Safety Advisor - AusNet Services & Powercor Operations

Safety Advisor - AusNet Services & Powercor Operations

Bring strong safety foundations and grow your career in utilities

Join UGL’s Utilities Operations & Maintenance business, supporting field teams delivering essential electricity services for clients including AusNet Services and Powercor.

From planned maintenance and network upgrades to responding to outages and urgent repairs, our crews work across overhead powerlines, underground services and substations to help keep communities across Victoria connected and powered. You’ll work alongside these teams in a hands-on safety role where you can broaden your experience and make a visible impact.

Why this role

• Build valuable experience supporting major electricity network operations.
• Work directly with field crews, supervisors and operational leaders across Victoria.
• Take ownership of a varied field-based role with the support of a close-knit safety team.
• Contribute to a growing business and help strengthen safety across its Victorian operations.
• Work alongside experienced electricity network specialists and line workers.

About the role

This is a senior, autonomous safety role supporting the AusNet Services and Powercor operations across Victoria. Based at Tullamarine, you’ll work across Melbourne, Mooroolbark, Geelong, Shepparton and other locations throughout the state.

You’ll spend much of your time in the field, working with crews and operational leaders to build relationships, support critical controls and strengthen safe behaviours.

Key responsibilities

• Support inductions, toolbox meetings, inspections, audits and critical control conversations.
• Provide practical safety advice and coaching to crews and field supervisors.
• Support incident investigations and help ensure actions and learnings are followed through.
• Assist with minor training, HSE data management, reporting and written documentation.
• Help strengthen critical controls and safety improvement activities while supporting bids and broader business requirements as needed.

What we offer

• Hybrid work environment.
• Access our OneRewards Discount Program.
• Discounted Medibank health insurance.
• Participate in our Wellness Program with AIA Vitality.
• Benefit from 16 weeks of paid primary parental leave.
• Complimentary salary continuance insurance.
• Shape your career with an Individual Development Plan.

About you

• Experience in a similar safety role, ideally in a high-risk industry. This could include construction, rail, transport, manufacturing, mining, resources or another operational environment.
• Sound knowledge of core safety practices, ideally gained supporting field-based workers and operational teams.
• A practical approach, with the confidence to coach, educate and positively influence safe behaviour.
• Comfortable working autonomously, travelling across Victoria when required and attending early starts.
• Curious and improvement focused, with fresh ideas and a willingness to contribute as part of a close-knit team.

About Us

UGL is a respected provider of end-to-end engineering, construction, operation and maintenance services within various sectors including rail, transport, communications, oil and gas, power, renewables, resources, water and defence. We partner with some of the world's largest blue-chip companies, government agencies, private enterprises and public institutions. As a member of the CIMIC Group of companies, we value diversity in our team's backgrounds, ideas and work styles.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly encourage applications from people with disabilities, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, mature aged workers and individuals from culturally diverse backgrounds.

Please note that relevant screening checks will be conducted as part of the recruitment process. These may include a national criminal history check and for you to complete a pre-employment medical.

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