Career Opportunities: APS5 - Regulatory Officer, Vehicle Safety Operations Branch (48062)

Requisition ID48062 -Posted18/08/2026 -$89,225 -$96,829 - Location of Position (2) -Ongoing -Full Time

APS5 - Regulatory Officer, Vehicle Safety Operations Branch

Title:

APS5 - Regulatory Officer, Vehicle Safety Operations Branch

Classification(s):

Employment Type:

Ongoing , Full Time

Business Division:

Road Vehicle Regulation

Branch / Section:

Vehicle Safety Operations, Application Assessments and Approvals

Location:

We want to recruit the best people to our department. Our roles support flexible work arrangements including the opportunity to work from one of our departmental offices and hybrid (mixture of office and home-based work).

These roles are located in Canberra and Melbourne .

A merit pool may be formed and used to fill future similar vacancies in these locations and other locations within the same metropolitan area.

Security Clearance:

Baseline Vetting

Job Reference No:

48062

Contact Officer:

Catherine Tamburro on
or

Closing Date:

11.59pm AE ST, Sunday 13 September 2026

We actively seek to reflect the diversity of the Australian community in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanderpeople, people with disability and/or who are neurodivergent, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and members of the LGBTQIA+ community, including people of all genders and gender identities. We uphold gender equality as a core organisational value. If you’re interested in the role but feel uncertain, we still encourage you to apply if you feel your passions, transferable skills and valuable experience align with this position.

The chance we have available

The Vehicle Safety Operations Branch is Australia’s national vehicle standards regulator.



The Branch is responsible for administering the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018 which sets vehicle standards for all new vehicles entering the Australian market and regulates the supply to the market of used vehicles.

This involves assessment of RVS applications for the provision of compliant road vehicles, supporting stakeholders through a central contact centre, managing the road vehicle and road vehicle component recall process and, compliance and enforcement activities under the RVS legislation.

There are 4 sections in our Branch:

- Application Assessments and Approvals
- Technical Assessments and Approvals
- Compliance and Enforcement
- Recalls Notification and Monitoring

What you will do

These roles are varied and dynamic and sit across the Recalls Notification and Monitoring; Assessment Application and Approvals; and Technical Assessment and Approvals Sections. Typical duties include:

- Contribute to briefings, correspondence and reports
- assess applications (and evidence) against the requirements of the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018
- conduct quality assurance (QA) on applications, recalls and outgoing correspondence
- support process improvement through issue identification during QA reviews including the review of operating procedures
- support the branch risk reporting processes including contributing to the section’s risk management reviews and reporting
- analyse and assess information gathered through assessment and assurance activities and propose business improvements
- manage professional relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including maintaining the arrangements for ongoing coordination, consultation, oversight and reporting.
- adopt and implement any changes in process or procedure
- develop training materials and standard operating procedures
- provide statistical and other reporting as necessary
- engage with stakeholders about their applications or recalls and the related policy and standards
- analysing and assessing information to conduct risk assessments.

Inherent requirements for the role

The inherent requirements for this role include:

- an ability to engage and influence stakeholders in a professional and effective manner

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📌 Regulatory Officer, Vehicle Safety Operations Branch (Canberra)
🏢 Australian Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development
📍 Canberra