Queensland Fire Department
Status:
Contract Full-time
Tenure Period:
5 Years
Classification:
SES4
Salary:
$11,037.75 - $12,225.30 per fortnight
Division:
Queensland Fire and Rescue (QFR)
Location:
Queensland Fire Department Headquarters - Albion
Closing Date:
Midnight, Sunday 29 November 2026
Current Queensland Fire Department employees and volunteers must apply via their internal careers site
About us
The Queensland Fire Department (QFD) provides fire prevention, preparedness and response services to fire in the built and landscape environments, as well as scientific and specialist capabilities to Queensland communities. The QFD provides a multi-hazard emergency response, including road crash rescue, bushfire, hazardous material, technical and vertical rescue, severe weather incidents, remote and swiftwater rescue, and provides a number of functions supporting community safety outcomes.
The department encompasses Queensland Fire and Rescue (QFR), Rural Fire Service Queensland (RFSQ), as well as the broader department which work together to pre-empt, prevent, mitigate and manage the consequences of fires and other emergencies on Queensland communities and support our large volunteer membership across the state.
The QFD is an organisation that is committed to reframing the department’s relationship with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities, and organisations through activities identified in the QFD Reframing the Relationship Plan, contributing to Closing the Gap outcomes and building our cultural capability.
Purpose of the role
The Deputy Commissioner, QFR is responsible for leading the performance and specialist service delivery elements of fire, emergency management and specialist emergency response activities to communities throughout Queensland. This is achieved by overseeing and leading the delivery of all QFR services through our four regional office locations. Along with supporting the Commissioner in the performance of the Commissioner’s statutory functions, you will be accountable for leading improvements in the overarching performance and capability of QFR.