Principal Workforce Planner

You’ll connect Queensland. We’ll connect you to an amazing career.

Queensland Rail is built on strong connections—within our teams and with the communities we serve. For more than 150 years, we’ve connected people and places across Queensland.

As we prepare our network and our people for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, it’s an exciting time to be part of Queensland Rail. Together, we’re continuing a proud legacy and shaping a more sustainable future for generations to come.

What’s on offer?
•    Starting Salary $151,344 + 12.75% super
•    Free train travel to and from work on duty days
•    Permanent full time [with the opportunity to work flexibly at 0.8 FTE for the right candidate]
•    Flexible hours with 50/50 office and work from home arrangement
•    Be part of a high performing, inclusive team

About You
You’re a strategic and critical thinker with strong commercial acumen and advanced analytical capability. You don’t just analyse data — you challenge assumptions and translate insights into clear, actionable recommendations. You think critically, anticipate risks and identify workforce opportunities before they become issues. 

About the Role
We are seeking a highly strategic and analytical Principal to lead workforce planning and optimisation activities. These include developing functional and strategic workforce reports, modelling strategic workforce scenarios, and delivering performance driven workforce insights across the organisation.

This role is critical in translating complex data into actionable workforce strategies. It requires strong analysis of business objectives and plans, assessment of internal and external workforce risks, and identification of critical roles and capabilities required for the future.

Working in close partnership with Strategic People Partners (HR Business Partners), you will support leaders to identify workforce gaps and risks and provide strategic insight to mitigate these. You will lead the continuous improvement and increase the maturity of workforce planning activities across Queensland Rail.

Your key responsibilities will include:
•    Undertaking workforce planning activities, including (but not limited to)
•    environment, industry and horizon scanning, 
•    workforce data architecture and position governance,
•    providing advice on workforce risk identification and mitigation strategies.
•    Supporting the development and implementation of scalable workforce management practices leveraging workforce data and contemporary best practice.
•    Maintaining and continuously improving workforce planning frameworks, tools, and systems to ensure consistency, rigour and alignment across the organisation.
•    Ensuring workforce planning processes are clearly understood and underpinned by strong data accuracy and governance.
 
For full position responsibilities, please read this Position Description. 
  
You’ll also bring the following: 
•    Advanced analytical capability, strong critical thinking skills, strong attention to detail as well as a proactive and solutions-focused mindset.
•    Extensive knowledge of contemporary organisational development and workforce planning methods.
•    High level of skill in the development and implementation of workforce planning frameworks, strategies, and models.
•    Experience using Microsoft Excel, PowerBI or Anaplan is advantageous.
•    Demonstrated ability to turn data into meaningful business insight.
 

Your journey matters. Make it with us. 

Please apply to Principal Workforce Planner (11054) via our website by clicking onto the "Apply" button by 11:59pm (GMT+10:00 Brisbane) Monday 16th March 2026

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR CURRENT QUEENSLAND RAIL EMPLOYEES:

You must apply for vacancies via the internal People Connect solution – Click here for more information

External applicants applying for roles within Queensland Rail will be subject to Alcohol and Other Drugs pre-employment testing. 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.  

Supporting a Diverse Workforce

Queensland Rail is committed to a diverse workforce that is reflective of the customers and communities we serve.
We are inclusive, collaborative, respectful, and value our differences.  We are 1TEAM, where everyone belongs.
If you do require an adjustment during the recruitment process, please contact Natasha Neuendorf via the phone number or email below.

To learn more about this Queensland Rail career opportunity please contact Natasha Neuendorf with your specific enquiry on email natasha.neuendorf@qr.com.au.  Please do not email your application. We can only accept applications received via our website.