What To Expect The Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Specialist, Commercial Energy drives EHS process excellence, ensures regulatory compliance, and minimizes risks across Commercial, Industrial, and Utility Energy product deployments in Australia and New Zealand.

This role reports to the Regional EHS Lead, Energy Deployments and is committed to maintaining world-class safety standards in operations. It involves collaboration with senior regional leadership, front-line operational staff, contracting partners, and other Tesla teams to foster continuous improvement in the design and deployment of energy storage systems.

Based in Queensland or New South Wales, the position requires overnight and multi-day travel across Australia and New Zealand approximately 30 percent of the time.

What You'll Do- Develop partnerships and serve as an EHS advisor to Tesla Energy business leaders, ensuring legal compliance and safe product deployment.

- Serve as a technical expert in the safe design, installation, construction, and operation of Tesla energy products.
- Support the development and execution of Tesla's Safety programs for Utility and Commercial Deployments.
- Identify operational gaps and drive innovative EHS solutions with cross-functional teams.
- Lead event learning reviews, identify contributing factors and system conditions, and drive preventive actions using Human and Organizational Performance principles.
- Conduct field observations to verify EHS compliance, document findings, and review improvement opportunities with stakeholders.
- Lead EHS meetings to communicate improvements, event learnings, and performance, and train teams on EHS concepts to reduce risk. What You'll Bring- Minimum three years of progressive EHS experience in large organizations and an education in an EHS-related field.
- Experience in the electric power generation, transmission, storage, or distribution industries,



with a preference for knowledge of lithium-ion battery storage.
- Practical experience in construction safety, working at heights, electrical safety, and environmental risks, with knowledge of local and national regulatory agencies.
- Detailed knowledge and practical, hands-on experience in developing and deploying electrical safety programs under the requirements of AS3000.
- Ability to execute responsibilities in a fast-paced global organization using a 'first-principles' approach, with strong communication skills and the ability to interact positively with various stakeholders.
- Strong interpersonal skills, attention to detail, problem-solving skills, ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced environment, and ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Expert in MS Office 365 Suite, including SharePoint, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and Teams. Benefits In addition to a competitive compensation package, Tesla Australia & Current Zealand is pleased to offer the following benefits for permanent employees:
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) - Purchase Tesla stock twice per year at a 15% discount
- Parental leave (no minimum employment period)
- Primary carers – 18 weeks at full pay or 36 weeks half pay
- Secondary carers – 6 weeks full pay
- Miscarriage leave - 10 days

- Employee Vehicle Loan Program

- Novated Leasing (AU only)
- Employee Vehicle Finance program (AU only) - Tesla subsidises your loan interest
- Well-being Fund – An annual allowance of $950 USD for all employees to support their well-being in ways that are meaningful to them
- Health insurance discounts (AU only)
- Bike to work – $10 per day if you cycle to work
- Employee Assistance Program - Free and confidential counselling for all staff and their families

- Annual Flu Vaccines
- Birthday Leave, Cultural Significance Leave and Volunteer Leave Some eligibility criteria may apply, benefits detailed above are subject to change / withdrawal at Tesla’s discretion with no prior notice. , Tesla

📌 Sr. EHS Specialist, Commercial Energy, AU&NZ (Alexandria)
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