Your Future is Energy Queensland

Energy Queensland, and our operational brands: Energex, Ergon Energy Network, Ergon Retail and Yurika, are at the frontline of progress. As Australia’s largest government-owned electricity organisation, we serve people and communities across the state and beyond.?

Here, you’ll help us deliver reliable energy solutions for our two million customers.

Join us as a HSE Incident Investigation Manager and amplify your impact. This is a permanent role, and will be based at Toowoomba, Brisbane, Rockhampton, Mackay, Townsville, or Cairns.

Your Opportunity

As our HSE Incident Investigation Manager, your experience leading HSE incident investigations will be key to Energy Queensland’s continued success and growth.

Amplify your impact: You will lead a team of HSE specialists that provide HSE investigative and assurance services to the business. Here, you will lead and embed our principles and values of learning, supporting the continual evolution of EQL as a learning organisation.

Your time is spent between leading a team, completing significant HSE investigations, and ensuring that the quality of HSE investigations conducted across EQL is maintained.

This hands-on leadership role will see you:

• Provide leadership and technical advice to Incident Owners regarding the management of all significant HSE incidents.
• Lead both your own significant HSE incident investigations, as well as manage a geographically dispersed team of Investigation and Assurance Specialists to ensure the quality of their HSE investigations aligns with requirements.
• Work closely with the HSE Learning and Assurance Manager to ensure HSE Investigations are completed within required timeframes while still meeting the needs of the HSE Assurance program.
• Lead the effective management of EQL’s HSE Incident Management Framework to ensure organisational risks identified through serious incidents are management appropriately and in alignment with EQL’s HSE Strategies.

With either a 9 or 10 day fortnight in place, the bottom of the salary band starts from $184,805 for 9 days and $208,829 for 10 days + 14.75% superannuation.

What’s On Offer?

At Energy Queensland, we believe in supporting every aspect of your career and personal life. Here’s some of what you can expect:

• Flexibility that works: Flexible working arrangements, including up to 50% work-from-home options for applicable roles.
• Grow as you go: Opportunities to develop professionally through training, leadership programs and full access to LinkedIn Learning.
• Feel safe and supported: A safety-first culture and access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program

Explore our benefits webpage to see how Energy Queensland supports and empowers your journey.

What You’ll Bring

You will hold a Degree in Health, Safety, Environment or a related discipline, and/or demonstrate equivalent experience. You will also hold Lead ICAM Investigator and Lead Auditor (ISO14001, AS4801, ISO18001, ISO9001) qualifications.

Thinking of your technical knowledge, skills, and experience you have:

• Experience working within power and distribution industries, demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of HSE management systems with the ability to implement Investigation Management Frameworks.
• Expert skill in leading HSE investigations end to end, with the ability to analyse and interpret information and identify incident causes, learnings, and recommend corrective actions.
• Strong understanding of governance frameworks and risk management methodologies. Couple this with your broad power and distribution industry knowledge, you can interpret information to provide recommendations and advice on organisational risk and improvements.

Some of your transferrable and soft skills include:

• The ability to effectively lead and coach a geographically dispersed team, empowering and offering training opportunities to uplift capability.
• Excellent report writing skills and a good eye for detail when proofing and completing assurance activities for your team.
• Impressive communication skills, where you can negotiate, influence, advise, and exercise professional judgement in a constructive manner to all key stakeholders, team members, and the extended HSE Leadership team.

What matters most? For us, it’s our values: We’re Safe – We Belong – We Grow – We Deliver. If you’re going to be a part of our team, these should matter to you, too.

Why Energy Queensland?

At Energy Queensland, your career is in your hands, backed by over a century of experience powering Queensland. Whether you’re advancing through the ranks or mastering your craft, you’ll find meaningful work that makes an impact. From supporting communities today to leading Queensland’s renewable energy future, you'll be part of a team at the forefront of driving change. Ready to energise Queensland with us? Your future starts here.

The future of energy is here. It just needs you.

If you're ready to be part of shaping Queensland's energy future, submit your application to include your:

• Current resume outlining your career to date
• Cover letter detailing your suitability and motivation for the role. Please also include a response to the following:
• What key elements and factors are required in a quality HSE investigation report?

Applications will close at 11:30pm on Thursday 17th July, 2025. Please note that we will be assessing candidates in real-time and may close the application process without prior notice.

Need additional information? Contact:

• Lauren Gormley-Blears | Recruitment Advisor | [email protected]

We value the differences individuals contribute to our workforce and encourage a diverse range of applicants to apply. Click here to view more information on diversity and inclusion at Energy Queensland.