Title:  SHEQ (Safety, Health, Environment and Quality) Advisor

The Opportunity

Veolia Australia & New Zealand is the only global company to provide a full range of environmental services in the fields of water, waste management and energy solutions. With the global expertise gained from serving the environment for more than 170 years, Veolia operates in more than 57 countries around the world, with well over a hundred sites and approximately 6500 employees in Australia & New Zealand.

Veolia New Zealand is a leading provider of water, waste, and energy management solutions. Our activities include:  Water management: Operating and maintaining water and wastewater treatment plants, distribution networks, and providing innovative water solutions for municipalities and industries across New Zealand, and Environmental services: Offering comprehensive waste management and resource recovery solutions, including collection, treatment, and recycling of various waste streams.

What's on offer

• Positive, inclusive, collaborative and innovative culture
• Contributing meaningfully to Veolia’s Purpose of Ecological Transformation
• Flexible, family-friendly working arrangements
• A high degree of autonomy to work on diverse initiatives.

What you'll be responsible for

This hands-on role (80% field-based) focuses on:

• Process Safety, including Permit to Work and Lock Out/Tag Out (LOTO) 
• Application of Hazard and Risk Management Systems (HRMS)
• Management of Change (MOC) for engineering and biological processes

Key responsibilities:
• Implement and audit management systems for process safety, LOTO and MOC
• Conduct inspections and ensure compliance with company and legislative requirements
• Support development of site safety plans and safe operating procedures
• Deliver safety training and coach operations teams on risk assessments
• Facilitate incident investigations and emergency management training

What you'll need to be successful

Requirements:

• NZ Certificate in Workplace Health and Safety (Level 4) or equivalent

• NZISM Practitioner Accreditation
• Extensive experience in Process Safety, LOTO and MOC
• Strong knowledge of relevant safety legislation
• Excellent communication, problem-solving and computer skills
• Current driver's license

Desired:
• ICAM Lead Investigator training
• Certificate IV in workplace training and assessment
• First Aid Certificate

Personal Attributes: 
●Ability to assess and assimilate a wide range of information. 
● Persistence and confidence in one's own judgement and capability. 
● Ability to quickly adapt to changing circumstances, strong analytical skills and focus on quality of work. 
● Ability to work with a high degree of autonomy. 
● Results focused team player. 
● High degree of personal integrity. 
● A confident and effective communicator with the ability to build strong relationships and interact at all levels of organisations (including corporate and large public sector organisations). 

A Veolia Career

Our environmental solutions help customers preserve and renew our natural resources, creating a better future for our planet. When you join Veolia, you become part of a community of like-minded individuals who are committed to achieving extraordinary results. 
You will have the opportunity to work alongside talented and intelligent professionals who are constantly pushing boundaries and accomplishing incredible feats.
At Veolia we value diversity, equality and inclusion, we are committed to providing working environments where everyone is included and treated fairly and with respect. We welcome applications from Maori and Pasifika, Veterans, people with Disability, mature age and early careers, members of the LGBTI+ community, and people from all cultural backgrounds.

If you have the experience and are looking for a fulfilling career with a global organisation, then apply today!

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To apply for this vacancy you MUST be a New Zealand citizen, resident, or have already secured the right to work in New Zealand and therefore hold a valid visa.