Environment, Health, Safety & Wellbeing Advisor

Date Posted: 2026-02-03
Country: Australia
Location: AU-QLD-AMBERLEY-RAAF-CUST ~ RAAF Base Amberley ~ AMBERLEY RAAF (External Site)
Position Role Type: Hybrid

About the Role

Support Australia's Defence mission as a trusted advisor across the business. Connect with diverse teams to solve real world problems.

The Mobile Threat Training Emitter System (MTTES) provides Electronic Warfare (EW) training services to the Australian Defence Force in Queensland and the Northern Territory, and other deployed locations across Australia. We operate and sustain a diverse range of EW systems and associated networks and software to deliver the required training outcomes.

As the Environment, Health, Safety & Wellbeing Advisor for MTTES you will be passionate about contributing with every interaction and making a difference to our health, safety and wellbeing culture. You will report to the MTTES Program Director and be responsible for the day-to-day effectiveness and implementation of Raytheon's EHS&W Management system, by partnering with and understanding the unique needs of the program, broader organisation and customer. You will assist in the provision of sustainable work by targeting best practice levels of safety and legislative compliance in an environment of continuous improvement.

This role involves providing advice, coordination and activities across all levels of business operations, and partnering effectively with internal and external stakeholders on environment, health, safety & wellbeing matters. You will fold your operational insights and investigative findings into our EHSW Management System and projects to create a healthy and safe operating rhythm and feedback loop.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including health & safety representatives, varied workgroups, customer representatives and sub-contractors.
• Achieving and maintaining compliance with the Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) Act and relevant jurisdictional requirements.
• Contribute to and facilitate implementation of policies, plans, procedures and processes, including high quality reporting and records management.
• Support and facilitate the application of the Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Control process at the working level, in a manner that supports the specific operational needs of the jurisdiction.
• Partner with leaders and managers to proactively respond to environment, health, safety and wellbeing issues before and as they arise, including undertaking investigations following incidents or occurrences to determine likely causes, corrective actions and improvement opportunities and control effectiveness.
• Proactively promote and coordinate program engagement processes and initiatives to deliver the company's Environment, Health and Safety Plan.
• Advise, participate in and support internal and external audit programs and inspections.
• Other duties as deemed relevant to program and operational requirements and within the technical competency of the position.

Skills, Experience and Qualifications

• University Degree in Science, Occupational Health & Safety, or related discipline, or equivalent experience (desirable)
• Certificate IV (or higher) in Work Health and Safety (essential)
• Certificate IV in Workplace Training & Assessment (desirable)
• 'C' Class Driver's license (essential)
• Senior First Aid certificate (essential)
• Technical writing skills (essential)
• Demonstrated experience consulting with stakeholders in a matrix environment (essential)
• Experience with Power BI, excel, databases or data analytics (desired)
• Successful candidates must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Security clearance as needed. Eligibility can be found at http://www.defence.gov.au/agsva

What We Offer

We will support you with access to best practice tools, systems and processes while continually investing in your growth by providing tailored learning and development opportunities.

This is your opportunity to join the brightest minds in the nation working for the mission on leading-edge technology to deliver Australia's most significant Defence capabilities.

About Raytheon

RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you are looking to contribute to the mission that matters, apply now or contact us at careers@raytheon.com.au.