Description

We currently have an opportunity for a Fraud and Corruption Prevention Officer based in Melbourne, North Ryde or Brisbane to join our Social Infrastructure & Citizen Services (SI&CS) business unit in Downer Group. This position plays a key role in protecting and enhancing our social license to operate and maintaining our strong customer-focused reputation.

This is a hands-on role that blends cultural transformation with practical, field-based engagement. It supports the development and implementation of frameworks, policies, controls, and awareness programs to uphold the organisation’s integrity, accountability, and compliance with legislative and regulatory obligations.

What you’ll do

Reporting to the Head of Assurance and Risk, the Fraud and Corruption Prevention Officer is responsible for developing systemised and robust processes to prevent, mitigate, detect, and investigate fraud, corruption, and financial crime risks across the Social Infrastructure & Citizen Services (SI&CS) Business Unit. With most of SI&CS revenue counterpartyed to Federal, State, and Local Governments across Australia and New Zealand, and much of its turnover involving the disbursement of public funds, this role is critical to maintaining integrity and public trust.

The role is envisaged to focus on:

• 60% Prevention: Leading the development of a strong anti-fraud and corruption culture by uplifting capability across leaders and operational teams. This includes education, coaching, building communities of practice, and embedding best practice into everyday activities and business-as-usual practices.
• 30% Detection: Identifying high-risk contract and work types, analysing trends and anomalies, and conducting initial investigations into poor practices or misconduct. A key focus will be diagnosing failures to use systems designed to prevent fraud and corruption—such as Downer approved tendering platforms, Tender Evaluation Boards, mandatory training, and conflict of interest disclosures and management plans.
• 10% Compliance: Ensuring the right people are identified for training, that training is completed, and that attestations and management plans are in place and actively maintained.

Requirements

What You’ll Bring

• Certified Fraud Examiner qualification (or substantially complete).
• Significant experience across forensic accounting, audit, investigations, compliance, and risk management
• Deep experience in public sector, regulated industries, and construction/services environments
• Strong knowledge of fraud detection, conflict-of-interest management, and governance frameworks
• Skilled in investigative interviews, reporting, and applying legal standards with discretion
• Proven ability to lead change, implement best-practice systems, and influence through communication

Why Downer?

At Downer, we plan, create, and sustain essential public services across Australia and New Zealand. From hospitals to data centres and defence partnerships, we manage critical infrastructure that keeps communities thriving.

What It Means to Belong at Downer

We’re proud of our high-performance culture and commitment to diversity, offering:

• Training and development to support and diversify your career.
• With 30% of vacancies filled internally you’ll find real opportunities to advance your career.
• Perks@Downer: healthcare discounts, great savings on retail purchases, car purchases and much more.
• Employee Assistance Program: professional support for you and your family when you need it most.

You want your work to matter and so do we.  With over 26,000 people across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, our team is made up of individuals with unique perspectives, backgrounds, and ideas.

We know that diversity makes us stronger and we actively celebrate it through our commitment to inclusion and belonging.

We’re committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we welcome people of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, abilities, and lived experiences. We especially encourage applications from those whose voices have traditionally been underrepresented in our industry, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Mori and Pasifika Peoples, veterans, people with disability, and neurodivergent individuals.  Even if your experience doesn’t align perfectly with this role, we’d still like to hear from you. If it feels like the right fit, apply - potential counts, and so do you.

As a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we support flexibility that works for your life, inclusive leadership that values your voice, and equitable access to opportunity so you can do your best work and bring your whole self to it.

If you need support or adjustments through the recruitment process, just let us know, we’re here to help you put your best foot forward.