WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY ADVISOR

Personnel Area: Corporate Services

Branch: Safety Branch

Salary Range: Band 5 $98,778 - $111,969 + Superannuation

(Remuneration stated is for the full-time positions)

Work type: 2x Permanent Full-time positions

Location: Brisbane Square

Our Business

Corporate Services provides the essential support functions that enable Council to run smoothly and efficiently. The group is responsible for ensuring Council has the necessary people, technology and services to support its core operations and strategic objectives. It provides services across a range of functions, including people, finance, digital, procurement, rates, debt management, property management, process and service excellence, project portfolio governance, and project management frameworks and standards.

Our Branch

Council is implementing a new operating model for its safety function, including establishing a dedicated Safety Branch. This branch will be Council’s central ‘hub’ of the model, responsible for strengthening governance and collaborating with embedded operational safety teams to ensure coordinated outcomes across the organisation.

The Role

The Workplace Health and Safety Advisor provides expert WHS services to Council’s diverse stakeholders and contributes to core WHS delivery work across the organisation. The role collaborates with leaders and employees to strengthen safety capability and ensure system practices and procedures comply with WHS legislation. The role also coordinates training, analyses and interprets WHS performance, undertakes reporting, participates in self-insurance audits and contributes to corporate strategies.

To be successful you will have:

• the ability to contribute to team direction, give and receive feedback and achieve agreed performance standards in order to contribute to a culture of performance excellence
• demonstrated knowledge and understanding of WHS and workers’ compensation legislation, contemporary issues, trends and best practice and their implications on the business environment
• demonstrated ability to provide authoritative, professional and strategic WHS advice and solutions to managers and other key stakeholders, ensuring a strong customer outcome focus
• demonstrated ability to provide effective coaching, training and support to all relevant stakeholders, and deal with sensitive information in an appropriate manner
• demonstrated analytical, research and interpretative skills, including the ability to monitor performance, analyse data, identify trends and propose strategies to continually improve performance
• sound knowledge of risk management principles, incident management, auditing, and WHS management systems and the ability to apply safety legislation to Council
• demonstrated ability to develop positive and collaborative working relationships with customers and team members through high level communication, consultation and negotiation skills.

A Diploma in WHS or equivalent and/or an undergraduate/post graduate qualification in WHS is desirable but not mandatory.

Benefits of working for Council include:

• flexible working hours, and flexible arrangements
• free gym and wellness centre
• award winning superannuation fund
• generous leave provisions
• competitive salary.

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How to apply:  Click on the 'I’m interested' button to complete your online application. Please upload your tailored resume and covering letter (of no more than one page) demonstrating your suitability to the position.

This role may require a Criminal History Check, or you may be required to undertake a pre-employment medical assessment to assess your ability to perform the genuine occupational requirements of the role.

For more information: Please call Cassandra Lee on 07 3403 0026.

People from diverse backgrounds, including those living with a disability and/or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who may have questions about the recruitment process or working at Council, are encouraged to reach out to the contact above, who can connect you with a member of Council’s Diversity and Inclusion team.

Application Closing Date: Wednesday 24 June 2026 at 11:55pm AEST.

Brisbane City Council is a multi-award winning accessible and inclusive workplace where our people represent the diverse communities we serve, are supported, and can feel safe. Council has been awarded Employer of the Year at the National Disability Awards and has been recognised multiple times with ‘Gold Employer’ status from the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTI inclusion.