Whs Coordinator Risk and Audit (Sydney)

Together we shape thriving communities, public spaces, places and economies.

• Ongoing full-time opportunity
• Salary relative to experience and ranges from $129,464.00 to $142,665.00 plus super

What’s in it for me?

Join our team for a fantastic culture with dynamic collaboration and genuine long-term career support. We offer flexibility in work arrangements, diverse and fulfilling assignments, and prioritise work/life balance and wellbeing with initiatives like flex leave and access to support programs. We are also committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome, respected, and empowered to succeed.

The role

As the WHS Coordinator for Risk and Audit, you’ll be the go‑to person for ensuring safety is embedded in everything our department does. You’ll lead internal audits, guide investigations, and help teams navigate regulations, keeping a sharp eye on risks. This role is not only about reviewing what happened, but also shaping what happens next with informed, actionable advice and a strong safety‑first mindset.

This is a high‑trust role, working closely with managers across NSW on sensitive issues and balancing diverse priorities in a tightly regulated space. Our business partners count on you to bring about cultural change, influence decision‑makers, and embed WHS into contracts and supply chains—making safety feel less like a compliance task and more like part of everyday business.

For more information, read the full Role Description: WHS Coordinator Risk and Audit .

What you will bring to the role

• Outstanding stakeholder engagement skills, fostering strong relationships and ensuring alignment with diverse stakeholders to achieve outcomes.
• Capable of driving outcomes while effectively involving stakeholders throughout the process, fostering collaboration and buy‑in.
• Strong problem‑solving abilities to navigate complex challenges and adapt to evolving situations—especially across regulatory frameworks and sensitive investigations.
• In‑depth experience conducting WHS audits and investigations, with the ability to distil complex findings into explicit, actionable improvements.
• Confident working with regulatory bodies and senior decision‑makers, knowing how to balance accountability, confidentiality and diplomacy.
• Ability to embed WHS principles into contracts and procurement, ensuring safety is woven into every stage of the supply chain.
• Comfort operating across dispersed teams, using digital collaboration tools and a proactive mindset to build trust and drive change across locations.

Key Knowledge and Experience

• Experience in WHS risk management
• Experience with Microsoft 365 apps such as SharePoint, Power BI, Power Query, Power Automate and Power Apps

Essential requirements

• Tertiary qualifications in Work Health and Safety or related discipline and/or relevant experience
• Qualifications or experience in WHS Auditing including internal audit, investigations or risk management, working with external audit and third‑party service providers and experience preparing audit reports, investigation reports, briefs and/or other related papers.
• Sound knowledge of WHS legislation, regulations and Australian standards

About us

The Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) improves the liveability and prosperity of NSW. To achieve this, we create vibrant, productive spaces and precincts; manage lands, assets and property effectively and deliver affordable and diverse housing. We strive to be a high‑performing, world‑class public service organisation that celebrates and reflects the full diversity of the community we serve and builds the cultural capability of our department to improve outcomes with and for Aboriginal people, communities and entities.

We are an inclusive and accessible workplace, where your individual contributions are valued, and where everyone is encouraged to feel a sense of connection and belonging. DPHI supports various employee affinity groups, practices flexible working, offers job share and workplace adjustments.

Join us

A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing and temporary opportunities of the same role or role type that may become available over the next 18 months.

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