QHSE Lead

Summary

Join Avetta as a QHSE Lead, APAC, providing regional support for clients and suppliers throughout the pre-qualification and audit process. Lead the Avetta QHSE Audit Team across the APAC region, acting as a key point of contact for clients. Responsibilities include team management, client interaction, audit program management, training and development, field audits, product improvement, and collaboration. A hybrid or remote work schedule is offered depending on location. The role requires extensive QHSE expertise, leadership skills, and experience in the safety profession.

Requirements

• Hold at minimum, an advanced diploma certificate in Work Health and Safety
• Excellent knowledge of regional WHS standards and legislation
• Good working knowledge and understanding of WHS legislation and standards, and application across the APAC region
• At least 5 years of relevant work experience in the safety profession
• Working knowledge of the relevant industries
• Lead Auditor Qualification in either or all ISO certifications (ISO 9001, 14001, and/or ISO 45001)
• Working knowledge of ISO certification standards (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001)
• Demonstrated leadership experience, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate and collaborate safety concerns effectively to clients, suppliers, and internal Avetta stakeholders
• Provide constructive and motivational feedback to direct reports
• Lead by example with a positive attitude and promote professionalism
• Assure understanding and conformance with Avetta policies and related Connect/CMO/third-party prequalification schemes
• Prepare reports/dashboards using Salesforce, Connect, CMO, and Apollo to identify production and efficiency
• Excellent professional communication skills
• Problem analysis and problem-solving skills
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Adaptability to workload fluctuations and intensive deadlines
• Ability to multitask and manage priorities
• Value adds in account management, customer service, and business development
• Ability for conceptual thinking and working knowledge of other major areas of Avetta business strategic initiatives
• Ability to integrate and communicate information on a one-on-one basis as well as in group situations
• Ability to provide effective leadership and guidance to Avetta employees
• Ability to read and interpret analytic data, information, and documents

Responsibilities

• Lead the team of QHSE auditors, including training, coaching, mentoring, and providing support and guidance
• Act as an in-country resource for audit programming functionality across the APAC region
• Serve as a key point of contact for Avetta clients within the region
• Handle client and/or supplier escalations and de-escalate in a timely manner
• Locate, develop, and lead in-country resources to support regional audit programs
• Daily allocations and management of audit queues
• Monitor the audit-specific content quality and performance of assigned QHSE auditors
• Provide training, coaching, and mentoring to new hires and ongoing support to the team for corrective actions and outcomes assigned to QHSE auditors
• Conduct remote training and coaching using web conferencing software
• Facilitate and coordinate field audit service offerings with clients, suppliers, internal Avetta teams, and QHSE auditors
• Conduct manual, implementation, and/or field QHSE audits, providing guidance to suppliers to close gaps or deficiencies identified during audits
• Support audit product improvements and development to ensure efficiency and scalability
• Collaborate with Avetta internal departments on business insights across manual audit processes
• Facilitate, collaborate, and moderate third-party prequalification schemes
• Perform other duties as assigned by the APAC QHSE Manager
• Be available for additional travel outside of essential duties to conduct and support WHS field audits
• Attend training, meetings, or seminars (on-site and/or remote)

Preferred Qualifications

Bi-lingual proficiency and knowledge of other countries' H&S legislation and practices are a plus

Benefits

• If residing within commutable distance to our office in Sydney or Newcastle, a hybrid schedule would be offered (3 days in office, 2 days work from home)
• Those outside of commutable distance will be considered on a remote basis