📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0769831
- Agency: Department of Defence
- Job Title: Work Health & Safety Officer – SME
- Position Number: ARMY/02990/26
- Classification: APS Level 5
- Closing Date: Thursday 11 June 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time, Ongoing
- Location: Holsworthy NSW
- Future Merit Locations: Holsworthy
- Salary: $89,841 – $96,829
- Office Arrangement: On Site (Defence is committed to supporting workplace)
About Department of Defence
The School of Military Engineering (SME) WHS advisor supports the Commanding Officer, SME in
the planning and delivery of safe and sustainable training.
The HQ SME team is a small but motivated and experienced cohort, comprising of uniformed and
APS members. The climate within the team espouses an adult workplace environment and a
respectful open discourse between its members.
Beyond the broader Defence Values, the team places large emphasis on trust, effective
communications, teamwork, innovation, flexibility, initiative and ownership.
Our Ideal Candidate
The Ideal Candidate would have the following experience and attributes:
Accountable for research and analysis activities to identify and address work health and
safety risks to capability.
Experience in a similar role.
Develop and implement work health and safety.
Provide advice on the application of work health and safety legislation and policies.
Contribute to implementation and continuous improvement of work health and safety
management systems in accordance with legislation and policies.
Engage with internal and external stakeholders on complex and sensitive work health and
safety.
Work collaboratively with stakeholders and subject matter experts to resolve work health and
safety.
Evaluate activities and processes for compliance with work health and safety legislation,
policies and procedures.
Resolve problems using professional expertise, taking the initiative to identify alternative
courses of action and implications for work health and safety activities.
Duties
- The Role
- An APS 5 Work Health and Safety Officer is accountable under broad direction to undertake
- complex work health and safety activities. They will work within a framework of legislation,
- established principles, work practices and procedures in accordance with Defence’s mission and
- business objectives.
- They will work with independence having the authority and discretion to investigate and gather
- information from diverse sources and explore new ideas and different viewpoints to support the
- longer-term business objectives.
- An APS 5 Work Health and Safety Officer will apply initiative and experience to analyse, plan,
- review and adjust priorities. They will undertake objective, systematic analysis and draw accurate
- conclusions based on evidence along with detailed technical, operational, professional and
- procedural advice in relation to complex problems.
Eligibility / Notes
- Security Clearance:
- Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance at “Negative Vetting Level 1”.
How to Apply
Position Contact MAJ Brent Doyle, 02 8306 1326
Agency Recruitment Site https://defencecareers.nga.net.au/?jati=8CBB63D4-6E98-8653-7374-ECF23AE52
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that the names of successful applicants will also be notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette
applicants found suitable may be offered similar employment opportunities by other Australian Public Service agencies
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