HSE Advisor | High-Rise Residential | Central Gold Coast

Want to be the safety lead on one of the Gold Coast's newest high-rise towers, with a builder-developer that runs the job from design through to handover? This is your chance to own HSE on a premium residential project from structure to completion.

About the company

Our client is a well-established, family-owned builder and developer with more than 35 years of delivery across South East Queensland. Because they develop and build their own projects, one team oversees each job from design through to construction, so decisions are made close to the site. After a decade of apartment and mixed-use projects across Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast, they have expanded to the Gold Coast, and this tower is their first project in the region.

The project A premium high-rise residential tower in central Gold Coast, with more than 100 apartments above ground-floor retail. Construction began in August 2026 with completion expected in early 2029, giving you long-term security on a single, high-profile site.

The role

Reporting into the project leadership, you'll lead health, safety and environmental management on site, working hand in hand with the project and site teams and subcontractors. You will:

- Implement and maintain the project HSE management plan and the group's safety management system
- Review and monitor SWMS, risk assessments and high-risk construction work
- Run site inspections and audits, and drive corrective actions through to close-out
- Deliver inductions, toolbox talks and HSE training for site teams and subcontractors
- Advise site management on WHS legislation, codes of practice and high-rise risks including working at heights,



cranes and lifting, formwork and scaffolding
- Investigate incidents and near misses, identify root causes and report findings
- Monitor subcontractor HSE compliance, including prequalification and documentation
- Manage environmental controls including erosion and sediment, dust, noise and waste
- Maintain HSE records, registers and reporting, liaise with regulators and support external audits

About you

- HSE advisory experience on high-rise construction projects (essential)
- Sound working knowledge of Queensland WHS legislation, codes of practice and high-risk construction work
- Relevant WHS qualifications and a current construction induction (White Card)
- A confident, credible site presence: you coach site teams and subcontractors and hold the line on safety standards
- Practical judgement to assess risk on a live high-rise site and find workable controls that keep the job moving safely
- Strong organisation, with accurate records, explicit reporting and ownership of close-out actions

Why you'll want this role

- Very competitive salary
- Be the HSE lead on a flagship project, with real ownership and influence on site
- Join a family-owned builder-developer that controls its projects from design through to completion
- The stability of a business with more than 35 years of delivery across South East Queensland
- Long-term security on one site through to completion in 2029

Ready to apply?

Click Apply to submit your CV, or contact Don Weraksa at W Talent on 0400 054 or @wtalent.com.au for a confidential conversation. All approaches are handled in strict confidence, and we're happy to talk outside business hours if that suits you better.

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