Director Major Hazard Facilities,
Chief Advisor Major Hazard Facilities within Specialised Health and safety Services, Office of Industrial Relations
About Office of Industrial Relations (OIR)
We offer a range of policy, advisory, compliance and specialist technical services and initiatives including:
- targeted initiatives that engage with workers, business and the community to build safe and fair workplaces
- ensuring compliance with work health and safety, electrical safety, industrial relations and workers’ compensation regulatory frameworks and taking any necessary enforcement action
- managing registration, licensing, certification and accreditation regimes for workplace and electrical safety.
OIR has more than 900 staff in Brisbane, Bundaberg, Cairns, Gladstone, Innisfail, Ipswich, Logan, Mackay, Maroochydore, Maryborough, Robina, Rockhampton, Roma, Toowoomba and Townsville.
Major Hazard Facility Unit, Specialised Health and Safety Services directorate
The Specialised Health and Safety Services purpose is to bring together a collective of professionals with specialised knowledge and skills to lead and apply our expertise towards the effective management of complex hazards and risk. We strive to achieve optimal health, safety and well-being outcomes for individuals and businesses.
Through our specialised approach, we are committed to mitigating risks, ensuring healthy and safe working environments and promoting overall wellbeing.
We provide specialist oversight for complex work-related hazards, health, safety and wellbeing current and emerging issues across Queensland using evidence-based practice and a systems-based approach.
This includes:
- leading and supporting the design, management and implementation of harm reduction strategies
- development and provision of technical advice, support, resources, training and mentoring for OIR staff and external stakeholders
- partnering/liaising with internal and external stakeholders to define and implement best practices, what is reasonably practicable and what compliance looks like
- contributing to policy development
- administering specialist regulatory licencing, notifications and authorisations
- provision of safety advice under state planning legislation
- undertaking and supporting research.
This unit comprises eight safety advisors performing specialist technical roles and one supporting administrative role. The primary purpose of the unit is to reduce the risk of harm to workers and the public associated with the processing, handling and storage of bulk hazardous chemicals at facilities regulated under Chapter 9 of the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011.
The Major Hazard Facilities (MHF) Unit achieves this through the licensing and inspection of major hazard facilities, safety in design reviews and site location analysis of referred planning applications for hazardous chemical facilities and planning scheme reviews. The unit also monitors pipeline safety where pipelines cross into publicly accessible land.
The current positions available within the unit include:
- Director Major Hazard Facilities
Chief Advisor Major Hazard Facilities (EP06)
Director Major Hazard Facilities
(EP05)
Join Queensland’s Public Sector and take advantage of the many benefits of being an employee of the Queensland Public Service and contribute to a safer Queensland as a Safety Advisor with the Major Hazard Facilities team. This role sits within the Major Hazard Facilities (MHF) unit within the Specialised Health & Safety Services (SHSS) directorate of the Office of Industrial Relations – a dedicated, supportive and passionate team of multidisciplinary professionals and technical experts dedicated to making Queensland a safer place.
The primary purpose of the MHF unit is to reduce the risk of harm to workers and the public associated with the processing, handling and storage of bulk hazardous chemicals at facilities regulated under Chapter 9 of the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011, across sectors including oil, gas and petroleum, chemical and explosive manufacturing, hydrogen and renewable energy.
Reporting to the Chief Safety Advisor, you will be in a technical assessor position supporting chemical safety outcomes at major hazard facilities across Queensland. Key responsibilities include:
- Assessing major hazard facility license applications and preparing licensing recommendations and conditions for the regulator’s decision-making on applications.
- Providing specialist advice and services to industry and operators of MHFs on hazard identification, safety assessments, safety management system implementation, emergency plans and safety cases in fulfilment of their obligations under Chapter 9 of the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011.
- Leading, coordinating and participating in whole-of-government teams that plan, prepare, and conduct safety audits of major hazard facilities and occasionally other complex facilities holding hazardous chemicals.
- Providing technical information, expert advice and interpretation on hazardous chemicals storage and handling, especially on the application of sound engineering principles, relevant Australian Standards and industry best practice approaches to reduce the risk so far as reasonably practicable (SFARP).
- Participate in investigations and provide advice for the assessment of major incidents, near misses and complaints.
- Participate in providing specialist advice to local authorities and State Government agencies on the siting of Hazardous Chemical Facilities and appropriate land use surrounding Hazardous Chemical Facilities.
- Assist in the development and implementation of programs for the regulation of major hazard facilities under the Work Health and Safety Act and Regulation 2011.
