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Posted By juliehughes7676
I am moving to Oz in June, I have a 4 year sponsorship visa through my husband's employer so visa is no problem.
I have looked on lots of websites etc trying to get an idea of the market, I currently work in construction sector as H & S Advisor/CDM-C.
I am GradIOSH and have just submitted my IPD portfolio and hope to do the peer interview before I go so hopefully will be chartered.
Any advise from people who have worked in Oz would be great I see from job adverts that they require Cert IV, how does this compare to the NEBOSH Diploma etc.
Thanks Julie
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Posted By Peter Jones Hi Julie The first question would be, where in Aus. are you moving to ? I have recently left there for a role in Singapore, but depending on where you plan to move to, I might have some contacts. With regard to the cert iv you should have no problems in getting that. I have enclosed a link to work cover NSW, depending on which state you propose to work in, there are different state links. http://www.workcover.nsw.gov.au/Pages/default.aspxPeter Jones
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Posted By LauraR I moved to Aus in Dec 07 and found no difficulty getting a position. I used www.seek.com.au and www.mycareer.com.au to search for vacancies. Most positions need you to have a current work visa before they will allow you apply. There is also the Safety Institute Australia which advertises vacancies however I am not sure if you need to be a member to access. Hope this helps you, Good luck Laura
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Posted By juliehughes7676
Thanks for the response. I am moving to Sydney.
Is the Safety Institute of Australia their version of IOSH? I was going to become a member as soon as I get there but wanted to wait until I was chartered IOSH here first.
Even if I have the Diploma and experience here will I still need to do the Cert IV? Do they require this as some sort of conversion?
Again any help would be great.
Julie
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Posted By Peter Jones I joined the SIA years ago, and to be honest it was a waste of money, IOSH it certainly isn't. Don't worry to much about the cert IV, with your UK qualifications employers will still look at you. You can do the cert. IV later. One thing I would say is start looking now. It takes time, and sadly most people will not commit to you until you land. As Laura says the two links will give you all the jobs in Aus. without stating the obvious, the market is tight. Approach the big players directly, Bovis Lend Lease, Multiplex, Leighton, Westfield... etc. Most of those big companies have an online application process. A couple of agencies to send your cv to. Hays Construction, Evan Jones, evan.jones@hays.com.au Hill McGlynn, Kim Soloman, kim@hillmcglynn.com.auJosh Yin www.bbtglobal.com.auDavid Turnbull, Constructive Recruitment, davidt@constructive.net.auNational Safety Council of Australia Ltd. Trevor Le Breton, trevor.lebreton@ncsa.org.auCMHR, Maggie McKelvey, maggie.mckelvey@cmhr.com.auZenergy Recruitment, Dean Woods, dean@zenergyrecruitment.com.auWSP, Steve Scott, steve.scott@wspgroup.comThere are others, like Laing O'Rourke who have offices there, but I don't have contact details for them. As I said, get your CV to as many of these as you can ASAP, and give them a landing date, and more importantly a potential start date. Let me know how you get on. Peter
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Posted By Safe System Great thread guys... Does anyone have any experience in H&S in Adelaide? I sent an email to SAFE WORK and this was the response: Thank you for your email enquiry - there are no 'competency' requirements by law to work as an OHS professional in South Australia except for the appointment of a safety supervisor - an employer must ensure that a person holds the position of safety supervisor in respect of a construction site with 20 or more people involved in the performance of work at a particular time. A person is not eligible for appointment as a safety supervisor unless the person is: a) generally recognised as being competent in the work which is being undertaken at the construction site; and b) has attended a course on occupational health and safety of not less than 12 hours duration; and c) has at least 5 years experience in the building and construction industry; and d) has adequate working knowledge of the SA Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare Regulations View the full Regulations here: http://www.legislation.s...5/CURRENT/1995.12.UN.PDFIs this true?
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Posted By juliehughes7676
Thanks for all the info Peter, I will start to send off my CV as sugguested.
Julie
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