We are seeking an experienced Project Safety Assurance Coordinator to provide owner‑side health and safety governance and assurance on a major construction and capital project within a heavy industry environment.
This role is focused on verification, challenge, and escalation, ensuring that the principal contractor and subcontractors are delivering against their health and safety obligations — without stepping into frontline contractor safety execution.
This is a rare opportunity for a safety professional who understands the distinction between assurance and delivery and can operate confidently within senior project teams.
The Role Reporting to the Project Delivery Lead, you will provide independent, second‑line safety assurance across construction, commissioning, and site interfaces. You will verify that contractor systems, controls, and commitments are being effectively implemented, identify gaps, and escalate material risks through formal project governance channels.
This role is governance‑focused and evidence‑driven, supporting safe project delivery without taking ownership of contractor safety execution.
Key Responsibilities
- Support pre‑mobilisation review of contractor safety documentation, including management plans and emergency arrangements
- Provide owner‑side verification that principal contractors are implementing agreed safety systems and controls
- Conduct second‑line safety assurance activities focused on conformance, implementation, and effectiveness
- Monitor contractor compliance with contractual and site safety requirements
- Identify systemic or material safety gaps and escalate through formal governance processes
- Support interface management between project delivery, site operations, and contractor teams
- Maintain clear records of assurance observations, actions, escalations, and close‑out
- Provide concise, risk‑based safety reporting to project leadership and key stakeholders
This role is designed to:
- Verify
- Challenge
- Escalate
- Record
- Follow through
- Strong understanding of contractor management within a principal contractor model
- Demonstrated experience in project or construction safety governance
- Ability to confidently challenge without stepping into execution
- Practical understanding of critical risk and control verification
- Strong written documentation, reporting, and escalation capability
- Comfortable working with senior project leaders, contractors, and site stakeholders
- Major capital or construction projects within mining or heavy industry
- Experience working within owner or client‑side project teams
- Exposure to high‑risk construction, commissioning, or processing plant interfaces
- Experience reviewing contractor management plans and verifying implementation in the field
- Owner‑side safety assurance role on a major project
- Clear separation between assurance and contractor execution
- High‑level exposure to project governance and leadership teams
- Opportunity to influence safety outcomes at a system and risk level
For more information on the role, the client or the project please click ‘APPLY NOW’ or contact Tristann McFerran on tristann@techresources.com.au or 0473 432 037.
