Heavy Vehicle Inspections Officer

Are you a Heavy Vehicle Mechanic looking for a new challenge? We've got the job for you!

The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) is seeking a Heavy Vehicle Inspection Officer to join our Toowoomba based team.
This is your opportunity to take your mechanical expertise beyond the workshop and play a vital role in improving road safety across Queensland. Every day, you'll help ensure heavy vehicles meet safety and legislative standards, contributing to safer roads and reducing road trauma.

As a Heavy Vehicle Inspection Officer, you'll inspect a wide range of heavy vehicles, identify safety defects, issue defect notices where required and oversee follow-up compliance actions. You'll be at the frontline of keeping unsafe vehicles off the road working at various inspection locations across the sector.
The role is more than inspections. You'll work closely with transport operators, industry stakeholders, members of the public and partner law enforcement agencies, providing advice on vehicle safety standards, inspection requirements, defect notices and compliance obligations. You may also be called upon to represent the NHVR in court proceedings, providing professional evidence and technical expertise relating to vehicle inspections.

If you're passionate about heavy vehicles, enjoy solving problems, want to work as part of a great team and want to make a genuine difference to the safety on our Queensland roads, we'd love to hear from you.

About you

• Hold a valid Australian motor vehicle driver’s licence
• Hold Mechanical or Automotive qualifications relevant to this role – Heavy Vehicle mechanic highly desirable
Flexibility to work varying shift times, public holidays and weekends, and undertake travel
• Demonstrated experience in delivering a high standard of customer service
• Excellent interpersonal skills where you can foster effective working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
• Great written communication and record maintenance skills
• Ability to interpret legislation and experience in working with a range of policies and procedures
• Established computer skills
• High level of ethics and a pragmatic approach; familiar with exercising professional judgement and providing effective conflict management
• Growth mindset and team player attitude
• Supports others by providing timely information within own area of expertise in an articulate and non-technical manner
• Provide on the job support, coaching and mentoring to less experienced staff
• A passion for road safety

We offer

• A competitive salary package of $98,068.88 + super + applicable allowances
• Ongoing professional development, support and training in a team environment
• 4 weeks annual leave, and options for a monthly or fortnightly rostered day off
• Wellbeing programs – discounted fitness through Fitness Passport, discounted health insurance, flu vaccine, and financial programs including discounted banking products and finance information sessions
• Salary packaging options including novated lease.

Upon commencement you will be provided training relevant to your qualifications and experience. This will involve online and on the job training.

Why join us?
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) commenced operations in 2013 as the national entity responsible for regulating all vehicles in Australia over 4.5 tonnes gross vehicle mass. The NHVR minimises the compliance burden on the heavy vehicle transport industry, reduces duplication and inconsistences across state and territory borders, and ultimately for the heavy vehicle business with government in Australia.
We are headquartered in Brisbane and employ more than 1000 people across the ACT, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.
How to Apply

Apply today with your CV and cover letter addressing your experience and suitability for the role.
For any further information visit and to view the position description, please visit our website - https://www.nhvr.gov.au/
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the NHVR recruitment team on recruitment@nhvr.gov.au

Advertised: 09 Nov 2026 E. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 23 Nov 2026 E. Australia Standard Time

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