At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead health, safety, and environmental support on renewable energy projects across New Zealand.
- Company: Beon Energy Solutions, a leader in renewable energy and infrastructure.
- Benefits: Hybrid work options, generous parental leave, health benefits, and career development opportunities.
- Other info: Inclusive workplace committed to diversity and empowering all employees.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the energy transition while fostering a positive safety culture.
- Qualifications: HSE qualification and three years' experience in site-based roles.
Beon Energy Solutions is at the forefront of energy transition across Australia and New Zealand. We deliver safe, innovative and quality energy solutions that exceed our stakeholder ambitions. We are a leader in the delivery of large-scale renewable energy and infrastructure projects, with expertise in design, procurement, construction and maintenance. We strive to help the delivery of the energy transition by maintaining a strong focus on supporting the development of renewable generation. We offer opportunities to learn and grow in a safe, inclusive, flexible and collaborative environment.
About the Role
We're looking for an experienced Field HSE Advisor to join our HSE project delivery team in a full-time and permanent capacity based at our Te Rahui Solar Farm Project located in Rangitaiki (3379) in New Zealand. This is a hands-on, site-based role where you'll work alongside project leaders, workers and contractors to provide practical health, safety and environmental support across construction projects throughout New Zealand. Reporting to the HSE team, you will play a key role in coordinating, implementing and continuously improving project-specific HSE systems, plans and processes. You'll partner with operational teams to identify risks, promote safe work practices and support compliance across all phases of project delivery. As a trusted advisor, you will provide frontline leadership, coaching and guidance to workers and contractors, helping to foster a positive and proactive safety culture. Through strong stakeholder engagement, practical problem-solving and a focus on continuous improvement, you will contribute to achieving safe, sustainable and successful project outcomes.
In this role you will deliver:
- Provide frontline HSE leadership, coaching and support to workers, contractors and project teams
- Implement and maintain project HSE management plans, site safety plans and safe work procedures
- Lead site inspections, audits, risk assessments, incident investigations and corrective actions
- Monitor HSE performance, identify trends and drive continuous improvement initiatives
- Review risk assessments, permits and controls for high-risk construction activities
- Support worker engagement through inductions, toolbox talks, pre-starts and HSE committee participation
- Monitor contractor compliance and provide practical advice to supervisors and project leaders
- Coordinate emergency preparedness, environmental controls and project HSE reporting
To succeed in this role you will have:
- Qualified in Health & Safety (NZ Certificate Level 4 or equivalent recognised HSE qualification)
- Minimum three years' experience in a site-based HSE role within construction, civil, utilities or infrastructure projects
- Strong knowledge of New Zealand health, safety and environmental legislation and requirements
- Experienced in applying practical HSE systems and controls within operational construction environments
- Skilled at building relationships, influencing stakeholders and driving positive safety behaviours
- Confident communicator with the ability to deliver engaging training, inductions and presentations
- Strong problem-solving and investigation skills, including incident investigations and risk management
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and able to communicate technical HSE information clearly and effectively
We’re proud to offer an inclusive, supportive workplace where everyone feels safe, valued, and empowered to grow. Some of our benefits include hybrid work options, purchased leave, 15 weeks of gender-neutral primary parental leave, health and wellbeing subsidiary, career development and planning opportunities, and exclusive discounts.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion to support a fair workplace for all
We are committed to building a safe, inclusive, and supportive workplace where people of all genders, ethnicities, sexual orientations, abilities and ages are valued for who they are and empowered to do their best. Through our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Strategy (DEI), Reconciliation Action Plans and initiatives like Women in Power and Sparkle, our LGBTQIA+ allies network, we’re working to create equal opportunities for all. We are proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for Women.
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences, and strongly encourage First Peoples, women, people from the LGBTIQA community, culturally and racially marginalised people and people with disabilities to apply. We recognise how people from marginalised groups can face extra barriers and self-select out of recruitment processes. With this in mind, we’re committed to making reasonable adjustments to ensure a positive, barrier-free recruitment process.
If you require adjustments as part of the recruitment process to accommodate your needs, please don’t hesitate to discuss these with us.
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