About the Role
Role: FIFO, 2:1 roster
Duration: 11 months
Site: Pilbara, WA
Airswift is seeking an experienced Site Health & Safety Superintendent to support a major sustaining capital project within the resources sector. Reporting to the Health & Safety Manager, this position plays a key role in driving safety performance across site activities while providing leadership and support to a team of Health & Safety professionals.
This is a hands-on site-based role requiring a strong balance of leadership, contractor engagement, safety governance, and field presence. The successful candidate will act as a key conduit between site contractors, HSE advisors, and project leadership, while also supporting the Health & Safety Manager and stepping into the role during periods of leave.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the implementation and continuous improvement of the project Health & Safety Management System.
- Provide leadership, mentoring, and guidance to Senior HS Advisors, HS Advisors, and Safety Administrators.
- Promote a proactive safety culture across all project and contractor personnel.
- Conduct site inspections, audits, field leadership activities, and critical control verifications.
- Lead and support incident investigations, risk assessments, and corrective action management.
- Monitor contractor safety performance and ensure compliance with project requirements and WHS legislation.
- Support the development and delivery of safety initiatives, training, and awareness programs.
- Prepare and communicate HSE performance reports to project leadership.
- Develop strong working relationships with contractors, client representatives, and project stakeholders.
- Act in the Health & Safety Manager capacity during rostered leave periods.
Requirements
- Diploma or Advanced Diploma in Work Health and Safety or equivalent.
- Audit accreditation or relevant auditing qualifications.
- Minimum 10 years' experience in senior Health & Safety roles within construction, mining, or resources projects.
- Demonstrated experience in incident management, risk assessment, and contractor safety compliance.
- Familiarity with Critical Risk Management (CRM) systems and EPCM project environments.
- Strong understanding of WHS legislation, codes of practice, and industry standards.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Ability to influence positive safety outcomes across diverse workgroups and contractors.
About Airswift
Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to our clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with the unique needs of our clients.
With over 1000 employees and 9,000+ contractors operating in over 130 countries, our geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry and the level of experience, exposure and expertise that the organization has is unparalleled.
Only candidates with the right to work in Australia will be considered. (Australia Citizen, PR Holder, or Valid Australia working VISA)
If you would like to be considered for the position, please apply directly to this advertisement or send your application via email to louis.tham@airswift.com with your updated CV/ resume & contact details. Alternatively, you may contact Louis at +61 (08) 6245 0671 for more information.
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