Hsqe Advisor

Northpower is an electricity and fibre network provider for Whangarei and Kaipara, with more than 60,000 connected customers. We also provide contracting services to our partners - other network owners and operators across the North Island.
- We have over 1,300 staff working together across 13 locations to keep the power on and the lights going for our customers.
- We’re proud to be an essential service and our commitment to keeping our people safe during the Covid-19 lockdown is testament to our innovative and agile approach.
- An exciting opportunity for a high calibre Health, Safety, Quality and Environment (HSQE) Advisor has come about to join our amazing and supportive team in Tauranga.**The role**
Reporting to the HSQE Manager, as the HSQE Advisor this role will see you having a strong focus on engagement and education of staff. You will be spending 50% of your time on site, undertaking advisory and assessment work, as well as educational work with our team from the field and office. The remaining 50% of the role will be focussed on incident management system and reporting by providing information to the business.
- Some of the responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Build and maintain relationships while interacting with various stakeholders to ensure HSQE management systems are in place and working effectively
- Support the HSQE Manager in all HSQE and Wellbeing matters for the region
- Manage all subcontractors used to ensure (as a minimum) full compliance with our HSQE requirements
- Provide budgeting, forecasting, and pricing support to the HSQE Manager
- Foster a culture where employees are engaged and feel empowered make decisions that ensure they keep themselves, their colleagues, contractors, the public and the environment free from harm

**What’s in it for you?**
This role comes with benefits like:
- Competitive remuneration, an in-house wellbeing programme, with initiatives such as group discounted medical insurance
- A full private use vehicle and flexible working arrangements
- A variety of retail discounts and offers
- An environment where innovation and quick adaptation is forefront
- A company who puts our people at the heart of the organisation and is committed to safety leadership at all levels

**About you**
You will be an experienced HSQE professional who is a champion of health, safety and environmental principles and preferably has experience in a contracting environment (electricity experience is advantageous but not essential).
- You’ll be able to demonstrate your:
- Experience in root cause investigation analysis methodologies, managing audit programmes, data and risk analysis
- Proven ability to train and conducting presentations
- Tenacity in taking problems through to successful outcomes despite potential barriers
- Ability to build trust and maintain strong collaborative working relationships both in professional and front line field environments
- Team player with a great ‘can do’ attitude
- Strong interpersonal skills preferably experienced in working in a multi-cultural environment
- IOSH, NEBOSH certificate is highly advantageous but not essential.

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