Health & Safety Specialist

Fun, innovative, and business improvement focused team
- Help us to continue to drive a positive, healthy and safe culture.
- Flexible work environment
- Salary
- The salary range for this position is $86,707 - $117,309.

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role
This is a Senior role at Toitū Te Whenua - Land Information New Zealand.
As an experienced Health and Safety practitioner, you will work closely with your colleagues in the Health and Safety team, lending your knowledge and experience to collaborate, lead and support our work to continue to build the health and safety capability of Toitu Te Whenua. You will engage and implement different health and safety policies and procedures by partnering with different businesses and team across Linz.
You will lead specific pieces of work and projects supported by other team members and similarly be expected to support team members with their project and development tasks. Project work focuses on continuous improvement of our health, safety and wellbeing performance as well as supporting our various and diverse business units to carry out their work safely, and deliver work that is of national importance.
You will enjoy translating technical information into plain English for your non-technical audiences and will take the initiative to ensure that your messaging is clear and appealing. You will draw on your working knowledge of New Zealand Health and Safety legislation in order to identify opportunities for development, and to promote a culture of continuous improvement.
This an exciting opportunity where you will get to build your understanding and connections of the diverse work that is performed across our organisation. You will be able to enable and support stakeholders to identify hazards, whilst using our H&S information management system to register, manage and review the associated risks. The advice and support you provide will help achieve our goal of continuing to develop a culture where health and safety is embedded and owned by every individual working within LINZ.
He pūkenga tou - Skills & Experience
- Genuine passion for H&S best practice
- Develop and lead best H&S practice.
- Relevant tertiary qualification or relevant experience
- Working knowledge of New Zealand H&S legislation
- Strong communication skills
- A natural ability to build effective and trusted relationships
- Demonstrate an understanding of the contract environment.

Ngā mea e tukuna ana e tātau - What we offer our employees.
- Interesting work which impacts Aotearoa as we care for whenua, moana and arawai.
- Eye & ear care reimbursements
- Annual Flu Vaccinations
- Reduced Health Insurance Premiums
- Diverse groups and networks
- If eligible for paid parental leave, you will be entitled to a top up payment for the first 18 weeks of the 26 weeks
- A minimum of four weeks and three days annual leave

As an organisation Toitū Te Whenua embraces diversity, encourages work life balance and we have a flexible approach to the way we work which means you will quickly feel connected and valued. Toitū Te Whenua is one of the most engaged organisations in the public sector and people always say what a great place Toitū Te Whenua is to work.
Te Tākinatanga - Our Story
At Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand, our key role is to ensure New Zealanders have accurate information about where people and places are, that people have confidence in their property rights and that Crown property is well managed for future generations.
From the best way to develop farmland, build a new suburb, manage a high-country farm or navigate on land or at sea, our work and location information help people make better decisions and create economic, social, environmental and cultural value for New Zealand.
Our Kia Toipoto Intentions - Public Service Gender, Māori, Pacific and Ethnic Pay Gap Action Plan
Tono mai - How to Apply
Toitū Te Whenua is going through a multi-year change and transformation programme focused on strengthening our connections, our agility, and the way we work with our customers and partners. This programme will make changes to our structure and the way we describe and organise our roles.