- Participate in the development and delivery of guidance material and training programs on the regulatory, administrative, and technical requirements of hazardous chemicals storage and handling.
About you
To assess your suitability for this role, we will evaluate your previous experience, knowledge, skills, potential for development, and personal qualities. Specifically, we are looking for evidence of:
Expert Knowledge: Demonstrate your expertise in safety operations for facilities manufacturing, processing, handling or storing hazardous chemicals, including auditing safety systems across a range of industry sectors in compliance with the Work Health and Safety Act and Regulation 2011 or similar frameworks. Show your capability and knowledge in analysing safety data and formulating effective recommendations to improve safety outcomes in these workplaces.
Ability to Achieve Outcomes: Demonstrate your planning skills and ability to prioritise and adapt in complex environments, ensuring timely and effective responses to industry needs and government stakeholders. Demonstrate your proficiency in communicating complex engineering or scientific information or recommendations in a clear, concise and practical manner both in writing and verbally to achieve regulatory safety outcomes.
Cultivating Productive Working Relationships: Showcase your ability to develop and maintain professional, collaborative and effective working relationships within teams, businesses, and across sectors to lead or assist in the resolution of complex operational or safety challenges to achieve desired outcomes.
Mandatory requirements / special conditions
- An undergraduate degree and/or postgraduate qualification in Chemical Engineering/Engineering, Applied Science, Science or a related field, ideally including at least one year of chemistry.
- Successful applicants must have, or be able to acquire a current driver’s license.
Highly Desirable
- Experience in industry or regulatory compliance in the management of hazardous chemicals or similar high-risk facilities or operations.
- Experience working with safety case management systems at a hazardous chemical facility will be highly regarded.
How to apply
To be considered, please submit your resume and cover letter (Word format) by selecting the “apply now” function.
Applications close: 1 March 2024.
Chief Advisor Major Hazard Facilities (EP06)
Join Queensland’s Public Sector and take advantage of the many benefits of being an employee of the Queensland Public Service and contribute to a safer Queensland as a Safety Advisor with the Major Hazard Facilities team. This role sits within the Major Hazard Facilities (MHF) unit within the Specialised Health & Safety Services (SHSS) directorate of the Office of Industrial Relations – a dedicated, supportive and passionate team of multidisciplinary professionals and technical experts dedicated to making Queensland a safer place.
The primary purpose of the MHF unit is to reduce the risk of harm to workers and the public associated with the processing, handling and storage of bulk hazardous chemicals at facilities regulated under Chapter 9 of the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011, across sectors including oil, gas and petroleum, chemical and explosive manufacturing, hydrogen and renewable energy.
Reporting to the Director of Major Hazard Facilities, the Chief Advisor Major Hazard Facilities leads a multidisciplinary team and has a diverse remit. Key responsibilities include:
- Assessing major hazard facility license applications and preparing licensing recommendations and conditions for the regulator’s decision-making on applications.
- Providing specialist advice and services to industry and operators of MHFs on hazard identification, safety assessments, safety management system implementation, emergency plans and safety cases in fulfilment of their obligations under Chapter 9 of the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011.
- Leading, coordinating and participating in whole-of-government teams that plan, prepare, and conduct safety audits of major hazard facilities and occasionally other complex facilities holding hazardous chemicals.
- Providing technical information, expert advice and interpretation on hazardous chemicals storage and handling, especially on the application of sound engineering principles, relevant Australian Standards and industry best practice approaches to reduce the risk so far as reasonably practicable (SFARP).
- Investigating and providing specialist advice for the assessment of major incidents, near misses and complaints, including the agency’s response to community-sensitive events involving hazardous chemicals.
- Providing specialist advice to local authorities and State Government agencies on the siting of Hazardous Chemical Facilities and appropriate land use surrounding Hazardous Chemical Facilities.
- Assisting in the development and implementation of programs and policies for the regulation of major hazard facilities under the Work Health and Safety Act and Regulation 2011.
- Participating in the development and delivery of guidance material and training programs on the regulatory, administrative and technical requirements of hazardous chemicals storage and handling.
To achieve the objectives of this role, some travel will be required to provide appropriate facility inspections.
About You
We will assess your suitability for this role by looking at what you’ve done previously – the knowledge, skills and experience you’ve built, your potential for development and your personal qualities. We will consider how well you:
Demonstrate expert knowledge: Demonstrate your ability and understanding of safety-in-operations of facilities that store, handle and/or manufacture hazardous chemicals, including your experience of auditing safety systems across a broad spectrum of the industry with reference against the Work Health and Safety Act and Regulation 2011 or similar safety frameworks. Demonstrate your ability to analyse the data acquired from safety activities and formulate effective recommendations for implementation.
