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Minerals Business Centre; Minerals & Northern Compliance; Environmental Services and Regulation; Cairns
Are you a dynamic and visionary leader looking for a rewarding career where your skills make a real difference?
Join us at DETSI as the Director, Minerals Business Centre where you will be responsible for guiding high performing teams to deliver critical programs and services that support environmental protection, biodiversity conservation, heritage preservation and corporate service delivery.
You'll lead the planning, coordination and implementation of key initiatives, ensuring that team efforts are aligned with government priorities and community expectations, and your effective collaborative skills will be showcased in this role through you representing the branch/department on significant state-wide, and inter-and intragovernment groups and forums. #BeHere4Qld
Job details
| Position status | Fixed Term Temporary |
|---|---|
| Position type | Flexible full-time |
| Occupational group | Management |
| Classification | SO |
| Workplace Location | Cairns region |
| Job ad reference | QLD/651035/25 |
| Closing date | 07-Aug-2025 |
| Job duration | Fixed Term Temp until 10 July 2026 with poss ext |
| Contact person | Chris Loveday |
| Contact details | Phone: 0407 671 084 Access the National Relay Service |
This is an important leadership role, where your contribution will be valued and so will you!
We are looking for the best suited applicant for the role, it is expected that the successful candidate will model leadership capabilities and behaviours of a Program Leader as outlined in the Queensland Public Service Commission "Leadership competencies for Queensland" (brochure attached).
The position requires:
• Proven experience to lead and drive business performance and reform in a regulatory environment.
• Proven ability to motivate and engage staff, and lead through change, for the strategic delivery of environmental management services, programs and projects.
• A well-developed understanding of contemporary environmental and regulatory development trends, drivers and approaches
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, and the agility and resilience to adapt to a rapidly changing context.
• Superior stakeholder management to pursue the Environmental Services and Regulation division's objectives through communicating with influence in a contested environment.
• Contribution to workplace equity and diversity that enriches our culture of safety, innovation, respect and inclusion.
• A current unrestricted manual driver licence is desirable
Director, Minerals Business Centre is based in our DETSI Office location of tropical Cairns, North Queensland. Some travel to other locations from time to time will be required, including overnight stays. Travel costs for official business travel will be met by the Department.
Why work for us?
We take pride in our diverse workforce that spans an incredible variety of role, each contributing to the greater goal of making a positive impact. We're proud to be an accredited White Ribbon Workplace. We recognise, respect and value First Nations people and cultures. Our work can be complex and challenging - important work usually is!
In alignment with our commitment to creating a positive and respectful workplace, we provide a range of benefits and excellent working conditions including:
• generous leave entitlements that include 5 weeks of paid annual leave - position location of Cairns.
• family support: we support family commitments, offering paid parental leave and reproductive leave.
• competitive superannuation.
• locality allowance
• recognition of prior service: leverage your experience with potential recognition of prior service from previous government or educational institutions.
• salary packaging: take advantage of the opportunity for salary packaging
• relocation assistance may be available to support your move (conditions apply)
• competitive employment conditions as prescribed in the Queensland Public Service Directive 10/23 Senior Officer - employment conditions (directive attached)
Discover more about the Director, Minerals Business Centre role in more detail, including, your contribution, responsibilities, what we are looking for, how to apply and eligibility requirements by reading the role description attached.
Applications will remain current for 12 months and may be considered for Identical/similar vacancies.
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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