UK safety advisor (Construction/London Underground) interested in relocating to Australia.

[Charlie26]

Hi,

I am from, and working in the UK at the moment as a safety advisor for the London underground (Night time engineering works) and fancy a change and as I have family who have been in Perth for over twenty years, Australia seems a perfect location.
I am 26 and hold the Nebosh general/construction/fire by means of qualifications - and NVQ2 trowel occupations (good old brickwork!)
What I'd like to do is relocate to Australia and find a safety based job - the theory’s there but can anyone advise me on the practically of actually achieving this?
I have been told that the mining industry is good place to start but I’m afraid that even though I’ve spent the best part of 6 years down dark dingy tunnels courtesy of the London underground it would probably be fairly difficult to dress it up as a transferable environment + conditions in relation to the mining game, much railway based work in Australia?

I would appreciate a nudge in the right direction.

Charlie

[calNgary]

Hi Charlie welcome to PIO

First up i would contact a migration agent such as Go Matilda or Visa Bureau, and see what visa options are open to you with your current qualifications and experience. Once you know what state you can go to i would look into that states rules reagrding licencing for a safety officer and see what if any courses you would have to do once here and what costs and timr frame is involved.
Working in the mines can be good money but jobs arent as easy to get as its often thought,so sometimes gaining Aus experience first does help.

Cal x

[jdee]

Hi Charlie, Hope you are well this fine Monday morning?
I would like some advice from you please? Probably not what you were expecting when you did this post lol.
My t'other half is a qualified plumber, however she wants to get into H+S via nebosh or a H+S job in London. Can you advise me if The Tube is looking or how to get into H+S in London please???? nebosh health and safety is not recognised in Oz, so she's more interested in getting Works Experience in H+S than a qualification; as she does not want to do plumbing. regards J