Career Opportunities: EL2 - Director, Vehicle Standards, Vehicle Safety Policy and Partnerships Branch (48136)

Requisition ID48136-Posted24/09/2026-$149,636-$178,980- Location of Position (3) -Ongoing/Non-Ongoing-Full Time/Part Time

EL2 - Director, Vehicle Standards, Vehicle Safety Policy and Partnerships Branch

Title:

EL2 - Director, Vehicle Standards, Vehicle Safety Policy and Partnerships Branch

Classification(s):

Employment Type:

Ongoing/Non-Ongoing , Full Time/Part Time

Business Division:

Road Vehicle Regulation

Branch / Section:

Vehicle Safety Policy and Partnerships , Vehicle Standards

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, Melbourne or Sydney.

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:

48136

Contact Officer:

02 6136 8204

Closing Date:

11.59pm AEST, Sunday 11 October 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 opportunity we have available

The Vehicle Standards team is responsible for developing, delivering, and shaping Australia’s national road vehicle standards to achieve better road safety outcomes. We manage a technically complex program of work, collaborating across federal, state, and territory governments, local automotive industries, and international forums. The team is professional, highly specialised, and dedicated to embedding international safety benchmarks into the domestic legislative framework.

What you will do

As the Director of Vehicle Standards, you will lead a high-performing team of 12 specialists in the development of Australia’s national road vehicle standards. You daily and strategic duties will include:

- Strategic direction: Setting priorities and the strategic framework for the team’s dynamic technical work program.
- Standards development: Leading the research, analysis, and creation of evidence-based regulatory instruments, including assessing safety impacts, benefits, and costs.
- Internation representation:



Representing Australia at the United Nations World Forum for the Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations to influence global vehicle standards that match domestic road safety goals.
- Executive advisory: Delivering transparent, authoritative advice to Ministers and senior executives, with the ability to explain intricate technical details to non-technical audiences.
- Stakeholder influence: Building and managing key strategic relationships across the APS, state/territory departments, road safety related bodies and the broader automotive sector.
- People leadership: Cultivating an accountable, inclusive, and high-performing team by championing specialist expertise and driving professional growth.

Inherent requirements for the role

The role requires regular engagement across international time zones outside of normal business hours and occasional overseas travel.

The inherent requirements for this role include:

- The successful candidate for this position will be able to demonstrate their capability against the EL2 Work Level Standards .
- Program leadership: Demonstrated experience leading teams and managing complex programs to deliver high-quality outcomes in fast-paced, uncertain environments.
- Regulatory expertise: Deep operational knowledge of regulatory and/or standards-development frameworks, with a proven ability to provide strategic regulatory policy advice.
- Complex analysis: Capacity to interpret evidence, exercise sound judgment, and resolve sensitive, technically complex issues.
- Communication and influence: Highly developed written and interpersonal skills used to

📌 Director, Vehicle Standards, Vehicle Safety Policy and Partnerships Branch (Canberra)
🏢 Australian Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development
📍 Canberra