Health and Safety Officer | AUS/NZD | WFH
Category: Construction
Location: Ortigas, Alabang, Pampanga, or Cebu National Capital Region (Manila) Philippines
Setup and Location: Work from Home
Work Schedule: 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM NZST | 3:30 AM – 12:30 PM PHT
Employment Type: Full-Time
We are looking for a Health & Safety Officer to organize, improve, and manage health and safety systems within a growing construction business.
This is primarily an office-based coordination role focused on compliance, documentation management, subcontractor onboarding, accreditation requirements, and process improvement. The successful candidate will help build and maintain a structured health and safety framework while ensuring employees and subcontractors remain compliant with company and regulatory requirements.
The ideal candidate will have prior experience supporting a construction, trades, or subcontractor-based business in Australia or New Zealand and be comfortable communicating with multiple stakeholders to ensure health and safety obligations are met
Key Responsibilities
- Review, organize, and improve existing health and safety policies, procedures, documentation, and records.
- Conduct risk assessments and hazard identification activities.
- Maintain accurate records of incidents, near misses, audits, inspections, corrective actions, qualifications, and certifications.
- Monitor and track health and safety compliance requirements for approximately 200 employees and 30 subcontractor organizations.
- Coordinate health and safety training, certifications, and renewals.
- Proactively follow up with employees and subcontractors regarding expired or soon-to-expire documentation.
- Develop and manage structured onboarding processes for subcontractors.
- Assist in achieving and maintaining SiteWise accreditation requirements.
- Review and centralize health and safety documentation currently stored across multiple systems and locations.
- Research, recommend, and assist with the implementation of an appropriate Health & Safety management platform or CRM.
- Generate reports, compliance documentation, and audit-ready records for management review.
- Build strong working relationships with subcontractors while ensuring compliance with company health and safety standards.
- Assist with emergency response planning and business continuity initiatives.
- Provide general administrative support including scheduling, correspondence, record management, and documentation control.
Requirements
What You Bring
We’re looking for someone who:
- Has 3+ years of experience in a Health & Safety, HSE, WHS, HSEQ, or compliance coordination role.
- Has experience supporting a construction, trades, building, or subcontractor-based business.
- Has experience working within an Australian or New Zealand Health & Safety environment (essential).
- Has strong knowledge of health and safety compliance, documentation management, risk management, and incident reporting.
- Has experience managing contractor and subcontractor compliance documentation.
- Has experience organizing and maintaining large volumes of employee and subcontractor records.
- Has strong attention to detail and excellent organizational skills.
- Is confident communicating with stakeholders and can professionally hold subcontractors accountable for compliance requirements.
- Has experience implementing, maintaining, or improving compliance systems and processes.
- Is comfortable working independently and taking ownership of projects.
- Has experience with SiteWise, HazardCo, WorkSafe requirements, or similar AU/NZ H&S frameworks (highly advantageous).
- Has previous administration, coordination, or office management experience (preferred).
- Is proficient in Microsoft Office and document management systems
Benefits
Why You’ll Love Working Here
- HMO, Dental, and Life Insurance for you and one free dependent from day one (with option to enroll more)
- Paid Leaves: Birthday, Vacation, Medical, an