Work Health and Safety Advisor – Australian Nuclear Science and Technology
📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0771030
- Agency: Australian Nuclear Science and Technology
- Job Title: Work Health and Safety Advisor
- Position Number: PD-2361
- Classification: Position Number PD-2361
- Closing Date: Sunday 26 July 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time, Ongoing
- Location: Lucas Heights NSW
- Future Merit Locations: Lucas Heights
- Salary: $100,445 – $134,236
- Office Arrangement: Hybrid (Hybrid)
About Australian Nuclear Science and Technology
Join a supportive and purpose-driven team where you can grow your WHS career while
contributing to nationally significant science, research and innovation. Career progression
opportunities available through ANSTO’s linked role framework.
As Australia’s nuclear science and technology organisation continues to grow, we are expanding
our diverse and highly skilled workforce to support an exciting future.
At ANSTO, you’ll be part of a community that advances scientific discovery, improves lives and
contributes to outcomes that benefit all Australians. We recognise that diverse perspectives
strengthen our organisation and we encourage applicants from a broad range of backgrounds and
experiences.
As a Work Health and Safety Advisor, you will provide trusted advice and specialist support that
enables innovative research, engineering and operational activities to be conducted safely.
Working collaboratively with researchers, engineers, project teams and operational personnel, you
will help create a safe, inclusive and high-performing workplace.
Duties
- Your Duties and Responsibilities
- In this role, you will:
- Partner with stakeholders across the organisation to identify, assess and manage a broad
- range of workplace hazards, including high-risk activities.
- Support teams through safety risk assessments and the review of Safe Work Method
- Statements and Environmental Management documentation.
- Provide practical, timely and trusted WHS advice to employees, leaders and project teams.
- Collaborate with workers and leaders to resolve WHS and compliance-related matters and
- develop effective safety solutions.
- Apply your expertise across a diverse range of hazards, including human factors, chemical,
- biological and physical risks.
- Contribute to maintaining best-practice WHS systems and compliance with legislative
- requirements.
- Provide WHS input into Safety Reliability Assurance activities, Safety Management Plans
- and other risk-based initiatives.
- Foster a positive safety culture where people feel supported, heard and empowered to work
- safely.
- Please view the full . Position Description
Eligibility / Notes
- How to Apply
- For further technical information relating to this please refer to the Position Description or position
- contact Dean Ruprecht on (02) +61 2 9717 9142. For all other queries please contact Talent
- Acquisition on +61 (02) 9717 9361.
- To be eligible for appointment, applicants will require a security and pre-employment medical
- assessment.
- Application closing date: 26 July 2026 at 11:59pm
- All applicants must be Australian citizens.
- In order to solve great challenges, we need great minds and great teams. At ANSTO, we
- understand that diverse teams produce better outcomes and we value the merit that a diverse
- perspective can bring to our team. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for
- our roles including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, primary carers, those with a
- disability, and women in STEM. ANSTO is a charter member of the Science in Australia Gender
- Equity (SAGE) initiative and is proudly taking action to create a gender-inclusive workforce.
How to Apply
Position Contact Donna Mansfield, (02) 9717-9361
Agency Recruitment Site www.ansto.gov.au
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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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