HSE Advisor

Zenith is partnering with one of Queensland’s longest-standing Tier 2 builders to find an experienced HSE professional for a brand new school in the Rockhampton region. It’s a long-term role on a well-resourced project, with a business that wants you to stay well beyond this job.

The project
A brand new state secondary school on a greenfield site. The builder is delivering the bulk earthworks now as an early works package, with full construction starting in February 2027 and completion due by the end of June 2028.

The job is seven buildings, six of them modular and manufactured in Brisbane. That makes for a genuinely interesting safety scope: offsite manufacture, transport and heavy lifts running alongside conventional on-site construction. More buildings are planned for the site in future.

You’ll be part of a well-resourced site team of PM, CA, engineer, site manager and foreman.

Why this builder

• Privately owned and family-run, with more than 50 years of Queensland construction behind it
• More than 1,000 people across a group that spans building, civil, development and support services, so there’s room to grow without changing employers
• A core North Queensland team that has worked together for seven to ten years. People join and stay
• They count a good hire as someone who stays five years, and they plan your next project, not just this one
• Monday to Friday. No Saturday work is standard across the business
• A strong education track record across Queensland, plus long-term government clients in police, ambulance and Defence
• Their people describe the culture as supportive and family-oriented, backed by a wellness program, a women’s network and a real commitment to apprentices and local communities

What you’ll be doing

• Leading HSE across the site from early works through to handover
• Running inductions, prestarts, toolbox talks, inspections and audits
• Reviewing SWMS, high-risk work and subcontractor safety documentation
• Planning and overseeing safety for modular deliveries, crane lifts and installation
• Managing incident reporting, investigations and corrective actions
• Coaching site leaders and subcontractors so safety is owned by everyone on site
• Reporting HSE performance to the project team and the wider business

What you’ll bring

• Cert IV in Work Health and Safety as a minimum
• At least five years as an HSE professional in commercial building construction. This one needs a building background rather than civil or mining
• Experience on busy commercial sites with multiple trades and high-risk work
• A track record of staying with employers and seeing projects through
• The confidence to hold the line on safety while keeping good relationships on site
• Based in Rockhampton, or open to relocating, FIFO or DIDO

What’s on offer

• Around $180k total package, structured how you want it: company car (valued at $15k including a fuel card), a fuel card for your own vehicle, a novated lease or a vehicle allowance
• Relocation support for a permanent move, accommodation and an uplift for a temporary move, or a roster-based uplift for FIFO or DIDO (5:2, 10:4 and similar)
• Monday to Friday, fully site based
• Long-term security on a project running to mid 2028, with a business that keeps its people
• How to apply

Apply now or call Tim Chapman at Zenith on 0409 712 680 for a confidential chat about the role and the business.