Join the Infrastructure group as Director, Office of the Deputy Director-General, providing trusted leadership and high-level advice to support executive decision making. Use your strengths in strategic leadership, governance, systems thinking, and influencing skills to oversee corporate operations, manage emerging issues, and coordinate executive and ministerial advice. You will lead a high performing team delivering business support services, build strong stakeholder relationships, and ensure priorities, risks and resources are managed effectively to support Queensland’s infrastructure agenda.

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Your Opportunity
This role offers a unique opportunity to work directly with senior executives and influence decision making at the highest levels of government. You will oversee the operations of the Office of the DDG, lead the Business Support Unit, and provide authoritative advice on organisational strategy, business operations, governance and emerging issues. As a member of the Infrastructure Senior Leadership Team, you will anticipate risks, manage priorities, and ensure the group operates effectively in a complex and fast paced environment.

Your Strengths
We design roles around strengths. For this role, we are seeking someone who demonstrates:
• Strategic leadership, with the ability to see the bigger picture while managing day to day priorities.
• Strong governance and risk judgement, ensuring decisions and processes are robust and well considered.
• Systems and strategic thinking, enabling efficient and effective executive operations.
• The ability to communicate with influence, providing clear, confident advice to senior leaders.
• A strong outcomes focus, balancing competing priorities while meeting tight timeframes.
• Collaborative leadership, fostering trust and engagement across teams and stakeholders.

Your Responsibilities
In this role, you will:
• Provide high level, authoritative advice and support to the Deputy Director- General and Executive Directors on administrative, strategic and operational matters.
• Lead and manage the Office of the DDG, ensuring business support services meet the needs of the Infrastructure group.
• Identify priorities and emerging issues, and coordinate strategic responses to support effective decision making and risk mitigation.
• Oversee coordination of correspondence, briefs, submissions and ministerial requests, including advice to the Director-General and Minister's Office.
• Manage key relationships with internal and external stakeholders across government and the department.
• Lead and coordinate corporate activities including business planning, organisational design, risk management and reporting.
• Support a high performing, professional and customer focused team culture.

Why Join Us
At DSDIP, we're proud to be State Shapers, working on initiatives that support economic prosperity, liveable communities and world class infrastructure— including delivery of the Queensland Government's commitments under the 2032 Delivery Plan. This role offers meaningful influence, executive exposure and the opportunity to shape how infrastructure priorities are delivered.

We value and respect diversity of thought, background and experience. We encourage applications from people of all genders, cultures, languages, abilities, ages, sexual orientations and family responsibilities. We are committed to creating an inclusive, flexible and respectful workplace where everyone can thrive. If you're ready to lead with impact and operate at the executive centre of government, we'd love to hear from you.

Applications will remain current for 12 months.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/684210/26

Closing Date: Thursday, 16 April 2026

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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