Health & Safety Advisor - hourly rate contract to February 2027

Are you a proactive Health & Safety professional who thrives in operational environments and enjoys partnering with front line teams to drive positive safety outcomes?

We are recruiting for an experienced Health & Safety Advisor to join a major water services organisation across the Wellington region. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a background in water, utilities, infrastructure, industrial or high-risk operational environments who is looking to make an immediate impact in a critical public services organisation.

This contract opportunity will run through to February 2027 and offers a varied role with a strong field-based focus, supporting operational teams, contractors and leaders to strengthen health, safety and wellbeing performance across treatment facilities, maintenance activities, automation systems and operational projects

About the role

As a trusted safety partner, you will provide practical and visible health and safety support while helping to foster a strong safety culture across the business.

Key responsibilities include:

• Championing positive health, safety and wellbeing initiatives across operational teams
• Conducting site inspections, audits, observations and assurance activities
• Supporting risk identification, assessment and control implementation
• Leading and facilitating incident investigations and corrective actions
• Supporting emergency preparedness activities, drills and response planning
• Coaching leaders, workers and contractors to enhance safety capability
• Supporting contractor management and contractor health and safety performance
• Providing insights, reporting and recommendations to operational leadership teams
• Supporting permit-to-work processes and critical risk management programmes

About you

We're looking for an engaging and practical Health & Safety professional who enjoys working alongside operational teams and influencing positive outcomes through strong relationships and credible advice.

You will ideally bring:

• At least 3 years' experience in a Health & Safety Advisory or operational safety role
• Strong knowledge of New Zealand health and safety legislation
• Experience conducting investigations, audits and assurance activities
• Experience supporting risk management and continuous improvement initiatives
• The ability to coach and influence leaders, employees and contractors
• Experience working within contractor and multi-PCBU environments
• Full New Zealand Driver Licence

Highly desirable

Candidates with experience in the following sectors will be particularly well suited:

• Water and wastewater
• Utilities
• Infrastructure
• Industrial operations
• Mechanical or electrical environments
• Process manufacturing or treatment facilities

What's on offer?

• Immediate start opportunity
• Contractor role through to February 2027
• Meaningful work supporting essential public infrastructure
• Diverse and hands-on operational environment
• Opportunity to influence safety culture and drive continuous improvement
• Wellington region-based role with site exposure across multiple locations

If you're ready to step into a visible, field-focused Health & Safety role where you can make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now or contact Allie Poland at Robert Walters for a confidential discussion on 022 5895154

Robert Walters endeavours to review all applications in a maximum of five working days. If you have not received correspondence within this timeframe please do not hesitate to contact Allie Poland on +6444719774.