Darwin, NT | Berrimah HQ & Channel Island Power Station 6-Month Contract | Immediate Start Embedded Expertise is partnering with a leading Northern Territory energy organisation to source an experienced WHS Improvement, Assurance & Projects Advisor for a key safety leadership role supporting major operational, maintenance and capital delivery activities. This role has a strong focus on critical risk management, assurance, contractor governance and safety improvement across high-risk industrial environments. ## The Opportunity Working within the People & Safety function, you will lead and support initiatives that strengthen safety performance, improve assurance processes and embed effective risk management practices across operations, projects and contractor-delivered works.

Key responsibilities
- Leading WHS improvement initiatives, frameworks, systems and programs.
- Developing and implementing critical control assurance and verification activities.
- Conducting audits, assurance reviews and governance assessments.
- Supporting major projects, outages and contractor-delivered works from a WHS perspective.
- Driving continuous improvement of contractor management and assurance processes.
- Facilitating risk assessments and providing specialist WHS advice across the business.




- Identifying systemic improvement opportunities through analysis of safety performance and assurance findings. ## About You You will bring robust experience in safety assurance, risk management or WHS improvement within industrial, utilities, resources, energy, construction or similarly high-risk environments.
- Experience developing and implementing WHS systems, assurance programs or risk management frameworks.
- Experience conducting audits, assurance reviews, critical control verification or compliance activities.
- Strong knowledge of Australian WHS legislation and associated codes of practice.
- Exposure to contractor management, procurement, project safety or capital delivery environments.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
- Excellent reporting, communication and analytical capabilities. ## Highly Regarded
- Qualifications in WHS, Risk Management, Engineering, Project Management or a related discipline.
- Lead Auditor or Internal Auditor accreditation.
- Experience with critical risk or critical control management methodologies, including BowTie, ICAM, TapRooT® or similar.
- Experience supporting power generation, utilities, heavy industry, construction or other operational environments. ## *Only applicants with Australian working rights will be considered.*

📌 WHS Improvement, Assurance (Darwin)
🏢 Embedded Expertise
📍 Darwin