Vacancy Name

WHS Advisor

Vacancy No

VN419

Location

Adelaide Airport

Employment Type

FT - Full-time

Hours Per Week (Part Time Only)

Position Purpose

All applications are being managed by Denise Antoniou at Robert Walters. Please email [email protected] or phone 0431 127 633

Reporting to the WHS Manager, the WHS Assurance Specialist supports the execution of AAL’s Work Health and Safety (WHS) programs. This role plays a key part in maintaining AAL’s mature WHS Management System through relationship building, business partnering, monitoring, assurance, and verification activities. The role provides oversight of contractor works, facilitates WHS consultation activities, and contributes to continuous improvement initiatives. The WHS Assurance Specialist also supports the administration of key safety systems and helps embed a strong safety culture across AAL and its contractor network.

Key Accountabilities

- Provide assurance and oversight of contractor works across AAL and PA, including, service contractor audits, contractor pre-qualification, induction management and assisting with permit to work requirements.
- Conduct hazard inspections and task observations, and implement corrective and improvement actions
- Maintain and administer AAL’s Contractor Management and Visitor Management System (SitePass)
- Maintain and administer the WHS component of AAL’s Risk and Incident Management System (Riskonnect)




- Facilitate WHS consultation activities, including WHS Committee meetings, HSR workshops, and the Contractor Safety Committee
- Foster strong working relationships with internal teams, contractors, and stakeholders
- Assist in embedding safety leadership behaviours and a positive safety culture across the airport precinct.
- Perform other duties as directed by the WHS Manager and Head of Risk, Safety and Compliance

Live the AAL values

- Accountability – Excellence starts with ownership
- Integrity – Do the right thing, even when no one’s around to see it
- Respect – Positive humans make excellent workplaces
- Teamwork – Collaboration drives us Celebration unites us
- Customer Focussed – Think customer. Always!

Qualifications/Skills/Experience

Qualifications

Desirable

- Recognised tertiary qualifications in WHS (minimum Cert IV)
- Lead Auditor or management system qualifications
- ICAM Lead Investigator
- Cert IV in Training and Assessment

Experience

Essential

• 2-3 years’ experience in WHS, with a strong focus on contractor management and permits to work

- Experience with construction safety principles and WHS compliance

Desirable

• Experience in WHS systems administration (e.g. incident reporting, contractor management)

- Aviation sector experience
- Exposure to management systems auditing

Applications Close Date

14 Aug 2026

📌 WHS Advisor (Adelaide)
🏢 Adelaide Airport
📍 Adelaide