Health, Safety & Wellbeing Business Partner - Construction

Overview

We are seeking a highly engaged Health, Safety and Well-Being Business Partner to join our dynamic team.

Partnering with our Airside Infrastructure Teams you will bring your Health, Safety & Wellbeing expertise to help us ensure great safety outcomes.

Key responsibilities include :

Support the Infrastructure HSW Lead to deliver on their HSW outcomes.

Act as a trusted advisor to the Airfield Infrastructure team, providing expert guidance on health and safety (H&S) matters.

Deliver H&S work plan, aligned with Auckland Airport's overall safety strategy.

Promote a culture of proactive risk management and continuous safety improvement.

Support implementation of risk assessments and conduct safety audits for airfield projects and infrastructure works.

Support or lead investigations into construction-related incidents, near misses, and safety breaches.

Collaborate with engineers, project managers, contractors, and airport operations teams to integrate safety into all operations activities.

Champion a people-first mindset across project teams and contractors.

Stay updated on global best practices in health and safety for aviation operations.

Identify and implement new technologies or methodologies to enhance safety performance.

What you'll bring to the role

At Auckland Airport, we are a busy hive of activity, and a lot of what we look for is how you would align with our

AKL

values

All In | Tatou tatou – How we feel,

Know How | Kokiri Tahi – How we think and

Let's Go | Karawhiua – How we act.

To ensure your success in this role, you will need :

Tertiary qualification in Occupational Health and Safety, or equivalent combination of qualifications and experience

5+ experience in HS&W roles is required, experience specialising in a construction environment

Airfield construction experience would be desirable

NZISM membership and HASANZ registration desirable

A strong leader and team player, with demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across functional lines

Sound business writing and verbal communication skills

A customer-centric mindset coupled with excellent relationship-building skills

Demonstrated success in influencing change and effecting good outcomes

Ability to think strategically and manage business complexity

Sound working knowledge of relevant legal frameworks in New Zealand

About us

From the arrival of the Tainui Waka into the Manukau Harbour, Auckland Airport has always been a place of journeys.

We stand proudly as the gateway to Aotearoa, welcoming travellers beginning their journeys, farewelling Kiwis to new destinations, connecting businesses and workers to new opportunities, and celebrating partners and investors who back us along the way.

We have ambitions to be a global hub and a comprehensive development programme to deliver this vision.

With so many moving parts to keep the airport precinct running, it's our collaboration and passion that keeps everything together.

This is what our culture and heritage have been built on.

When you work with us, you'll share our ambition to be a great New Zealand business, and one that's making a strong contribution to the wellbeing of our communities and economy.

We are working for New Zealand.

We are a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcome people from all walks of life.

Whiria te tangata.

Our values weave us together.

They're what we stand for, who we are and how we act.

Apply today

It's our collaboration and passion that keep everything together.

When you work with us, you'll share our ambition to be a great New Zealand business, and one that's making a strong contribution to the wellbeing of our communities and economy.

If this role sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you.

Click the "Apply" button now.

Attention Recruitment Agencies : Auckland Airport has a Direct Sourcing model and at this point in time we will not require any recruitment agency support for this role.

Please note that applications will be reviewed continuously throughout the recruitment period, and appointments may be made before the official closing date of the advert.

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