EHS Business Partner (6-month Fixed Term Contract)
Requisition ID: R10171045
- Category: Mission and Quality Assurance
- Location: Pinkenba, Queensland, Australia
- Clearance Type: Protected (Baseline)
- Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
- Travel Required: No
- Positions Available: 1
We are Northrop Grumman Australia. Our 800 strong team is leveraging unparalleled global resources to deliver sovereign Defence capability aligned to the Government’s priorities across Aeronautics, Mission Critical Systems, Space and Guided Weapons. As we build our business and our capabilities, we are also developing a reputation as a great place to work. Help us define what is possible for our nation and for your career.
Your Role
Are you passionate about creating safe and sustainable work environments? Join our dynamic team as an EHS Advisor for a six-month fixed term opportunity.
As an EHS Business Partner, you will provide comprehensive support, helping our teams understand, implement, and achieve the proactive goals set in the NGA Safety, Health and Wellbeing, Environment, and Sustainability Strategy. Your responsibilities will include implementing the NGA Work Health, Safety, and Environment Management Plan, managing safety management and training documentation, planning and conducting inductions, and supporting program delivery activities through field planning and verification.
You will also play a key role in hazardous chemical management, improving our environment, health, and safety management system documents, and providing valuable guidance on EHS policies, procedures, objectives, and standards. Your expertise will be crucial in program management meetings, ensuring that EHS considerations are always a priority. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a collaborative environment and is dedicated to promoting a culture of safety and sustainability through strong stakeholder engagement.
About You
As an experienced EHS professional, you will bring a wealth of knowledge and passion for ensuring excellence in environment, health, and safety. You have demonstrated experience in managing incident investigations and hold a Lead Auditor Certificate in ISO 45001, ISO 14001, or ISO 9001. Your extensive experience in hazard and risk management equips you with the skills needed to identify potential issues and implement effective solutions proactively. Your exceptional oral and written communication skills, particularly in report writing, enable you to clearly articulate complex EHS issues to a variety of stakeholders.
Your strong stakeholder engagement skills are essential, allowing you to collaborate effectively, build strong relationships, and drive a culture of safety across the organisation. You are adept at influencing and guiding teams, ensuring that EHS considerations are integrated into all aspects of our operations. Furthermore, your experience working in remote areas and high-risk environments is critical, providing you with the resilience and adaptability required to succeed in challenging conditions. If you are driven by the opportunity to make a significant impact and ensure the safety and well-being of our team and environment, we want to hear from you.
What we Offer:
Whatever your role, life stage or background, you can shape your career here in your way with highly challenging work, great colleagues and career development, plus a range of flexible benefits and working patterns.
- Professional Development – further education, leadership development, professional industry memberships and unlimited access to a range of online training
- Purchased annual leave
- Salary packaging including novated car leases
- Generous paid parental leave
- Volunteer and enhanced Reservist Leave
- Health & Wellbeing program
- Employee Assistance Program
Everyone Matters
Doing the right thing and sharing success are two values underpinning how we behave at Northrop Grumman. Here, everyone matters including candidates from diverse backgrounds.
We are particularly proud of our commitment to reconciliation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as demonstrated through our our Second Innovate RAP (2024-2026), and our support for Veteran employment, and welcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and Veterans to apply to join our team.
As a Defence security clearance is required for this role, you must be an Australian Citizen. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) are applicable, as such your nationality may be a factor in determining your suitability for this role. You will also need to satisfy police checks and employment screening verification.
What's great about
Northrop Grumman
- Be part of a culture that thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work.
- Use your skills to build and deliver innovative tech solutions that protect the world and shape a better future.
- Enjoy benefits like work-life balance, education assistance and paid time off.
Did you know?
Northrop Grumman leads the industry team for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the largest, most complex and powerful space telescope ever built. Launched in December 2021, the telescope incorporates innovative design, advanced technology, and groundbreaking engineering, and will fundamentally alter our understanding of the universe.