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About the Role
NSW Fair Trading is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Principal Inspector to join the newly established FuelCheck Taskforce. This role provides leadership and strategic oversight of FuelCheck compliance activities, manages complex investigations, and mentors a team of inspectors to deliver high-quality regulatory outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate compliance and enforcement activities relating to FuelCheck obligations across NSW.
- Provide strategic advice on regulatory risks, emerging issues and enforcement priorities.
- Manage and oversee complex investigations, compliance interventions and regulatory projects.
- Develop intelligence-led compliance strategies to improve industry adherence to legislative requirements.
- Build productive relationships with industry stakeholders, government agencies and internal teams.
- Monitor regulatory performance, analyse trends and report on compliance outcomes.
- Coach, mentor and develop inspectors to build capability and strengthen regulatory practice.
- Contribute to taskforce governance, operational planning and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Represent NSW Fair Trading in stakeholder forums, meetings and regulatory discussions.
Requirements
- Extensive experience in compliance, investigations, enforcement or regulatory operations.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate, coach and develop teams.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Proven experience managing complex investigations or regulatory matters.
- Exceptional stakeholder engagement, negotiation and communication skills.
- Sound judgement and the ability to make evidence-based decisions in a complex environment.
- Experience in project delivery, operational planning and achieving organisational outcomes.
- Certificate IV (Government Investigations) or equivalent, or willingness to obtain.
- Current NSW Driver Licence.
- Willingness to undertake regular travel throughout NSW.
- Satisfactory criminal history and probity checks.
Skills
- Compliance
- Investigations
- Enforcement
- Regulatory operations
- Leadership
- Coaching
- Team development
- Analytical skills
- Problem-solving
- Stakeholder engagement
- Negotiation
- Communication skills
- Judgement
- Decision-making
- Project delivery
- Operational planning
- Strategic advice
- Regulatory risk assessment
- Intelligence-led compliance strategies
Location
- Sydney
- Gosford
- Newcastle
- Other NSW locations by negotiation
Work Type
- Temporary (up to 2 years)
- Hybrid (2-3 days in the office per week)
Experience Level
- Principal
Education Level
- Certificate IV (Government Investigations) or equivalent, or willingness to obtain.
Salary/Compensations
- Grade 9/10 package ($133,348 - $146,945 plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading)
Benefits
- Flexible working arrangements
- Commitment to employee wellbeing
About the Company
- FuelCheck is a key NSW Government program that provides consumers with real-time fuel pricing information, helping motorists make informed decisions and promoting transparency across the fuel retail industry.
- Recent funding investment has enabled the expansion of the FuelCheck compliance program, creating an exciting opportunity to lead regulatory operations and contribute to a fair and trustworthy marketplace for the people of NSW.
- A career at the Department of Customer Service (DCS) gives you the opportunity to help improve government services and be part of reform that benefits people across NSW.
- We are focused on delivering excellent customer service, digital transformation, and regulatory reform.
- Come join us and influence the future of our great state.
Equal Opportunity
- Belong in our diverse and inclusive workplace
- The strength of our workforce lies in its diversity and embracing difference, while the key to our success is leveraging the contributions of employees with different backgrounds and perspectives.
- We provide adjustments to the recruitment process for candidates, including individuals with disability.