Department of State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning QLD – Brisbane QLD

Join our Infrastructure Portfolio and Advisory division as Director, Strategic Infrastructure Coordination and help shape Queensland’s long-term infrastructure future. Lead whole-of-government infrastructure planning and coordination, using your strengths in strategic thinking, influential stakeholder engagement, collaboration, governance and complex problem-solving. You’ll lead a high-performing team to implement infrastructure reforms, develop insights across the 10- year capital pipeline, provide strategic advice to senior government decision-makers, and work across agencies to improve infrastructure prioritisation and investment. This is an opportunity to influence a sustainable, coordinated and deliverable infrastructure pipeline for Queensland.

This is an influential leadership role for someone who enjoys connecting strategy with practical outcomes. Through analysis, collaboration and engagement, you'll shape and implement reforms that improve infrastructure coordination and provide government with greater visibility of infrastructure priorities over a 10-year horizon.

You'll work with senior leaders, State agencies, industry and other stakeholders to tackle complex challenges, identify emerging risks and opportunities, and help coordinate the right infrastructure in the right place at the right time.

Your Strengths We focus on the strengths you bring to the role, including:

Leading infrastructure planning projects and translating strategic direction into practical outcomes.

Strategic thinking and complex problem-solving, bringing clarity to challenging whole-of-government issues.

Leading through influence, building stakeholder commitment to new approaches and shared priorities.

Collaboration and relationship building, working effectively across organisational and sector boundaries.





Risk and governance, anticipating emerging issues and supporting robust decision-making.

People leadership, building capability and creating the conditions for a high-performing, engaged team.

Your Responsibilities In this role, you will:

Lead reforms that improve infrastructure planning and coordination across the whole-of-government capital pipeline.

Translate strategic direction into practical implementation through creative thinking and problem-solving.

Provide strategic intelligence, analysis and advice to Ministers, the Director- General, senior leaders and State agencies on infrastructure trends and insights over a 10-year horizon.

Work across agencies and stakeholders to coordinate and prioritise strategic infrastructure pipelines and support a sustainable and deliverable capital program.

Identify project and program risks and develop mitigation strategies that support successful infrastructure outcomes.

Represent the department at high-level forums and committees where strategic direction, collaboration and negotiation are required.

Lead and develop your team through clear direction, capability development, performance management and staff engagement, while effectively managing financial and other resources.

Why Join Us? Become a State Shaper and join a collaborative, multidisciplinary team working to improve infrastructure investment for Queensland. You'll have the chance to influence strategic priorities across government while working in a supportive, authentic and high-performing culture.

We value and respect differences and the diversity of thought and experience our people bring. We encourage applications from people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, languages, sexual orientations, disabilities and family responsibilities. We're looking for people who can bring their individual strengths, perspectives and experiences to help us achieve better outcomes for Queensland.

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📌 Director (Brisbane)
🏢 Department of State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning QLD
📍 Brisbane