Demonstrated ability to achieve outcomes: Demonstrate your ability and planning skills to prioritise various interests in a complex working environment and ensure timely and effective responses to industry and supporting information to government stakeholders. Communicating with complex scientific priorities in both written and verbal formats to achieve regulatory safety outcomes.
Cultivates productive working relationships: Demonstrate your ability to form professional and effective working relationships within teams, within a business and across businesses to lead and or assist in a range of complex and long-term operations to achieve outcomes.
Mandatory requirements / special conditions
- An undergraduate degree and/or postgraduate qualification in Chemical Engineering/Engineering, Applied Science, Science or related field, including the completion of at least one year of chemistry.
- Successful applicants must have, or be able to acquire, a current driver’s license.
Highly Desirable
- Experience in industry or regulatory work in the management of hazardous chemicals.
- Experience working with safety management systems at a hazardous chemical facility will be highly regarded.
How to apply
To be considered, please submit your resume and cover letter (Word format) by selecting the “apply now” function.
Applications close: 1 March 2024.
Director Major Hazard Facilities (EP05)
Join Queensland’s Public Sector and take advantage of the many benefits of being an employee of the Queensland Public Service and contribute to a safer Queensland as a Safety Advisor with the Major Hazard Facilities team. This role sits within the Major Hazard Facilities (MHF) unit within the Specialised Health & Safety Services (SHSS) directorate of the Office of Industrial Relations – a dedicated, supportive and passionate team of multidisciplinary professionals and technical experts dedicated to making Queensland a safer place.
The primary purpose of the MHF unit is to reduce the risk of harm to workers and the public associated with the processing, handling and storage of bulk hazardous chemicals at facilities regulated under Chapter 9 of the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011, across sectors including oil, gas and petroleum, chemical and explosive manufacturing, hydrogen and renewable energy.
Reporting to the Chief Safety Advisor, you will be in a technical assessor position supporting chemical safety outcomes at major hazard facilities across Queensland. Key responsibilities include:
- Assessing major hazard facility license applications and preparing licensing recommendations and conditions for the regulator’s decision-making on applications.
- Providing specialist advice and services to industry and operators of MHFs on hazard identification, safety assessments, safety management system implementation, emergency plans and safety cases in fulfilment of their obligations under Chapter 9 of the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011.
- Leading, coordinating and participating in whole-of-government teams that plan, prepare, and conduct safety audits of major hazard facilities and occasionally other complex facilities holding hazardous chemicals.
- Providing technical information, expert advice and interpretation on hazardous chemicals storage and handling, especially on the application of sound engineering principles, relevant Australian Standards and industry best practice approaches to reduce the risk so far as reasonably practicable (SFARP).
- Participate in investigations and provide advice for the assessment of major incidents, near misses and complaints.
- Participate in providing specialist advice to local authorities and State Government agencies on the siting of Hazardous Chemical Facilities and appropriate land use surrounding Hazardous Chemical Facilities.
- Assist in the development and implementation of programs for the regulation of major hazard facilities under the Work Health and Safety Act and Regulation 2011.
- Participate in the development and delivery of guidance material and training programs on the regulatory, administrative, and technical requirements of hazardous chemicals storage and handling.
About you
To assess your suitability for this role, we will evaluate your previous experience, knowledge, skills, potential for development, and personal qualities. Specifically, we are looking for evidence of:
Expert Knowledge: Demonstrate your expertise in safety operations for facilities manufacturing, processing, handling or storing hazardous chemicals, including auditing safety systems across a range of industry sectors in compliance with the Work Health and Safety Act and Regulation 2011 or similar frameworks. Show your capability and knowledge in analysing safety data and formulating effective recommendations to improve safety outcomes in these workplaces.
Ability to Achieve Outcomes: Demonstrate your planning skills and ability to prioritise and adapt in complex environments, ensuring timely and effective responses to industry needs and government stakeholders. Demonstrate your proficiency in communicating complex engineering or scientific information or recommendations in a clear, concise and practical manner both in writing and verbally to achieve regulatory safety outcomes.
Cultivating Productive Working Relationships: Showcase your ability to develop and maintain professional, collaborative and effective working relationships within teams, businesses, and across sectors to lead or assist in the resolution of complex operational or safety challenges to achieve desired outcomes.
Mandatory requirements / special conditions
- An undergraduate degree and/or postgraduate qualification in Chemical Engineering/Engineering, Applied Science, Science or a related field, ideally including at least one year of chemistry.
