Senior Safety Advisor

KBR • Full-time • Adelaide, South Australia, Australia • 22h ago

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Make a Real Impact in a Client-Facing Role

Are you passionate about driving health and safety excellence and influencing positive change across major infrastructure projects?

This is your opportunity to step into a key client-facing role where your leadership will shape contractor safety outcomes and contribute to a safer future for South Australia.

We’re seeking a Senior Safety Advisor – Major Projects to lead contractor management initiatives within a high-profile program of works. This role offers the chance to work closely with our client, travel to client sites, and be embedded in their office environment, all while enjoying flexible work options that support your lifestyle.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead the development and execution of contractor HSE management frameworks
Provide strategic HSE leadership across project teams and delivery partners
Influence and negotiate with regulatory bodies, contractors, and stakeholders
Drive continuous improvement through monitoring, reporting, and assurance activities
Facilitate training, coaching, and capability building in contractor safety practices
Ensure alignment with regulatory standards and internal HSE objectives
Travel to client sites to support in-field engagement and performance reviews

Skills & Experience Required:

Tertiary qualification in Health, Safety, Environment or Occupational Health & Safety (minimum Diploma level).
Minimum 5 years’ experience in HSE roles within engineering, construction or infrastructure projects.
Proven experience in contractor HSE management and implementing HSE frameworks.
Strong knowledge of WHS legislation, risk management and compliance.
Skilled in incident investigation, audits, and continuous improvement.
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
Ability to lead, coach and influence teams and delivery partners.
Experience in developing and delivering HSE training and capability programs.
Current driver’s licence, First Aid/CPR certification, and Construction White Card.

Why join KBR:

At KBR, we are committed to creating a safe, high-performance culture where our people and partners thrive. Working on one of South Australia’s key service delivery contracts, this is your opportunity to lead meaningful change and help deliver safe, reliable infrastructure to our communities.

Our KBR Values - We Value Our People, We Deliver, We Are People of Integrity, We Empower, We Are a Team of Teams – these values embody our people centric organisation.

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