About AIMS The Australian Institute of Marine Science is Australia's tropical marine research agency. We are a trusted advisor, a partner and employer of choice, and we value integrity, innovation, collaboration and respect. AIMS' research of Australia's tropical marine ecosystems guides their effective environmental management and contributes to our understanding of similar ecosystems around the world. Our research seeks to deliver practical benefit to all Australians and supports the sustainable use of our tropical marine estate. Governments, reef managers, industry and the wider community look to our high-quality, long-term research for informed decisions about our iconic Great Barrier Reef, North-West Shelf, and Arafura and Timor Seas. AIMS expert teams at our locations in Townsville, Darwin and Perth have access to world-class infrastructure, unique datasets, cutting-edge laboratories, and a fleet of modern research vessels. The key duties of the position include About this exciting opportunity As our Health and Safety Manager, your leadership and expert guidance in workplace health and safety will be key to AIMs achieving continuous improvement in safety performance. You'll play a pivotal role in shaping a high performing workplace health and safety (WHS) culture where safety, support and wellbeing are part of the everyday experience through your direct influence of AIMS leadership. A key focus for this role will be to develop and implement a multi-year WHS plan that aligns with AIMS strategy and associated operational plans which will deliver year on year improvement in AIMS safety performance. Providing strategic leadership and overseeing day-to-day operations, you will lead a capable WHS team to deliver practical guidance across a wide range of operational environments. This will be a broad role working on the following: Providing strategic and operational leadership and expert advice to the Chief Operating Officer and AIMS Leadership team relating to WHS matters impacting or that have the potential to impact AIMS. Fostering a culture of safety awareness, safety engagement and accountability at all levels. Ensuring that WHS governance, standards, systems and framework is robust, strategically aligned, business orientated and embedded. Partnering with leaders to proactively identify and mitigate risks, including observing field work and front-line worker activities to understand employee challenges and support process implementation. Continuing to mature our WHS system and framework to ensure successful delivery of AIMS organisational wide WHS plans, activities, policies and procures in accordance with AIMS strategy and relevant legislative and regulatory obligations.
