WHSQ and ESO inspectors are responsible for improved work health and safety outcomes in Queensland. WHSQ engages with industry and the community to build safety capacity, investigate workplace accidents and where necessary use enforcement and prosecution as targeted responses.

WHSQ inspectors work with businesses to improve health and safety in Queensland workplaces, and they play a central role in helping businesses meet relevant requirements of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011, Electrical Safety Act 2002, and Safety in Recreational Water Activities Act 2011.
Inspectors work out of regional offices across the state. Specialist inspectors comprehensively investigate certain complaints and notifications to establish the causes of accidents or near misses, determine the extent of non-compliance with the law where contraventions of safety laws are suspected

Job details

The Senior Investigator will be part of an efficient, flexible and responsive investigations team.

This role will investigate non-compliance with the work health and safety legislation and provide leadership and support services to inspectors.

This role is also responsible for ensuring that investigations meet requisite standards of quality, timeliness and efficiency and that investigative conduct is of the highest integrity. The Senior Investigator reports directly to the Investigations Manager.

This position contributes to the recommendations from the Best Practice Review of Workplace Health and Safety Queensland.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Utilise the powers appointed to inspectors according to the Work Health and Safety Act 2011, Electrical Safety Act 2002, and Safety in Recreational Water Activities Act 2011, to assist the government in meeting the objectives of these Acts. The powers afforded to Inspectors are wide ranging; Inspectors are held accountable for their use and are subject to internal and external scrutiny;

• Undertake physical tasks at workplaces to discharge inspector powers and functions and to effectively conduct inspectorate or investigative activity;

• Assess information against evidentiary requirements of the workplace health and safety legislation in order to accurately inform the course of an investigation through the case management process;

• Lead the case management of investigations by planning investigations strategy, coordinate personnel and provide critical technical and evidential advice using collaborative decision-making processes and prepare high quality investigation and breach reports in accordance with WHSQ procedures and to the satisfaction of officers of the Court;

• Represent WHSQ and give evidence on workplace health and safety matters heard before an Industrial Magistrate, the Industrial Court, Tribunal or Coroner;

• Develop and maintain effective relationships and strategic networks with internal and external stakeholders, client groups, duty holders and industry leaders to share information, identify on-going and emerging and issues and trends, and provide high level advice to the Investigations Manager;

• Maintain the knowledge and skills necessary to demonstrate continuing high level and contemporary performance by actively participating in the professional development opportunities offered to investigators as part of their performance and development plans;

• Stimulate innovation and team learning by taking a mentoring and coaching approach and by taking an active role in the development and delivery of investigations training for inspectors;

• Actively participate in building relationships, sharing information and promoting cooperation across all government agencies; and

• Model professional and ethical behaviour and act in accordance with the Queensland Public Service legislative framework and Code of Conduct.

Applications to remain current for 12 months

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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Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• 573679 24 OIR Applicant guide (PDF, 116KB)
  
  
  573679 24 role profile A (Word, 388KB)