As a member of the Executive Team, the Group Executive Legal and Governance is a newly established and pivotal role, reflecting GPC’s continued investment in strong governance, risk, assurance and regulatory capability.

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, this role will lead the establishment and ongoing maturity of enterprise-wide frameworks across legal, governance, risk, internal audit, integrity and regulatory functions.

This is a role of both strategic influence and practical leadership. The successful candidate will build and lead a small, high-performing team while shaping the systems, disciplines and culture that underpin safe, compliant and commercially sound operations. Acting as a trusted advisor to the CEO, Executive Team and Board, they will provide clear, balanced and commercially grounded advice to support effective decision making and long-term sustainability.

The portfolio is broad and impactful. The Group Executive will establish an internal legal function, ensuring the right balance between in-house capability and external counsel. They will design and embed enterprise risk and internal audit frameworks that provide meaningful assurance and insight. They will also lead governance processes that enable high-quality Board and Committee engagement, and will build a contemporary integrity capability that strengthens ethical decision making and organisational trust.

In addition, the successful candidate will oversee GPC’s regulatory responsibilities in relation to development on strategic port land, including operating as an assessment manager under the Planning Act and working closely with government and regulatory stakeholders across Queensland and nationally.