Working with us is more than just a job, it's making a difference to people's lives.

We’re Queensland’s work health and safety regulator, part of the Office of Industrial Relations.

Our purpose is to improve work health and safety and reduce the risk of work-related fatalities, injuries and diseases.

We work with industry and assist businesses to create a safe and healthy culture in Queensland places of work.

We do this by:
- making sure work health and safety laws are followed
- investigating work-related fatalities and serious injuries
- taking legal action when work health and safety laws are broken
- educating employees and employers on their legal obligations

Multiple vacancies across our south-east Queensland offices currently exists in our Construction Compliance Field Services team for Principal Inspectors. Inspectors within the south-east corner of Queensland are based in our offices at Brendale, Ipswich, Maroochydore, Maryborough, Mt Gravatt, Robina and Toowoomba. Candidates are encouraged to submit applications for consideration across all of our office locations.

You'll be part of a dynamic and diverse culture, working alongside supportive and passionate people. Building a career with us means you can help make a real difference in the lives of Queensland workers and employers, and their families. OIR contributes to the government's strategic objectives in the areas of workplace health and safety, electrical safety, workers' compensation, industrial relations and labour hire regulation.

We seek to improve work health and safety, electrical safety and workers' compensation performance through regulatory and policy frameworks and the provision of evidenced-based services and advice. We also develop, implement and maintain policy and legislation relevant to industrial relations in Queensland including whole of Government responsibility for public sector enterprise bargaining and the regulation of Queensland's labour hire industry.

As a Principal Inspector within Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ), you will be part of an efficient flexible and responsive team that strives for safer workplaces. Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Interpret complex legislation.
• Identify and enforce breaches of legislation.
• Allocate work in an equitable manner within a team environment to achieve targets within set timeframes.
• Produce reports and conduct reviews of technical information arising out of serious workplace incidents.
• Provide operational and specialist technical direction, support and advice to local staff in accordance with procedures, objectives and performance standards adopted by the department, and become personally involved in the more difficult or potentially contentious cases/issues.

To be successful in this role you will need:

• Demonstrated experience in leading teams and supporting others, preferably in a regulatory environment, to achieve desired outcomes in high pressure environments.
• Strong complex writing skills or demonstrated ability to be able to read, interpret, apply and elementise legislation in a regulatory capacity and a demonstrable ability to write investigative reports.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and management skills, including the ability to deal with and diffuse conflict and liaise with the community around sensitive matters.
• Demonstrated ability to apply contemporary occupational health and safety legislation and apply risk management principles across the construction industry.

This role will challenge and develop your ability to engage with stakeholders, partner and educate the community in safety matters and ensure compliance within a regulatory framework.

What you will get out of it:

• Be part of the solution to keep Queenslander's safe at work.
• See the direct impact of your role in the community.
• Access a range of benefits as part of your employment experience with the Queensland Government including flexible work, health and wellbeing programs, competitive salary and superannuation, support for development, employment security and so much more.

If you are looking for more than just a job and are passionate about making a difference in workplaces to ensure all employees return home safely, then review how you will be assessed within the Position Description and APPLY NOW. 

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/462788/22