Safety and Compliance Advisor

Job Title

Safety and Compliance Advisor

Job Description Summary

Drive workplace health & safety and compliance outcomes across a major education portfolio while partnering with contractors and stakeholders.

Job Description

Health & Safety and Compliance Advisor

Parramatta, NSW | Full-Time (Hybrid)

• Play a critical role supporting school infrastructure services

• Blend safety, compliance, quality and contractor engagement

• Join a global leader with strong career development opportunities

About the Role

We're seeking a proactive and solutions-focused Safety & Compliance Advisor to join our team supporting a major Schools Infrastructure portfolio.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a safety professional who enjoys building relationships, driving compliance and influencing positive safety cultures. Working closely with operational teams, contractors and client stakeholders, you'll help ensure the highest standards of safety, quality and compliance are maintained across maintenance delivery programs.

You'll play a key role in contractor engagement, auditing, reporting, onboarding and continuous improvement initiatives while supporting operational delivery teams to achieve outstanding outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Support health, safety, quality and compliance activities across the contract

• Conduct audits of contractor safety documentation including SWMS, toolbox talks and licences

• Monitor contractor compliance with WHS reporting and legislative obligations

• Facilitate consultation, cooperation and coordination between contractors and stakeholders

• Review asbestos registers, hazardous materials registers and site compliance requirements

• Manage contractor and employee onboarding and offboarding processes

• Monitor training records and ensure mandatory training requirements are completed

• Support incident investigations and corrective actions

• Deliver monthly, quarterly and annual compliance reporting

• Identify and implement process improvement initiatives

• Support operational teams during periods of high demand and workforce absences

• Promote a culture of safety, quality and continuous improvement

About You

• Experience in health & safety roles

• Knowledge of Australian WHS legislation and compliance requirements

• Experience conducting audits and supporting compliance programs

• Strong stakeholder engagement and contractor management skills

• Excellent communication and customer service skills

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities

• Experience supporting incident investigations and corrective actions

• High attention to detail and strong reporting capability

• Confident using Microsoft Office including Excel, Teams, SharePoint and PowerPoint

• Formal qualifications in Workplace Health & Safety or a related discipline

About Cushman & Wakefield

Cushman & Wakefield is a global leader in commercial real estate services, with 50,000+ employees across 60 countries. In Australia, we partner with some of the world’s leading organisations to deliver innovative property solutions across office, retail, industrial and logistics assets.

Our strength lies in our collaborative approach, deep market insight and ability to integrate services to deliver exceptional outcomes. We are driven by a client-first mindset and a commitment to excellence, empowering our people to think differently and create value at every stage of the property lifecycle.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to support a major education sector portfolio

• Exposure to safety, quality and compliance initiatives at scale

• Collaborative and supportive team environment

• Career development opportunities within a global organisation

• Ongoing training and professional development

• Diverse role with strong stakeholder and contractor engagement

• Opportunity to contribute to meaningful safety outcomes

Diversity & Inclusion
At Cushman & Wakefield, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and are dedicated to creating an environment where everyone can thrive.

Please note applicants must be eligible to work in Australia. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

 

 

 

As an equal opportunity employer, Cushman & Wakefield encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and female candidates to apply. Cushman & Wakefield promotes safety at all times.

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