Safety Advisor - Risk & Compliance

Westgold Resources is shaping the future of gold mining in Western Australia. We are looking for passionate and dedicated individuals to join our team who shares our vision of building a sustainable and profitable major Australian gold business.

Permanent Full-Time | Perth Head Office
Travel to site as required

We are seeking an experienced Safety Advisor – Risk & Compliance to join our team in a permanent, full-time capacity based at our Perth Head Office.

This role provides group-level support in risk, safety and compliance activities and plays a key role in strengthening how incidents, risks and controls are managed across the business. You will partner closely with site teams to improve consistency, assurance and continuous improvement outcomes.

About the Role

Reporting to Risk & Compliance leadership, your responsibilities will include:

• Providing group-level advice and support across safety, risk and compliance frameworks
• Supporting and coordinating incident investigations, including serious and high-potential events
• Applying recognised investigation and analysis methodologies to identify systemic causes and control effectiveness
• Reviewing investigation outcomes to ensure quality, consistency and compliance requirements are met
• Supporting risk management processes, control verification and compliance assurance activities
• Partnering with site safety teams and operational leaders to uplift capability and confidence
• Analysing trends and themes to support continuous improvement initiatives
• Supporting audits, reviews and regulator interactions as required
• Traveling to operational sites as required to support assurance, investigations and stakeholder engagement

About You

You will bring:

• Demonstrated experience in safety, risk or compliance roles within complex or regulated environments
• Exposure to incident investigations and structured analysis methodologies (e.g. ICAM or equivalent)
• Sound understanding of WHS legislation and risk management principles
• Strong communication skills and the ability to influence at multiple organisational levels
• High attention to detail and strong documentation and reporting capability
• Experience in mining, heavy industry, infrastructure or energy environments (desirable)

What We Offer

• Permanent, full-time role based at our Perth Head Office
• Opportunity to work at a group level and influence risk and compliance outcomes
• Exposure to diverse operational environments through site engagement
• Supportive, values-driven culture focused on safety and continuous improvement

The Westgold Offer:

A permanent full-time position at a successful gold producer

A range of benefits including:

• Performance based bonus
• Group salary continuous insurance
• A health and wellness allowance Health insurance discount
• A range of Family and Medical leave policies that includes IVF, surrogacy and adoption.
• Referral Bonus - bring your mates along!
• 5 years' pro rata long service leave
• Salary sacrifice options
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that include free confidential counselling, wellbeing services that includes financial advice.

Our full list of benefits and why we are recognised as an Endorsed Employer for Women by Work 180 can be seen on the Work180 website.

Westgold is driven by our core values of Show Respect, Choose Safety and Deliver Value. We believe that these values define our culture, behaviours and actions. We appreciate that not everybody will tick every box for their next dream role, but if you believe that you can bring the passion and drive to contribute to our operations and our values resonate with you then apply now!

Candidates must meet our pre-employment criteria’s which includes medical and drug and alcohol screening, relevant right to work checks and be able to provide a valid Australian national police clearance and an Australian driver’s licence (or be able to obtain).

Westgold is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone matters. We believe diversity is a strength and true diversity includes those from First Nations People, various cultures, age groups, Neurodiverse backgrounds, genders, sexual orientations, diverse abilities and religions. We value the unique perspectives and experiences each person brings and that diverse teams leads to innovation and success. Our goal is to have safe and respectful environments where everyone feels empowered to be their authentic selves and we strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

Westgold appreciates that standard recruitment processes are not accessible for everyone. If you believe you require additional support or accommodations, so you feel comfortable participating in our recruitment process for this or any of our roles, please feel free to email inclusion@westgold.com.au

Westgold reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. We will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.