Office of Industrial Relations (Organisation site )
Workplace Health and Safety Compliance and Field Services, WHSQ. We have over 14 different office locations across Queensland.

Are you looking for a meaningful career where you can contribute to lowering workplace serious injuries and fatalities in Queensland? Do you have a passion for work health and safety?
We're looking for a Senior Inspector (Industrial) to join us in making a difference to people's lives.
As Queensland's work health and safety regulator-working for the Office of Industrial Relations is more than just a job. Our purpose is to improve work health and safety and reduce the risk of work-related fatalities, injuries and illness in Queensland. We have over 14 different office locations across Queensland.

Position status

Position status Permanent

Position type

Position type Flexible full-time

Occupational group

Occupational group Occupational Health & Safety

Classification

Classification AO5

Workplace Location

Workplace Location Brisbane Inner City,Brisbane - North,Brisbane - South,Brisbane - East,Brisbane - West,Cairns region,Far North Qld,Gold Coast,Ipswich region,Logan - Beaudesert,Mackay region,Moreton Bay - North,Moreton Bay - South,North West Qld,Rockhampton region,South West Qld,Sunshine Coast,Toowoomba region,Townsville region,Wide Bay

The Senior Inspector (Industrial) will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, have an industrial focus and work with industry to improve health and safety in Queensland workplaces. You'll contribute to the recommendations from the Best Practice Review of Workplace Health and Safety Queensland.

About the team

Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) enforces work health and safety laws, investigates workplace fatalities, serious injuries, prosecutes breaches of legislation and educates employees and employers on their legal obligations. We're responsible for improving work health and safety in Queensland and helping to reduce the risk of workers being killed or injured on the job.

We do this by making sure work health and safety laws are followed, investigating work-related fatalities and serious injuries, educating workplaces on ways to comply with legislation, taking legal action when work health and safety laws are broken and educating employees and employers on their legal obligations.

Your key responsibilities

Specific responsibilities are outlined in the position description for this role but generally, you'll have strong written, time management and stakeholder engagement and management skills. Experience in applying workplace health and safety protocols in community enforcement or other such regulatory enforcement would be highly regarded.

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.

You'll be part of the solution to keep Queenslander's safe at work and see the direct impact of your role in the community. As a Queensland public sector employee you will also have employment security and access to flexible work, health and wellbeing programs, competitive salary and superannuation and support for development. If you are looking for more than just a job and passionate about making a difference in workplaces to ensure all employees return home safely, APPLY NOW!

How to apply

Submit your resume and a short statement (no more than 2 pages) outlining your ability to undertake the responsibilities and requirements as outlined in the 'How you will be assessed' section of the relevant position description. In the short statement outline your preferences on the office location you are interested in (multiple locations can be provided).

The role of Senior Inspector (Industrial) is aligned with the Individual contributor (leading self) leadership stream in the Leadership competencies for Queensland.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

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Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/557921/24

Closing Date: Monday, 14th April 2025

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity .

Please ensure you download all attachments and follow the instructions on how to apply.
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