Health & Safety Business Partner

About the role

Aurecon is seeking an experienced Health & Safety Business Partner to join its Perth team. You will combine technical HSE expertise with authentic leadership to create safe, mentally healthy, and high‑performing environments across diverse projects.

Key responsibilities

• Provide strategic HSE governance, risk and compliance advice for the region.
• Lead injury and illness management, including early intervention and return‑to‑work coordination.
• Integrate psychosocial risk into business risk frameworks and support HSE resource planning.
• Coach project teams on risk assessment, control implementation and incident management.
• Drive digital HSE initiatives and contribute to Aurecon’s evolving HSE strategy.

Required profile

• Tertiary qualification in Health & Safety, Engineering, Science, Business or a related field.
• Deep knowledge of HSE legislation, systems and compliance requirements.
• Project‑based HSE experience, preferably in mining, oil & gas or heavy industrial sectors.
• Strong leadership, decision‑making and stakeholder influencing abilities.
• High emotional intelligence and the capacity to build trust at all organisational levels.

Required skills