Senior Assurance and Insights Advisor

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 nearly 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.

Your opportunity

We have an amazing opportunity for a Senior Assurance and Insights Adviser (AS6) to join our Enterprise Risk and Compliance Team – a respected group of risk and assurance professionals who provide strategic leadership and expert guidance across Risk, Assurance, Compliance, Business Resilience, and Policy Governance, driving the direction of the organisation and its transformation journey for the benefit of customers and employees.

Key responsibilities include:

• Review and constructively challenge business risk, assurance and compliance reporting, assessments, incidents, key risk indicators, projects and other relevant activities that impact Queensland Rail's risk profile.
• Provide advice on assurance management matters across Queensland Rail to build organisational capability and a strong risk culture, coordinating efforts to embed an integrated and consistent assurance management approach.
• Analyse data, incidents and issues, to identify trends, root causes, data quality gaps, and behavioural insights, and work with the business to ensure actionable insights inform reporting, drive improvements, and actions are implemented and matters remediated.
• Provide advice on and support the implementation, embedding, and continuous improvement of Queensland Rail's Assurance Management System, including frameworks, tools, policies, programs, plans and digital solutions, ensuring it is monitored, mature and aligned to legislative and business needs.
• Identify simplified and efficient system design requirements, and perform stakeholder training, embedding, and implementation and data analysis.
• Analyse data to identify potential non-compliance and ensure business managers remain informed of relevant legislative obligations and changes, control and framework gaps, and required updates.
• Provide expert input and advice, policy oversight, and stakeholder training and awareness activities that supports effective governance, and addresses requests from various stakeholders including regulators, auditors and senior managers.
• Contribute to achieving the Enterprise Risk, Assurance and Compliance team's objectives and performance measures, continually seek to implement business performance improvement initiatives.

What We’re Looking For:

• Recent relevant experience in assurance and risk in an operational or (preferably) corporate area of a large complex organisation
• Experience as a coach and mentor of assurance professionals with a focus on building organisational capability and a risk culture
• Experience in leading initiatives to enhance, implement, and embed improvements in the Risk Management System with a focus on assurance
• Identify simplified and efficient Enterprise Risk Management System (ERMS) design requirements, and perform stakeholder training, embedding, and implementation and data analysis of ERMS data.
• Experience working with large amounts of data, providing complex reports including insights, and preferably experience in the use of Resolver / Core GRC.
• Experience in the development and implementation of simplified, efficient digital solutions for assurance, risk and compliance management
• Skills and experience in shaping organisational culture and practices through influencing, negotiating and consulting with internal and external stakeholders, to ensure the uptake and adoption of assurance frameworks (in particular).
• Experience in providing strategic advice on assurance by leveraging industry benchmarks, regulatory expectations, and data-driven insights, to support continuous improvement
• Strong interpersonal, oral, consultation and written skills including the development and presentation of reports to various levels of management, including executive committees

This is a full-time, permanent position based in Brisbane CBD. The role offers a starting salary of $135,199 plus 12.75% superannuation, along with hybrid work options to support a healthy work-life balance.

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:

• Balance your work and personal life with flexible working options
• Enjoy free travel to work and 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 access to over 380 gyms and pools with our Fitness Passport
• Eligible employees can receive up to 100% reimbursement for professional membership fees
• Shape your rewarding career with clear pathways, innovative projects and opportunities for growth and leadership.

And more! Click here to see the full range of benefits available to Queensland Rail employees.

Your journey matters. Make it with us.

At Queensland Rail, your work is more than just a job – it’s a chance to be part of something meaningful. Our people are passionate about what they do and genuinely care about the outcomes they deliver every day. There's a shared sense of purpose – of doing the right thing for the right reasons – that connects us all.

We take pride in the critical service we provide to Queensland communities. Whether you're on the frontline or behind the scenes, you’ll feel the impact of your work and the community connection it creates.

From working on projects that shape the future to supporting the everyday journeys of thousands, your contribution matters. You'll be joining an organisation built on loyalty, collaboration, and support – where people grow, thrive, and bring out the best in each other.

Join us, where connection counts

If you’re ready to make a real impact and contribute to the future of our organization, we encourage you to submit your resume and cover letter by 11:59 PM (AEST) on Tuesday, 5th August

If you reside outside of Queensland, please note that this role requires relocation to Brisbane by your start date, as full-time remote work or fly-in/fly-out arrangements are not supported.

As part of the recruitment process, applicants may be required to undergo pre-employment alcohol and drug testing. The selection process may also include skills assessments, video or phone interviews, psychometric testing, pre-employment health evaluations, and background checks, including criminal history and credit assessments.

Recruitment Agencies: We are managing this process internally and do not accept unsolicited applications from agencies.

Supporting a diverse workforce

We’re a team of thousands and we’re proud of our individual journeys and stories. And as we grow, we need more diverse backgrounds and perspectives than ever before. We are committed to facilitating a barrier-free recruitment process and work environment. If you require any accommodations, we welcome you to let us know so we can work with you to participate fully in our recruitment experience.

If you would like to discuss reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process, please contact Judy Williams at judy.williams@qr.com.au.