Health, Safety & Wellbeing Advisor

About Airways

Our people manage New Zealand's 30 million square kms of airspace, providing air traffic control, surveillance, communication, flight inspection, mapping, and airspace design services.

We work with government, regulatory authorities, airlines, airports, and the general aviation community to ensure pilots, passengers and goods reach their destination - safely.

At Airways, our values underpin all that we do.

We value Safety, One Airways, Excellence and Success in all that we do.

Our organisation is made up of operational business groups that are supported by governance and corporate services functions.

To learn more about our people and organisational structure, check out .

About The Team

The Safety and Assurance Group is responsible for enterprise-wide safety, assurance, and corporate improvement initiatives.

This includes activity across operational and organisational safety, security, audit and assurance, business improvement, safety reporting and analysis, investigations, and governance of the Safety Management System.

The Health, Safety and Wellbeing team provides governance, systems, and organisational visibility of health, safety and wellbeing.

Operating at Line 2 of the three lines of defence model, the team designs and maintains the frameworks that enable consistent risk management, monitors and reports on organisational performance, and partners with leaders to strengthen accountability and drive a positive health, safety and wellbeing culture.

About The Role

We have a permanent full-time opportunity for a Health, Safety & Wellbeing Advisor at our Christchurch based campus in Burnside.

Reporting to the Health, Safety & Wellbeing Manager you'll provide specialist advice, oversight, and monitoring of health, safety and wellbeing practices across the organisation.

In this role you'll partner with leaders across Airways to ensure they are supported with robust policies, frameworks, and guidance, while independently monitoring compliance, risk management, and the effectiveness of controls to strengthen organisational health, safety and wellbeing performance.

Key Responsibilities

Provide professional occupational health, safety and wellbeing advice, support, training and coaching to managers, employees and contractors.

Act as first point of call for queries and escalations, including supporting health and wellness change management initiatives.

Provide advice and services including undertaking assurance activities towards ensuing compliance related all legislative requirements under the Health & Safety at Work Act.

In addition to relevant reporting, ensure that reporting, policies and guidelines are in place and regularly reviewed.

Manage workplace participation, representation and engagement programs.

Manage Airways Total Health programme and future strategy in line with Airways vision.

Take ownership of supplier agreements, ensuring its current and financially prudent.

Contribute to process improvement activities, particularly those relating to occupational health, safety and wellbeing.

About You

Due to the nature of the role and our operations, you\'ll be comfortable working in a complex, regulated environment.

You will also hold exceptional communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence internal and external stakeholders.

Additionally, You Will Have

At least three years' experience in health, safety and wellbeing, with demonstrated capability in applying legislation, developing or implementing frameworks, and providing advice in complex organisational settings.

Relevant tertiary qualification / courses in OHS or equivalent experience in a complex occupational health and safety environment.

Demonstrated understanding of Health and Safety at Work Act, ACC legislation and Health and Safety Codes of Practice.

Experience in fatigue management best practice, preferably in a roster environment.

Ability and willingness to perform the role in field (outdoor) conditions.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including MS Outlook, Excel, Team and SharePoint (document repository).

Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining high standards of accuracy.

A proactive attitude with a passion for safety and continuous improvement.

Beneficial

An understanding of and experience in health and safety support for overseas travellers, preferably with relationships with ISOS / travel insurance providers or similar.

Working knowledge of Health, Safety and Wellbeing in a safety critical environment.

To Apply

If you have a safety led mindset, is quality focused and enjoy interacting with a wide variety of stakeholders, please submit your application (CV and cover letter) via the Airways careers site or Seek.

Please note that you must be legally eligible to work in New Zealand to be considered.

This role will require the successful candidate to undergo pre-employment background checks including but not limited to references, drug and alcohol screening and criminal conviction.

Application closing date is Friday, 26 September 2025, however all applications will be reviewed as they are received and progressed accordingly – don't delay!

At Airways, our people are at the heart of what we do to keep NZ skies safe.

We are committed to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where people feel they belong and can bring their whole self to work.

We currently hold the Rainbow Tick and NQTick (neurodiversity) and are working towards Gender Tick.

We make our recruitment decisions based on the best candidate for the job and therefore encourage applications from diverse candidates.

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