People Adviser

You’ll connect Queensland. We’ll connect you to 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 160 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

Your Opportunity

Queensland Rail is seeking a People Adviser to join our HR Central People Services team. This is an exciting opportunity to provide expert advice and support to over 8,000 employees across the organisation.
In this role, you will deliver guidance on a wide range of people and culture matters including policy and enterprise agreement interpretation, salary and entitlements, recruitment and onboarding, performance management, absenteeism, and general people management. 

• Permanent Full-time
• Brisbane location

Purpose That Counts - Key responsibilities

• Provide expert HR advice and coaching to leaders on a wide range of HR and ER issues, including performance management, workplace behaviour, and policy application.
• Deliver tailored support on people matters, ensuring compliance with policies, enterprise agreements, and legislation.
• Prepare accurate documentation and reports to support HR operations and maintain compliance with governance principles.
• Processing of employee lifecycle and workflows actions within HR systems.
• Maintain strong stakeholder relationships by influencing and engaging leaders to implement effective and consistent HR practices across the business.

For further information about this role view the Position Description here

People Who Count - About you

• Relevant experience as a People Adviser or similar role.
• Proven experience advising employees at all levels with HR matters, such as policy and enterprise interpretation, employment legislation, performance management, absenteeism, and employee complaints/grievances, harassment/bullying.
• Knowledgeable of employment legislation (e.g., Fair Works)
• Exceptional interpersonal communication and written skills.
• Demonstrate high attention to detail.
• Strong time management and organisational skills – ability to balance multiple priorities and a high volume of time-sensitive matters.
• Proactive problem solver. 

We encourage you to highlight any relevant:

• Tertiary qualifications
• Transferable experience

Exposure to systems such as: 

• MS Suite
• SAP, ServiceNow or SuccessFactors
• TRIM

Benefits that Count

All that Queensland Rail achieves each day relies on the hard work and talent of our teams. That’s why we offer a range of attractive benefits designed to help you bring your best, including

• Base salary $117,750 + 12.75% Superannuation
• Hybrid working
• Enjoy free travel to work and other discounted rail travel
• QRI Lifestyle offers members access to over 2,000 exclusive discounts and services
• Prioritise your physical, emotional and financial wellbeing with our range of free services
• You and your family can get fit and have fun with discounted access to over 380 gyms and pools with our Fitness Passport
• Shape your rewarding career with clear pathways, innovative projects and opportunities for growth and leadership 
   

Your journey matters. Make it with us.    

Please apply to People Adviser (ID11485) via our website by clicking onto the "Apply" button by 11:59pm (GMT+10:00 Brisbane) Wednesday 3rd June 2026.

Supporting a Diverse Workforce

Queensland Rail acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Elders of the lands and waterways our network traverses. 

Our teams are People who Count. We encourage diversity in our teams, including different genders, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religions, neurodiversity, education levels and many more aspects. No two journeys are the same, and it’s because of our differences that as a collective, we achieve great things. 

We provide reasonable adjustments to support candidates and employees. 

If you do require a reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process, please contact Cynthia via the details below.

Applicants for roles at Queensland Rail may undergo pre-employment alcohol and drug testing if they advance in the recruitment process. The selection process may also include psychometric assessments, pre-employment health checks and background screenings, which could involve criminal history and credit checks, if this applies to the pre-employment requirements for this role.

For roles that have pre-employment qualifications, we will also be required to do formal qualification verification processes to ensure qualifications align to Queensland Rail's pre-employment frameworks.  

To learn more about this Queensland Rail career opportunity please contact Cynthia with your enquiry via cynthia.mackenzie@qr.com.au   Please do not email your application. We can only accept applications received via our website.