Senior Consultant

The Team

The Organisational Safety and Wellbeing branch is responsible for delivering a simple, practical system that manages health and safety risks, and fosters a positive safety culture. The Work Health and Safety (WHS) unit plays a key role in supporting the branch to deliver this, by providing advice and support to sites, managers and workers to effectively manage and continuously improve work health and safety.

About the Role

To support the planning, development, implementation and review of Work Health and Safety (WHS) policies, procedures, strategies and initiatives aligned to a strategic WHS program of work.
The role contributes specialist expertise to the planning, development, implementation, evaluation and continuous improvement of the Department’s WHS frameworks, systems, policies and initiatives. The Senior Consultant supports managers and leaders to meet their WHS obligations and promotes a consistent, risk based and proportionate approach to safety management across diverse operational environments.
The position operates as a trusted subject matter expert, exercising independent judgement on complex WHS matters and contributing to departmental objectives while working within established strategic and governance frameworks.

We are offering

• Permanent, ongoing 
• Start ASAP
• Full-time
• 73.5 hours per fortnight
• Location: Southern Tasmania
• We are a child-safe organisation
• Pathways to grow your career

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