Health & Safety Specialist - Senior H&S Officer (T/HIRA)

Your role

To perform this role successfully, the individual will be responsible for but not limited to the following:

• Facilitate and oversee Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (T/HIRA) activities across the program, ensuring assessments are conducted in accordance with approved requirements and are applied throughout the project lifecycle.
• Provide subject matter expertise, advice, and guidance on construction health and safety risk management, with a specific focus on hazard identification, critical risk controls, and risk reduction strategies.
• Works collaboratively with contractors to confirm that the measures set out in T/HIRA outputs are effectively implemented.
• Plan and conduct periodic reviews, assessments, and audits of T/HIRA processes, documentation, and implementation to verify conformance with program requirements to identify systemic issues.
• Support the identification, tracking, and verification of corrective actions, including participation in effectiveness verification activities to confirm that implemented controls adequately address identified hazards and risks.
• Prepare and deliver management‑level reports that summarize T/HIRA outcomes, emerging risks, trends, and systemic issues, and recommend items for escalation to appropriate governance and decision‑making forums.
• Coach, mentor, and support the development of safety and project personnel, promoting consistent application of T/HIRA principles, strengthening risk competency, and contributing to succession and capability building within the program.