Lead Inspector, Office Of Industrial Relations

Queensland Government; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Government’s Office of Industrial Relations Brisbane - North seeks a Lead Inspector to provide operational leadership and expert guidance to Principal Inspectors, ensuring audits and investigations meet high standards of quality and integrity.

You will lead inspectors, manage complex compliance matters under the Labour Hire Licensing Act 2017, provide risk and enforcement advice, and deliver clear reports with evidence before courts when required.

Qualifications

• Experience leading and supervising inspectors or professionals.
• Strong knowledge in risk, compliance, evidence gathering and court processes.
• Ability to analyse complex information and provide defensible advice.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
• Commitment to innovation, accountability and best-practice regulation.

Responsibilities

• Lead, supervise, mentor and coach inspectors to deliver high-quality audits and investigations.
• Manage complex compliance matters under the Labour Hire Licensing Act 2017.
• Provide expert advice on risk, compliance, investigations and enforcement issues.
• Prepare and review complex reports and prosecution briefs, and give evidence before courts or tribunals when required.
• Build strong relationships with industry representatives, government agencies and internal stakeholders to share information and address emerging issues.
• Support investigations training, team learning and innovative approaches to regulatory practice.
• Promote accountability, ethical conduct, workplace safety, inclusion and continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership and team development

Regulatory and investigative expertise

Stakeholder engagement

Written communication

Continuous improvement

Job description

As Lead Inspector, you will provide operational leadership and expert guidance to Principal Inspectors, helping ensure audits and investigations are conducted efficiently, consistently and to the highest standards of quality and integrity.

In this role, you will:

• Lead, supervise, mentor and coach inspectors to deliver high-quality, timely and effective audits and investigations.
• Manage complex compliance matters, exercising inspector powers under the Labour Hire Licensing Act 2017.
• Provide expert advice on risk, compliance, investigations and emerging enforcement issues.
• Prepare and review complex reports, administrative decisions and prosecution briefs, and give evidence before courts or tribunals when required.
• Build strong relationships with industry representatives, government agencies and internal stakeholders to share information and address emerging issues.
• Support investigations training, team learning and innovative approaches to regulatory practice.
• Promote accountability, ethical conduct, workplace safety, inclusion and continuous improvement.

What we are looking for

We are looking for a confident and capable regulatory leader who can bring sound judgement, strong technical expertise and a collaborative approach to a complex compliance environment. You will demonstrate:

• Leadership and team development: Proven experience leading and supervising inspectors or other professionals, providing operational direction, coaching and feedback to support performance and professional development.
• Regulatory and investigative expertise: Strong knowledge and experience in risk and compliance, legislative interpretation, evidence-gathering techniques, court processes and rules of evidence, with the ability to analyse complex information and provide defensible advice.
• Stakeholder engagement: Highly developed interpersonal, communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence others and build productive relationships across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Written communication: Demonstrated experience preparing or reviewing detailed reports, administrative decisions, statutory correspondence or prosecution briefs relating to complex matters.
• Continuous improvement: Resilience, flexibility and a commitment to innovation, accountability, ethical practice and achieving best-practice regulatory outcomes.

You will be comfortable navigating complex and sometimes contentious matters, making sound decisions and supporting your team to deliver consistent, professional and fair outcomes.

Lead Inspector, Office of Industrial Relations Brisbane - North, Australia