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Principal Inspector (Construction)

Office of Industrial Relations
Rockhampton, QLD
A$117,537-$125,531 p/a
Construction → Health, Safety & Environment
Full-time
On-site

Posted 3 days ago


The Principal inspector (Construction) role will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, have a construction focus and work with industry to improve health and safety in Queensland workplaces. You'll implement the Best Practice Review of Workplace Health and Safety Queensland and ensure we meet the expectations of compliance and enforcement that the community expects of us as a regulator.

We are recruiting position across our Newstead, Maroochydore, Gladstone and Rockhampton offices, however, please submit an application to be considered for regions outside of this as part of our OIR talent pool should a vacancy arise.

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:

• Demonstrated strength in written communication, time management, and the ability to build and manage relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Proven experience in applying workplace health and safety protocols within community or regulatory enforcement environments is highly desirable.
• Resilience and be a confident communicator, capable of navigating challenging conversations and situations with professionalism, while engaging, educating, and influencing stakeholders to achieve compliance within a regulatory framework.
• Ability to contribute meaningfully to the safety of Queenslanders by being part of a proactive team—where your role has a visible and positive impact on workplace safety across the community.

Why Apply?

As a Queensland public sector employee you will 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.

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 position description. The role of Principal Inspector (Construction) is aligned with the Individual contributor (leading self) leadership stream in the Leadership competencies for Queensland.

This position may be subject to a range of pre-employment checks and tests

Further information

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

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/640811/25

Closing Date: Tuesday, 24th June 2025


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Newstead, QLD, Australia

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