Date Posted: 2026-08-21

Country: Australia

Location: LOC7059: 610 Murray Street, West Perth WA 6005

Come and join Otis today. We are proud to be named among the Forbes 2025 World’s Best Employers.

At Otis, it’s our people who set us apart. Join a team where collaboration, innovation, and empowerment help every individual and our business reach new heights.

Why this role matters

We’re seeking an experienced EH&S; Specialist based in Perth to support and partner with our operational teams across Western Australia (WA) and South Australia (SA).

In this permanent full time role, you’ll report to the EH&S; Director, Australasia, and work as part of the Australasia EH&S; Team, embedding best‑practice safety across the region.

What you’ll do

In this visible, hands‑on role, you will lead by example to foster a proactive safety culture, build engagement, and deliver our corporate EH&S; programs across WA and SA.

Key responsibilities

Provide EH&S; leadership by influencing, coaching and supporting leaders, supervisors and field teams to achieve safe, compliant and high-quality outcomes.

Implement and maintain Otis EH&S; management systems, project EH&S; plans and corporate programs, ensuring compliance with legislative requirements, company standards and continuous improvement objectives.

Identify, assess and control workplace risks through proactive field engagement, inspections, audits, risk assessments and targeted improvement initiatives.

Conduct workplace inspections, fatality prevention audits and assurance activities to verify compliance with WHS legislation, ISO 45001 requirements and Otis policies and procedures.

Lead and support incident investigations, ensuring injuries, near misses, hazards and property damage events are thoroughly investigated, corrective actions are implemented, and lessons learned are shared across the business.

Deliver training, toolbox talks, communications and change initiatives that build capability and reinforce safe work practices, critical risk controls and appropriate use of personal protective equipment.

Provide practical EH&S; advice and coaching to operational teams, supporting effective decision-making, risk management and the consistent application of safety standards.

Monitor and report on EH&S; performance, analysing trends,



identifying opportunities for improvement and supporting leaders to achieve safety objectives.

Participate in critical risk and fatality prevention programs, engaging with employees, contractors and stakeholders to strengthen safety culture and operational discipline.

Participate in risk reduction and process improvement initiatives

Support workers' compensation and return-to-work activities, partnering with leaders, employees and external providers to facilitate safe and sustainable return-to-work outcomes.

What you will need to have

Bachelor’s degree or Graduate Diploma in OHS (or related discipline).

3-5 years EH&S; experience in high‑risk environments (e.g. construction, lifts, facilities management, engineering).

Trade experience and qualifications will be preferable.

Sound knowledge of WHS legislation and ISO 45001.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Strong influencing, negotiation, and stakeholder management capability.

A valid driver’s license and a valuable driving record.

It will be an added advantage if you’ve supported geographically dispersed field teams and are comfortable with intrastate travel across WA and SA.

Why join Otis

Impact: Your work directly protects our colleagues, customers, and communities.

Growth: Global scale, local autonomy, and meaningful career pathways.

Support: Tools, training, and a safety‑first culture grounded in robust EHS systems.

Inclusion: We’re committed to a diverse, inclusive workplace and strongly encourage applications from women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Apply now and help us build what's next!

If you live in a city, chances are we will give you a lift or play a role in keeping you moving every day.

Otis is the world’s leading elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation, and service company.



We move 2.4 billion people every day and maintain approximately 2.4 million customer units worldwide, the industry's largest Service portfolio.

You may recognize our products in some of the world’s most famous landmarks including the Eiffel Tower, Empire State Building, Burj Khalifa and the Petronas Twin Towers! We are 72,000 people strong, including engineers, digital technology experts, sales, and functional specialists, as well as factory and field technicians, all committed to meeting the diverse needs of our customers and passengers in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. We are proud to be a diverse, global team with a proven legacy of innovation that continues to be the bedrock of a fast-moving, high-performance company.

When you join Otis, you become part of an innovative global industry leader with a resilient business model. You’ll belong to a diverse, trusted, and caring community where your contributions, and the skills and capabilities you’ll gain working alongside the best and brightest, keep us connected and on the cutting edge.

We provide opportunities, training, and resources, that build leadership and capabilities in Sales, Field, Engineering and Major Projects and our Employee Scholar Program is a notable point of pride, through which Otis sponsors colleagues to pursue degrees or certification programs.

Today, our focus more than ever is on people. As a global, people-powered company, we put people – passengers, customers, and colleagues – at the center of everything we do. We are guided by our values that we call our Three Absolutes – prioritizing Safety, Ethics, Quality in all that we do. If you would like to learn more about environmental, social and governance (ESG) at Otis click .

Become a part of the Otis team and help us #Buildwhatsnext!

Otis is An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other protected class according to applicable law. To request an accommodation in completing an employment application due to a special need or a disability, please contact us at [email protected].

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📌 EH&S Specialist (West Perth)
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