Darling Downs - Maranoa,Toowoomba region
A life-changing, career defining opportunity for a pragmatic, people centred leader with hands on expertise in modern bushfire mitigation and safeguarding communities facing rural fire risk. Here's your chance to grasp an outstanding career and lifestyle opportunity doing work that really matters, helping shape how Queensland handles and responds to its rising bushfire threat. As the senior fire leader for your District, you're right at the heart of bushfire mitigation, community readiness and emergency response. You'll bring people together to guide strategy, implement plans and champion the volunteer brigades who fight to keep Queensland's rural and regional communities safe.
FCHIEF
closes 08-Mar-2026
If agility, strategy & political acumen are magic words and process, policy + procurement your peak leadership skills, don't miss this stand out senior leadership role in near city Brisbane. * This Director-equivalent role requires RURAL firefighting expertise * Statewide responsibilities, based in Brisbane's inner Northside * Perm role with salary + base with 14.25% super + benefits Drive a community focused desk to help mitigate bushfires in Queensland? In this senior leadership role, you most certainly can! This is a vitally important role with statewide responsibilities shaping Queensland's bushfire¿mitigation strategy.
FCHIEF
closes 08-Mar-2026
Rockhampton region,Wide Bay
As a Bushfire Mitigation Officer, you will be responsible for undertaking bushfire mitigation planning, implementation and evaluation across the District. You will enable use of fire in the landscape; support fire management groups, Volunteer Community Educators, Fire Wardens, and brigades; and coordinate community education and engagement.
RFMO2
closes 11-Mar-2026
QFR Capability Development and Sustainability Branch builds and sustains the QFR capability and organisational interface on innovation, processes, and standards. The Business Process and Information team has a focus on research and development of state level policy, doctrine and resources to meet the need of our contemporary fire and rescue service operational capability and delivery services to the community, in line with organisational strategies and objectives. Reporting to the Executive Manager you will provide high level research and support for a number of simultaneous projects and programs that the team manages and leads to support statewide operational capabilities and response. You will communicate effectively with stakeholders and subject matter experts to enable collaboration with both internal and external agencies in the development, review and implementation of policy, doctrine and resources to support operational and organisational objectives.
AO6
closes 06-Mar-2026
Lead and manage a small team dedicated to administering an enterprise program of work that enables QFD to be a child safe organisation in accordance with the Act and associated Queensland government and national policies, and to deliver assurance that the department's legislative obligations are met. Deliver the efficient end-to-end management of blue cards across the department, including role assessments, providing strategic advice, and case management, as well as developing and implementing policies, procedures, communications and improvement strategies. Be the primary agency liaison officer with Blue Card Services (the regulator) to ensure QFD's compliance with the Act.
AO7
closes 20-Mar-2026
Reporting to the Assistant Chief Officer [District], you will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of comprehensive volunteer training programs, in alignment with the statewide rural firefighting training framework. You will lead a network of Area Training Officers and ensure volunteer training is planned, delivered and evaluated to a high standard across the district. The role has strong linkages with the RFSQ Training unit and will have on-the-ground responsibility for the uplift of volunteer and Brigade capability in line with RFSQ strategic objectives.
FINS
closes 15-Mar-2026
Reporting to the Principal Finance Officer, you will be a key member of the team, contributing to the ongoing development, review and delivery of contemporary budget and financial management services to QFD in line with the Financial Management Practice Manual (FMPM) and best practice financial management policies and procedures. You will provide advice and support to regional senior executives and staff in relation to financial management issues and impacts to ensure QFD obligations and legislative requirements are met. You will be required to contribute to the financial performance reporting, forecasting, and analysis of various business activities across QFD to support informed decision making and enhance financial management service delivery.
AO6
closes 17-Mar-2026
Brisbane - North,Cairns region,Gold Coast,Logan - Beaudesert,Rockhampton region,Sunshine Coast,Toowoomba region,Townsville region,Wide Bay
Reporting to the Executive Manager, you will lead a team, supporting corporate and operational directorate staff and managers to progress complex people management matters as well as day-to-day human resource entitlements and activities. You will also work closely with subject matter experts, stakeholders and senior management to ensure timely innovative fit for purpose outcomes for our diverse workforce. You will play an important role in the development and application of HR policy, procedures, guidelines and resources enhance workforce HR capability, as well as coordinate and/or contribute to significant projects and initiatives, including identifying risks and providing constructive advice to influence strategic decision making across the department.
AO7
closes 19-Mar-2026
Mackay region,Townsville region
Rural Fire Service Queensland (RFSQ) Area Offices are responsible for providing tailored support to Rural Fire Brigades and volunteers. As the primary local contact point, Areas connect local needs with District, Regional, and State resources to enhance training, mitigation activities, asset management, and brigade operations. The main purpose of the Areas is to provide seamless and responsive support to volunteers to ensure the effectiveness of operational bushfire response.
FINS
closes 01-Apr-2026
Central West Qld,Wide Bay
The Area Training Officer role is responsible for the coordination, facilitation, delivery and evaluation of training to volunteers and brigades, in accordance with the annual training plan, while ensuring compliance with Registered Training Organisation (RTO) and organisational audit requirements are met. The role supports training activities across the District, however, service delivery may be focussed to a specific Area within the District. The Area Training Support Officer may be required to assist across the Region.
RFMO2
closes 17-Mar-2026