Why Queensland Fire Department?

At the Queensland Fire Department (QFD), our corporate teams play a vital role behind the scenes – enabling smarter systems, stronger strategies, and better outcomes for Queenslanders. Whether you’re in HR, finance, IT governance or policy, your work helps keep communities safe, informed and supported. Join a team where your skills matter, your voice is heard, and your career can grow.

Are you ready to ignite your career? Join us as a AO7 Principal Planning Officer.

Your opportunity

As a Principal Planning Officer in the Strategic Operational Planning Unit you will influence the planning that underpins QFD’s statewide emergency management capability. In this highly visible role you’ll engage across senior leaders, operations, and cross-agency partners.

You’ll enjoy the opportunity to shape modernised planning frameworks and capability uplift programs and do work that directly contributes to community safety and resilience.

Based at Kedron Emergency Service Complex, you’ll use your experience to:

• Undertake strategic planning to support QFD operations
• Lead, promote and support a teamwork approach, the achievement of outcomes and ensure the effective delivery of services
• Coordinate the development and implementation of whole-of-government/whole-of-community hazard specific best practice strategies, policies, frameworks and plans
• Provide expert advice on risk, planning, disaster management and operational preparedness.
• Undertake research and strategic analysis to identify emerging risks, trends and capability requirements.

What you’ll bring

What you’ll bring

• Demonstrated experience in strategic and operational planning within disaster or emergency management environments.
• Knowledge of Queensland Disaster Management Arrangements (QDMA) and planning frameworks.
• High-level analytical, conceptual and problem-solving skills.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and the ability to influence across agencies, teams and leadership levels
• Excellent written communication skills, including complex reports and operational documents.
• Ability to support or lead planning during operational events, including participation in on-call arrangements.

QFD are proud to be recognised as an employer of choice for women by Work180 and celebrate all diversity by committing to a culture where people feel safe, respected, valued and engaged.

Capabilities

To determine your suitability for the role, you will be assessed on the following Leadership Competencies for Queensland behavioural profiles that link to the “key accountabilities” for this role:

Leadership Competency Stream – Team Leader (leading others)

Vision

• Stimulates ideas and innovation
• Makes insightful decisions

Results

• Builds enduring relationships
• Drives accountability and outcomes

Accountability

• Fosters healthy and inclusive workplaces
• Demonstrates sound governance

Once you join us we will want you to exemplify the QFD shared values:

• Respect
• Integrity
• Trust
• Courage
• Loyalty