Join Transport and Main Roads (TMR) and make a difference in the lives of Queenslanders! As a Senior Inspector (Roadworks), you’ll provide expert technical advice and oversight for transport infrastructure construction and maintenance projects, ensuring quality, safety, and efficiency.

You’ll lead and mentor roadwork inspectors, coordinate resources, and contribute to continuous improvement of TMR standards. Based in the stunning North Queensland Region, which spans from the Great Barrier Reef to the outback, this role offers a dynamic, inclusive workplace with opportunities for growth.

Apply now to help shape Queensland’s connected and sustainable future!

Job details

About Us
North Queensland Region covers Far North, North West, and Northern districts, with offices in Cairns, Cloncurry, and Townsville. Stretching from the tip of Australia to Camooweal (NT border) and south to Home Hill, the region supports over 546,000 people across 35 local governments. It manages 1,756km of National Highways, 6,335km of State-controlled roads, and 35,483km of local government roads, spanning 589,240km² (38.2% of Queensland).

Home to iconic destinations like the Daintree, Mission Beach, Atherton Tablelands, Kuranda, Magnetic Island, Charters Towers, and the Great Barrier Reef, the region offers coastal towns, secluded beaches, rainforests, outback heat, and expansive reefs, making it a highly sought-after location for its unique environment.

Benefits
* 4 weeks annual leave + 17.5% annual leave loading
* Annual health & wellbeing reimbursement of $109.40
* Locality allowance 
* Relocation assistance

This position is being offered as either an OO6 Senior Inspector (Roadworks) or OO7 Senior Inspector (Roadworks), depending on the successful candidate's level of experience and qualifications. The role will be aligned to the classification that best matches the candidate's demonstrated expertise, ensuring the opportunity to contribute effectively to Transport and Main Roads' infrastructure projects while supporting professional growth and development.

The Role
OO6 Senior Inspector (Roadworks)
In the role of Senior Inspector (Roadworks), you will manage the monitoring, auditing, evaluating and reporting on all elements of roadworks contracts and activities to ensure compliance with contract condition, standards, specifications and agreed levels of service.

You will inspect routine, programmed, rehabilitation, line marking and reactive maintenance contracts, third party road corridor works such as public utility plant and developer works, critical incidents and declared disasters. You will ensure delivery of high standards of quality, economy, governance and safety are achieved. 

OO7 Senior Inspector (Roadworks)
In the role of Senior Inspector (Roadworks) you will provide expert technical advice and management to transport infrastructure construction and maintenance projects and other functional areas in the district, ensuring a high standard of quality, economy and safety are achieved. You will also act as a functional team leader for the district's roadwork inspectors, managing deployment of inspector resources and improving organisational inspector capability.

For detailed information about each classification, please consult the respective role descriptions.

Mandatory qualifications and conditions
• A current Class ‘C' Drivers Licence
• Pre-employment checks, including a criminal history screening and declaration of serious discipline history will be required to be completed.
• Must be eligible to work in Australia.

Desirable qualifications and conditions
• Certificate III Civil Construction, or recognised equivalence
• Certificate III Civil Construction Maintenance, or recognised equivalence
• Certificate IV Civil Construction Supervision, or recognised equivalence 

Submit your application online via the Smart Jobs and Careers website at www.smartjobs.qld.gov.au. For more information about the role, please contact Rochelle Reid on (07) 4421 8711.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.             

Job Ad Reference: QLD/664446/25

Closing Date: Monday, 27 October 2025

Further information

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

Please ensure you download all attachments and follow the instructions on how to apply.

Documents

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

• 20251002 Applicant Guide - OO6-OO7 Senior Inspector (Roadworks) (PDF, 361KB)
  
  
  664446 25 006 Role Description (Word, 576KB)
  
  
  664446 25 007 Role Description (Word, 576KB)