At GHD Advisory we are invested in creating sustainable commercial outcomes with clients driving change in water, energy and urbanisation.
Join a team committed to solving complex challenges across the value chain, from capital deployment to asset management, enabling resilience, growth and sustainability.
Together, we'll help create a future for generations to come.
Who are we looking for?
We’re looking for a Senior Advisor to join our Risk Advisory team in Brisbane, specialising in Process Safety Risk across the Queensland market. This is a strong opportunity for someone from a Big 4, professional services or external advisory background who is ready to apply their consulting capability to complex, real-world infrastructure, energy, water and industrial challenges.
The Risk team is a core part of GHD Advisory, partnering with clients across strategy, operations and the full project lifecycle, this role offers the chance to move closer to implementation, technical problem-solving and long-term client impact.
As a Senior Risk Advisor at GHD Advisory, you’ll join a recognised market leader in risk management, with the opportunity to broaden your advisory career beyond traditional consulting.
Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:
- Deliver innovative risk solutions for clients across a range of industries and markets, including risk assessments such as Safety in Design and technical risk modelling using consequence and risk software.
- Build strong internal and external relationships, contribute to business development, support tenders and proposals, and provide exceptional client service to encourage repeat business.
- Contribute to project delivery by managing commercial and budget requirements, preparing clear written analysis, recommendations and presentations, and facilitating or scribing risk workshops.
- Provide technical leadership, mentor and coach team members, and support the overall performance and growth of the Business Group.
What you will bring to the team:
- Degree qualification in Engineering or Science related to process safety (Chemical, Mechanical preferred) or similar discipline
- Experience in a recognised consulting, chemical processing, heavy industry, corporate or regulatory environment
- Experience working in a risk, audit, governance or compliance position
- Training in the use of specific risk software will be provided but previous experience in PHAST, SAFETI, @Risk, PHAPro is highly desired
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Strong project management skills
You’ll also play an important role in mentoring and developing Graduates and Advisors, while working with senior clients, technical specialists and multidisciplinary teams across GHD.
Interested? - Apply Now
GHD is an equal opportunity employer, and we want everyone to be able to fully participate in our recruitment process. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all identities.
GHD embraces hybrid work arrangements to create a work environment focused on well-being, flexibility and productivity where GHD people can thrive, this supports the diverse needs of our workforce while balancing the benefits of remote working with the value of face-to-face collaboration in the office.
#LI-MG1
At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.
That’s the #PowerOfCommitment
GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.
The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It’s what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity’s most urgent needs: to make water, energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come.
Skills Required
- Degree in Engineering or Science related to process safety (Chemical or Mechanical preferred)
- Experience in consulting, chemical processing, heavy industry, corporate or regulatory environments
- Experience in risk, audit, governance or compliance roles
- Previous experience with PHAST, SAFETI, @Risk, PHAPro
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Strong project management skills
What We Do
GHD recognises and understands the world is constantly changing. We are committed to solving the world’s biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy and urbanisation. We are a global professional services company that leads through engineering, construction and architectural expertise. Our forward-looking, innovative approaches connect and sustain communities around the world. Delivering extraordinary social and economic outcomes, we are focused on building lasting relationships with our partners and clients. Established in 1928, we remain wholly owned by our people. We are 10,000+ diverse and skilled individuals connected by over 200 offices, across five continents – Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America, and the Pacific region.
