Business Development Associate - Brisbane

Travel and Tourism Sales – Business Development Associate / Executive

You’ll connect visitors and communities across Queensland. We’ll connect you with an amazing career.

Queensland Rail stands on the foundation of true connection, encompassing the relationships we foster within our teams and the communities we serve across the state. For over 150 years, we've been instrumental in linking people and places, and now we invite you to contribute to our proud legacy and shape a brighter, sustainable future.

Learn more about Queensland Rail's purpose, people and progress - watch our short video here.

About the Role:

As a Business Development Associate, you’ll join the  Brisbane (Meanjin) sales team and work with colleagues in Cairns.

Your role is to help grow revenue and patronage numbers by promoting Queensland Rail’s travel and tourism products, while finding new and effective ways to engage with the evolving tourism industry. This role suits someone who brings fresh perspective, challenges traditional approaches when needed, and sees opportunities around every curve.

As a regional ambassador for Queensland Rail Travel and its train product brands, you’ll build supportive, productive relationships across the travel and tourism sector — helping to shape how rail travel is understood and sold, while contributing to the successful delivery of strategic Travel and Tourism customer projects.

This is a permanent full-time position based in Brisbane, with some work outside regular hours (this may include evenings or weekends) and regular travel (including by train) within Queensland (and occasionally interstate).

Benefits that count.

• Starting base salary $117,750 + 12.75% super + any applicable penalties
• Balance your work and personal life with flexible working options
• Opportunity to represent one of Queensland’s most recognisable travel brands
• Work with industry professionals
• Play a key role in shaping the future of rail tourism
• Travel discounts and lifestyle perks through QRI
• Access to 280+ gyms and pools with Fitness Passport
  
  

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Purpose that counts – What you’ll be doing.

• Manage and grow sales accounts to deliver revenue and patronage outcomes
• Build strong and influential industry partnerships through collaboration, regional insight, training and product guidance
• Contribute market insight and commercial thinking to the development and delivery of contemporary sales plans
• Analyse market trends and customer behaviour to identify and develop new business opportunities and solve problems
• Design and deliver compelling and knowledgeable sales and product presentations for trade, industry and customer audiences
• Maintain accurate reporting and insights, including KPIs, industry activity, project outcomes and engagement performance

For additional information please read the Position Description. 

We’re looking to connect with someone who brings both commercial capability and contemporary tourism thinking.

You’ll have:

• Proven sales or business development experience within the tourism industry or a closely related sector
• Strong knowledge of the Australian travel market, with existing industry relationships highly regarded
• Excellent communication, negotiation and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and support stakeholders
• Experience delivering sales outcomes and representing brands positively at trade and consumer events
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to turn insight into action
• A current ‘C’ class Driver Licence

And you’ll be someone who:

• Is proactive, commercially curious and motivated to learn and keep pace with a changing tourism landscape
• Enjoys working in environments where collaboration, initiative and adaptability matter

Sounds great! What’s next?

Please apply to Business Development Associate (11629) via our website by clicking onto the "Apply" button by 11:59pm (GMT+10:00 Brisbane) 24th July 2026.

Supporting a Diverse Workforce 

At Queensland Rail we are 1TEAM and our diverse workforce enables us to connect communities every day.  We are committed to building inclusive and respectful workplaces for all our people, strengthened by our diversity and encourage applications from First Nations Peoples, all genders, those from culturally diverse backgrounds, LGBTIQ+ community and people with disability, of all ages and backgrounds. 

We strive to provide a barrier free and equitable recruitment experience.  

If you do require an adjustment during the recruitment process, please contact Krystal email below. 

Applicants for roles within Queensland Rail will be subject to Alcohol and Other Drugs pre-employment testing if progressed through the recruitment processes. The recruitment and selection process for this position might require shortlisted applicants to undertake psychometric assessment, pre-employment health assessment and background checks that might also include criminal history and credit checks. For roles that have pre-employment qualifications, QR will also be required to do formal qualification verification processes to ensure qualifications align to QR's requirements.