At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and transform safety oversight in Queensland's resources sector.
- Company: Resources Safety and Health Queensland, a key regulator for worker safety.
- Benefits: Influence industry safety outcomes and shape organisational direction.
- Other info: Full-time, fixed-term role with a focus on organisational improvement.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on worker safety and health across vital industries.
- Qualifications: Senior executive experience in mining, resources, or regulatory environments.
The predicted salary is between 136800 - 167200 $ per year.
Some roles oversee complex organisations. Others shape the confidence that industries, workers and communities place in them.
The Chief Executive Officer of Resources Safety and Health Queensland (RSHQ) is one of those roles.
RSHQ stands at an important point in its evolution.
The organisation has a clear mandate to protect worker safety and health across Queensland's resources sector, but the opportunity ahead is broader than regulatory oversight alone.
The Board is seeking a leader who can strengthen organisational capability, lift professionalism, embed constructive workplace behaviours, and build confidence in the regulator's performance and decision-making.
This is a transformation agenda with real consequence.
Reporting to the Board, you will lead a complex organisation responsible for safety and health oversight across Queensland's mining, quarrying, petroleum, gas and explosives industries.
You will be entrusted with ensuring the regulator is contemporary, respected, effective and capable of delivering the outcomes expected by industry, workers, government and the wider community.
The Board is looking for a leader with deep credibility in safety-critical environments.
While executive leadership capability is essential, this is not viewed purely as a public sector leadership role.
Stakeholders want confidence that the organisation understands the operational realities of resources industries and can engage from a position of practical experience and expertise.
Accordingly, candidates with significant mining, resources, safety or regulatory leadership backgrounds are strongly encouraged to consider the opportunity.
You will bring the judgment to navigate a complex stakeholder environment, the leadership to drive organisational improvement and the credibility to engage effectively with industry leaders, workers, representative groups, government and the Board.
Equally important will be your ability to operate successfully within Queensland's public sector environment and broader government context.
The successful candidate will bring
- Senior executive leadership experience in a complex organisation.
- Significant exposure to mining, resources, safety or regulatory environments.
- A track record of organisational transformation and cultural improvement.
- Experience lifting performance, professionalism and accountability.
- Strong stakeholder management capabilities across diverse and competing interests.
- Sound understanding of governance, public accountability and executive leadership.
- The credibility and resilience required to lead in a highly visible environment.
Some roles oversee complex organisations. Others shape the confidence that industries, workers and communities place in them.
The Chief Executive Officer of Resources Safety and Health Queensland (RSHQ) is one of those roles.
RSHQ stands at an important point in its evolution.
The organisation has a clear mandate to protect worker safety and health across Queensland's resources sector, but the opportunity ahead is broader than regulatory oversight alone.
The Board is seeking a leader who can strengthen organisational capability, lift professionalism, embed constructive workplace behaviours, and build confidence in the regulator's performance and decision-making.
This is a transformation agenda with real consequence.
Reporting to the Board, you will lead a complex organisation responsible for safety and health oversight across Queensland's mining, quarrying, petroleum, gas and explosives industries.
You will be entrusted with ensuring the regulator is contemporary, respected, effective and capable of delivering the outcomes expected by industry, workers, government and the wider community.
The Board is looking for a leader with deep credibility in safety-critical environments.
While executive leadership capability is essential, this is not viewed purely as a public sector leadership role.
Stakeholders want confidence that the organisation understands the operational realities of resources industries and can engage from a position of practical experience and expertise.
Accordingly, candidates with significant mining, resources, safety or regulatory leadership backgrounds are strongly encouraged to consider the opportunity.
You will bring the judgment to navigate a complex stakeholder environment, the leadership to drive organisational improvement and the credibility to engage effectively with industry leaders, workers, representative groups, government and the Board.
Equally important will be your ability to operate successfully within Queensland's public sector environment and broader government context.
The successful candidate will bring
- Senior executive leadership experience in a complex organisation.
- Significant exposure to mining, resources, safety or regulatory environments.
- A track record of organisational transformation and cultural improvement.
- Experience lifting performance, professionalism and accountability.
- Strong stakeholder management capabilities across diverse and competing interests.
- Sound understanding of governance, public accountability and executive leadership.
- The credibility and resilience required to lead in a highly visible environment.
This is an opportunity to influence safety outcomes across one of Queensland's most important industries while shaping the future direction of the organisation responsible for regulating it.
For executives seeking a role where operational credibility, strategic leadership and public purpose genuinely come together, this represents a rare opportunity.
This is a full-time, fixed-term statutory appointment up to five years.
Applications close
- Midnight, Sunday 25th October 2026
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Chief Executive Officer employer: Luminary Consulting Group
The Department of Primary Industries is an exceptional employer, offering a unique opportunity to lead transformative initiatives that directly impact communities and industries across Queensland. With a strong focus on collaboration, accountability, and employee growth, the department fosters a supportive work culture that encourages innovation and responsiveness to regional needs. Employees benefit from a dynamic environment where they can shape organisational design and performance while contributing to meaningful outcomes for the public sector.