- Successful applicants must have, or be able to acquire a current driver’s license.
Highly Desirable
- Experience in industry or regulatory compliance in the management of hazardous chemicals or similar high-risk facilities or operations.
- Experience working with safety case management systems at a hazardous chemical facility will be highly regarded.
How to apply
To be considered, please submit your resume and cover letter (Word format) by selecting the “apply now” function.
Applications close: 1 March 2024.
Chief Advisor Major Hazard Facilities (EP06)
Join Queensland’s Public Sector and take advantage of the many benefits of being an employee of the Queensland Public Service and contribute to a safer Queensland as a Safety Advisor with the Major Hazard Facilities team. This role sits within the Major Hazard Facilities (MHF) unit within the Specialised Health & Safety Services (SHSS) directorate of the Office of Industrial Relations – a dedicated, supportive and passionate team of multidisciplinary professionals and technical experts dedicated to making Queensland a safer place.
The primary purpose of the MHF unit is to reduce the risk of harm to workers and the public associated with the processing, handling and storage of bulk hazardous chemicals at facilities regulated under Chapter 9 of the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011, across sectors including oil, gas and petroleum, chemical and explosive manufacturing, hydrogen and renewable energy.
Reporting to the Director of Major Hazard Facilities, the Chief Advisor Major Hazard Facilities leads a multidisciplinary team and has a diverse remit. Key responsibilities include:
- Assessing major hazard facility license applications and preparing licensing recommendations and conditions for the regulator’s decision-making on applications.
- Providing specialist advice and services to industry and operators of MHFs on hazard identification, safety assessments, safety management system implementation, emergency plans and safety cases in fulfilment of their obligations under Chapter 9 of the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011.
- Leading, coordinating and participating in whole-of-government teams that plan, prepare, and conduct safety audits of major hazard facilities and occasionally other complex facilities holding hazardous chemicals.
- Providing technical information, expert advice and interpretation on hazardous chemicals storage and handling, especially on the application of sound engineering principles, relevant Australian Standards and industry best practice approaches to reduce the risk so far as reasonably practicable (SFARP).
- Investigating and providing specialist advice for the assessment of major incidents, near misses and complaints, including the agency’s response to community-sensitive events involving hazardous chemicals.
- Providing specialist advice to local authorities and State Government agencies on the siting of Hazardous Chemical Facilities and appropriate land use surrounding Hazardous Chemical Facilities.
- Assisting in the development and implementation of programs and policies for the regulation of major hazard facilities under the Work Health and Safety Act and Regulation 2011.
- Participating in the development and delivery of guidance material and training programs on the regulatory, administrative and technical requirements of hazardous chemicals storage and handling.
To achieve the objectives of this role, some travel will be required to provide appropriate facility inspections.
About You
We will assess your suitability for this role by looking at what you’ve done previously – the knowledge, skills and experience you’ve built, your potential for development and your personal qualities. We will consider how well you:
Demonstrate expert knowledge: Demonstrate your ability and understanding of safety-in-operations of facilities that store, handle and/or manufacture hazardous chemicals, including your experience of auditing safety systems across a broad spectrum of the industry with reference against the Work Health and Safety Act and Regulation 2011 or similar safety frameworks. Demonstrate your ability to analyse the data acquired from safety activities and formulate effective recommendations for implementation.
Demonstrated ability to achieve outcomes: Demonstrate your ability and planning skills to prioritise various interests in a complex working environment and ensure timely and effective responses to industry and supporting information to government stakeholders. Communicating with complex scientific priorities in both written and verbal formats to achieve regulatory safety outcomes.
Cultivates productive working relationships: Demonstrate your ability to form professional and effective working relationships within teams, within a business and across businesses to lead and or assist in a range of complex and long-term operations to achieve outcomes.
Mandatory requirements / special conditions
- An undergraduate degree and/or postgraduate qualification in Chemical Engineering/Engineering, Applied Science, Science or related field, including the completion of at least one year of chemistry.
- Successful applicants must have, or be able to acquire, a current driver’s license.
Highly Desirable
- Experience in industry or regulatory work in the management of hazardous chemicals.
- Experience working with safety management systems at a hazardous chemical facility will be highly regarded.
How to apply
To be considered, please submit your resume and cover letter (Word format) by selecting the “apply now” function.
Applications close: 1 March 2024.
Please contact Celia Jones on (07) 3305 5809 or Taylah Knight on (07) 3305 5824 for an immediate and confidential discussion about this opportunity and how to apply.
