At KPMG, our Health, Safety & Wellbeing (HSW) team partners with Boards, Committees, executives and operational leaders across Australia’s largest public and private sector organisations. We help them:
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Strengthen health and safety governance, regulation, assurance, and performance.
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Identify and manage critical safety risks.
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Deliver practical and impactful safety solutions.
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Improve organisational culture, strengthen capability, enhance risk maturity, and embed fit-for-purpose systems to support safe work execution.
We work with leading organisations across industries including infrastructure, government and healthcare, financial services, defence, energy, mining, and property.
We’re looking for a Senior Consultant to join our team — someone who is passionate about workplace safety and wellbeing, helping our clients solve real business safety challenges, uplift risk and control environments, and deliver value-add practical inputs that matter.
This position is based in our Perth, WA office with flexible hybrid working arrangements available, including operational site visits where required.
Your Opportunity
Forming part of the HSW team, this role will play a key role in scoping, execution and reporting for a wide range of client-facing projects covering HSW advisory, risk and control advisory, contract management and performance reviews.
As a Senior Consultant, you will be consulting with clients on how best to design and implement effective health, safety and wellbeing systems, manage risks, and improve organisational performance. You will:
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Work collaboratively with multiple client engagement teams across various sectors to support management system design, physical and psychosocial risk management, audits, critical risk management framework design, contractor management, due diligence, strategy, and culture transformation programs.
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Deliver programs of work to assess and uplift, or provide assurance over health, safety and wellbeing frameworks, systems, risks and controls.
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Provide technical expertise in the delivery of health, safety and wellbeing services.
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Engage with stakeholders to support reporting on engagement outcomes, including delivery of reports and facilitation of forums to discuss engagement results and improvement opportunities.
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Lead junior team members on a day-to-day basis, mentoring and providing professional development.
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Develop strong relationships with clients and stakeholders to support the identification of opportunities for future business.
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Play a role internally within the team, to create a great culture where everyone can perform at their best.
How are You Extraordinary?
You’re a curious, driven professional who thrives on improving workplace safety and building strong relationships.
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Passionate about improving workplace safety and driving meaningful change.
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High-quality problem solving and analytical thinking.
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Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
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Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities.
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Confident managing multiple projects and guiding junior team members.
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Inspires others by developing and motivating people, being a champion of inclusion and building collaboration.
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Works collaboratively to support a positive learning team culture.
Your Experience
At KPMG, we believe diversity of thought, background and experience strengthens relationships and delivers meaningful benefits to our people, our clients, and communities. To be considered for this opportunity, your qualifications, skills & experience could include:
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Experience in work health and safety management systems, risk management or auditing.
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Knowledge of WHS legislation, regulations, standards and codes of practice.
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Experience in industries such infrastructure, government, mining, energy, utilities, and retail.
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Ability to develop clear, concise reports and client deliverables.
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Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
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Experience managing tasks, timelines and contributing to project delivery.
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Relevant tertiary qualifications in health and safety (Certificate IV in WHS qualification, Diploma of Work Health and Safety or above will be favourably considered).
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Exemplar Global Auditor qualifications (ISO 45001), is desirable.
