Manager Employee Wellbeing

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This exciting six month fulltime fixed term opportunity sits within our Employee Wellbeing function in the Health Safety and Wellbeing department of People Safety and Sustainability. This opportunity is ideal for an experienced professional ready to provide exceptional leadership across Queensland Rail.

You will lead the Employee Wellbeing team to ensure efficient, consistent, and customer-focused delivery of services. This includes Self Insurance, injury management, health compliance, psychosocial risk management, and employee wellbeing initiatives.

The role also involves leading the Self Insurance and Health Hub areas within a complex and rigorous legislative and regulatory environment. You’ll be instrumental in shaping and delivering projects, programs, strategy, and collaborating across functions to enhance health and wellbeing outcomes.

Key responsibilities include:

You will lead the Employee Wellbeing function in Health Safety and Wellbeing. Key priorities include leading the Self Insurance and Health Hub areas to deliver high performance outcomes while maintaining legislative and regulatory compliance, procurement of the Employee Assistance Program and Occupational Health contracts, delivery of the Healthy Minds Strategy implementation plan and Employee Wellbeing initiatives and programs including the Healthy Minds Support Crew.

This role involves leading teams with complex health and wellbeing portfolios, navigating interpersonal relationships, managing procurement and vendor relationships, and delivering projects. You’ll influence senior leadership to deliver sustainable outcomes in a demanding operational environment.

What We’re Looking For

- Proven ability to lead high-performing teams and influence at senior levels
- Experience in strategic planning, procurement, and vendor management
- Strong stakeholder engagement and interpersonal skills
- A balanced temperament and ability to navigate complex relationships
- Creative and flexible problem-solving capabilities
- A passion for employee wellbeing and continuous improvement.

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.

Progress that Counts

Joining Queensland Rail means being part of an exciting future where you'll welcome millions of international passengers for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Our Cross River Rail project will transform travel across the South East Queensland network, doubling passenger journeys to 80 million over the next decade.

To support this growth and enhance customer experiences, we're committed to key initiatives, including building three new Gold Coastline stations, implementing the $2.6 billion Gold Coast Faster Rail Project, introducing 65 new Next Generation Rolling Stock trains, improving station accessibility at eight main stations, boosting North Coast Line capacity and upgrading Central Station.

Sounds great, what’s next?

If this position interests you and you feel you have the knowledge and experience, please submit a resume via our website by clicking onto the "Apply" button by 11:59pm (GMT+10:00 Brisbane) Wednesday 15th of October 2025.

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 Liam McKeown via the email below.To learn more about this Queensland Rail career opportunity please contact Liam with your specific enquiry via liam.mckeown@qr.com.au Please do not email your application.

Queensland Rail pays its respect to Elders past and present. Queensland Rail also acknowledges the contributions of First Nations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) peoples within Queensland Rail and the communities we serve.

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