Exploration Health & Safety Advisor

About Us

Fortescue is both a proud West Australian company and a global green solutions business. We are recognised for our culture, innovation and industry-leading development of infrastructure, mining assets and green energy initiatives.

Our Opportunity

Location: Across Multiple Fortescue Exploration Sites

Work Schedule: Fly-In Fly-Out (FIFO) from Perth - 14 days on / 7 days off  OR 12 days on / 9 days off

Duration : 12 month maximum term initially 

As a Health & Safety Advisor reporting directly to the HSES Superintendent within Fortescue's Exploration Team, you'll spearhead the implementation and auditing of Safety Management Systems. Your mission? To foster continual improvement in an ever-evolving exploration environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Leaders to align with the Exploration strategic plan, focusing on HSES performance.
• Coach and mentor Leaders and team members, fostering safety compliance, proactive risk management, and assurance activities.
• Champion the drive towards global safety leadership, embodying personal safety values and supporting Exploration leaders to do the same.
• Support Exploration Contract partners in meeting Fortescue’s Minimum Requirements, providing crucial coaching to Supervisors.
• Offer a range of services, including safety training, risk assessments, incident investigations, data analysis, assurance/validation, and presentation of health and safety initiatives.
• Adapt and work in remote settings where Fortescue Exploration operations occur, even in areas with limited amenities and services.

Qualifications and Experience

• Proven track record as a Safety Advisor.
• A Tertiary Qualification in Workplace Health & Safety or equivalent.
• Past involvement in Green and/or Brown Field's Exploration, Drilling, or Mining industries highly valued.
• Safety Auditing qualification as a Lead Auditor (preferred).
• Demonstrated experience in ICAM investigations (or similar).
• Current "C" Class (Manual) Western Australian Drivers License or higher.

Our Commitment

Fortescue is deeply committed to providing a safe culture that builds respect, fosters inclusiveness, and values diversity. We celebrate individual strengths and team members from all backgrounds are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with across the world. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with differing abilities, LGBTIQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

https://fortescue.com/careers 

Internal Candidates / Current Contractors please apply via Success Factors Careers Portal. For further information on how to apply please visit the Fortescue Hub. 

Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.