Opportunity to join our Regulatory Legal Team

The Board of Professional Engineers of Queensland (BPEQ) is an independent statutory authority responsible for regulating the engineering profession in Queensland under the Professional Engineers Act 2002 (PE Act).

As a Legal Officer in our Legal Compliance and Investigations team, you'll work on a diverse range of complex regulatory matters, from early assessment and investigation through to enforcement and disciplinary proceedings. The role works closely with investigators and regulatory teams, providing practical legal advice and contributing to matters that directly support the integrity and professionalism of the engineering profession in Queensland.

Job details

About Us
The Board of Professional Engineers of Queensland (BPEQ) regulates the engineering profession in and for Queensland and maintains the Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ) system.
The Legal Compliance and Investigations team at BPEQ works to ensure that the Board's regulatory functions are exercised lawfully, consistently, proportionately and in accordance with the principles of procedural fairness, accountability and transparency.

About the Role
Reporting to the Principal Legal Officer (PLO) the role is supported by a small team of three (3) Senior Legal Officers and a dedicated Case Manager.
This is a hands-on regulatorylegal role suited to a lawyer who enjoys working on complex and varied matters, from early assessment and investigation through to enforcement and disciplinary proceedings.

What You'll Do
You'll help safeguard professional standards and support effective regulation by providing trusted legal advice, contributing to policy and compliance initiatives, engaging with stakeholders and supporting strategic decision-making. The responsibilities below summarise the core focus of the role:

• Assess and manage regulatory complaints, notifications and investigations
• Deliver high-quality legal advice and regulatory decisions
• Manage a diverse caseload from assessment through to resolution
• Prepare complex legal and regulatory documentation
• Support and represent the Board in disciplinary and enforcement proceedings

Essential Requirements for the Role

• Minimum of 3+ years post-admission experience in one or more of the following areas of law: administrative law, public law, regulatory law, privacy law and right to information law.
• Admitted or eligible for immediate admittance as a legal practitioner by the Supreme Court of Queensland.

Why Join Us?
Small team environment: Ample scope for variety
Work-life balance: Enjoy flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
Professional growth: Access to 1:1 mentoring and broader development and learning opportunities.
Supportive culture: Collaborate with an experienced team that values your contributions

Who should apply?
We're looking for a pragmatic lawyer who recognises that this isn't a conventional legal advisory role - it's regulatory law with a direct public-interest impact.

We encourage applications from lawyers with minimum 3+ years post admission experience in regulatory, administrative, public or enforcement experience, including those from government, private practice or other regulated professions.

Those with experience in professional discipline, investigations, compliance, prosecutions, professional negligence or building and construction law will be highly regarded.

To best understand what is required to perform well in and enjoy the role, please review the atatched Position Description.

We strongly encourage applicants from all life experiences and backgrounds to apply.

How to Apply
To be considered you will need to upload a concise expression of interest (1 page maximum) detailing your interest in the role and how your experience and skills relate to the position description and selection criteria and attach a current resume.

Please let us know if you require any support or adjustments to participate in the recruitment process.
Appointment to this position is subject to a satisfactory criminal history check and the provision of referee reports.
Prior to appointment, current and former public sector employees must disclose any serious disciplinary history under section 71 of the Public Sector Act 2022.

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Further information

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Documents

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

• BPEQ703181 PO4 Legal Officer (45806) - RD (PDF, 350KB)
  Role Description