Health, Safety, Wellbeing and Environment (HSWE) Management System Specialist

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As the Health, Safety, Wellbeing and Environment (HSWE) Management System Specialist, you play a specialist role in developing, maintaining and continuously improving Telstra’s HSWE Management System. Reporting to Risk Governance Systems and Assurance Principal, you take ownership of key management system artefacts and help ensure HSWE standards, procedures, frameworks and supporting documentation are clear, current, practical, risk-based and aligned to Telstra’s governance and operating environment.

Responsibilities

HSWE Management System standards, procedures and documentation

• Own the development, review, maintenance and improvement of assigned priority HSWE Management System standards, procedures, frameworks, guidance materials, templates and supporting documentation.
• Interpret and translate legal obligations, enterprise risk requirements, assurance findings, incidents, audit outcomes and stakeholder feedback into practical, well-controlled HSWE requirements.
• Apply specialist judgement to ensure documents are clear, accessible, current, risk-based and aligned to Telstra’s operating model, governance framework and enterprise standards.
• Maintain disciplined document control, including version history, review cycles, approval pathways, publication readiness and records of change.

Governance, assurance and continuous improvement

• Apply management system governance and contribute to governance improvement so documents are developed, reviewed, approved, implemented and retired through clear and auditable processes.
• Analyse assurance insights, risk data, audit findings, legal changes and stakeholder feedback to identify opportunities to simplify, strengthen and improve HSWE requirements.
• Maintain evidence of document effectiveness, implementation outcomes, review decisions and continual improvement actions to support assurance and management system maturity.
• Identify, assess and escalate material gaps, risks, inconsistencies, dependencies and decisions required to keep the HSWE Management System effective and trusted.

Stakeholder engagement and adoption

• Influence and partner with HSWE, SSW, legal, risk, assurance, technology, operational and functional stakeholders to understand needs, test practicality and align requirements.
• Lead consultation and review activity for assigned documents, balancing compliance, risk control, operational usability and enterprise consistency.
• Provide trusted, practical advice on HSWE Management System obligations, document intent, implementation expectations, governance requirements and improvement options.
• Lead rollout and adoption activities for assigned requirements through guidance, communication inputs, briefings and implementation support.

Requirements

• Strong experience in HSWE, risk, compliance, assurance, governance or management system roles within a complex enterprise environment.
• Demonstrated ownership of standards, procedures, frameworks, guidance materials or controlled business documentation from development through review, approval and implementation.
• Strong understanding of HSWE legislative, regulatory, risk, assurance and management system principles, with the ability to apply them pragmatically in complex operational settings.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, consultation, writing, communication, problem-solving and requirements translation skills, including confidence engaging with senior stakeholders.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities, work autonomously, influence outcomes and deliver quality outcomes in a regulated, risk-sensitive environment.

Benefits

• Performance-related pay
• Access to thousands of learning programs
• Global presence across 22 countries
• Purchased annual leave scheme
• Additional Telstra day off
• Additional 30% off Telstra products and services
• Toolkit provided (laptop + mobile phone + plan paid for)