recognised for their focus on safety, environmental stewardship and high-quality project delivery.
This opportunity sits within a major wind farm project in South Australia, offering a client-side assurance role with genuine impact on HSE performance across construction activities.
About the Role
This is a site-based HSE Assurance & Compliance Advisor position focused on supporting the safe, compliant and responsible delivery of a major wind farm project.
Acting in a client-side capacity, you will monitor and verify Principal Contractor activities to ensure alignment with development approvals, permit conditions, legislative requirements and internal HSE standards.
This is an assurance-focused role rather than an operational safety position, requiring someone confident in identifying gaps, driving compliance and maintaining strong governance across site activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor contractor HSE performance and provide feedback on compliance with systems, procedures and regulatory requirements
- Conduct regular site inspections across safety and environmental performance
- Verify compliance with development approvals and permit conditions
- Identify and escalate non-compliances and support close-out actions
- Support incident and hazard reporting, including tracking investigations through to completion
- Maintain accurate records within internal systems, including audits, inspections and actions tracking
- Support internal and third-party audit activities and follow-up actions
- Prepare weekly and monthly HSE assurance reporting
- Engage with contractors, stakeholders and regulators to ensure consistent HSE standards
- Contribute to safety culture initiatives, toolbox talks and continuous improvement activities
- Strong HSE background within construction, infrastructure, renewables or major project environments
- Experience in compliance, auditing and assurance activities
- Comfortable working client-side and managing contractor interfaces
- Strong attention to detail with excellent reporting and administration skills
- Ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels
- Solid understanding of Australian WHS legislation and permit/compliance frameworks
- Proactive, practical approach with the confidence to identify and escalate issues