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Salary"YOU COULD MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE"
Primary Work Location: Wyong NSW
- Floodplain management opportunity in a large water sensitive environment
- Work/Life Balance - 9 day fortnight with flexible/hybrid working arrangements available
- Permanent Full Time
Central Coast Council is committed to the goals of equal opportunity employment. We aim to provide a work environment for our employees that fosters equity, diversity and respect.
Council is committed to providing safe environments that protect the physical, emotional, cultural and social wellbeing of children on the Central Coast.
Ideally located on the northern fringe of Sydney and just an hour's drive from Newcastle, the Central Coast offers one of the best places in Australia to live and work.
Today the Central Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in NSW, with the third largest Local Government Area (LGA) in NSW and the 6th Largest LGA in Australia.
This interesting and varied role will see you providing technical flood advice, advice on development enquiries, working on development planning applications and being the lead on floodplain management projects and flood impact assessments across the Central Coast area.
This position is required to provide quality customer service and create value for the community.
Key activities of this role include:
- Developing and reviewing catchment specific flood and drainage related studies
- Providing comment on draft flood studies, floodplain risk management studies and plans
- Facilitating strategic and specific projects and initiatives that may involve leading multi-disciplinary teams.
About you:
- You are a community minded person, who can work in a fast-paced environment, able to work autonomously and has sound knowledge of floodplain risk management
- You have the skills and ability to undertake flood studies, provide technical flood advice and advise on flood related development enquiries
- You enjoy sharing your knowledge and expertise, while also learning from others
- Having a work/life balance is important to you.
About Us:
- We are a large organisation delivering a wide variety of services to our local community
- You’ll be joining a team of professional engineers in our Flood Strategy and Planning section who excel at what they do
- We offer a supportive environment with opportunities for career development
- We offer opportunities to collaborate with subject matter experts from a variety of areas across the organisation.
What we offer:
- Weekly pay cycle
- Generous leave provisions: 20 days paid Annual Leave, 15 days Sick Leave/Carers Leave, Health and Wellbeing Leave, Long Service Leave after 5 years, Additional purchased leave, Parental Leave – 18 weeks full pay/36 weeks ½ pay, Paternity Leave - 2 weeks
- Novated leasing
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) available to employees and their families
- Fitness Passport – access to gyms across the Central Coast and Newcastle
- Health and wellbeing programs – skin cancer screening, Breastscreen, Flu vaccination, blood donations
- Recognition of service
- Professional Development opportunities
- Individual career development and learning opportunities
- Reward & Recognition programs.
Please refer to the position description for detailed information on the position and required skills and experience.
This role provides a commencing salary range of between $82.9k to $99.5k per annum dependent on skills and experience + 3.5% Civil Liability Allowance + 11% superannuation.
A 9 day fortnight work-cycle currently applies to this role with flexible/hybrid working arrangements available.
Successful candidates may be required to undertake a course of vaccinations against Hepatitis A and B and Tetanus or demonstrate their immunity.
Enquiries: Peter Sheath, Section Manager Bushfire and Flood Risk Management, on ph: 0401 701 ***
If you are deaf, hearing or speech impaired, you can contact us through the National Relay Service TTY call 133 677 or Speak & Listen 1300 555 727.
Closing Date: Applications close at midnight on Sunday 17 March 2024.
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HOW TO APPLY
Thank you for your interest in the position.
For more information on applying for a role with Central Coast Council please click on the following link: https://www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/council/about-council/careers-and-volunteering/applying-position
Apply now using our fast, easy to use on-line application process.
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Please note that you do not need a "password" to use our on-line application system.
You will have the ability to save your application as you go using the 'Save Application' button. You can start an application and return to it later via the automatic follow-up email once you have the time and required information at hand to finally submit your application.
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To lodge your application, please follow the below steps:
Step 1: Answer the on-line questions shown below. Please ensure that you provide as much detail as possible in response to the questions asked.
Step 2: Attach your resume
Step 3: Attach your qualifications and licences
Once your application is successfully lodged you will receive an automated response sent to your e-mail address. If a response is not received this means that your application has not been successfully submitted and you will need to lodge another application.
IMPORTANT: If you require assistance to lodge your application please contact our Talent Acquisition team by emailing *******@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au to discuss what reasonable adjustments you may need.
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PLEASE NOTE: By completing and submitting this online application you confirm that any information provided by yourself in this application is true & correct and acknowledge that any offer of employment may be withdrawn should the information that you have provided in support of your application be shown to be false. You also consent to employment screening checks being conducted where appropriate. This may include associated checks (Referee check, Working With Children Check, Entitlement to Work in Australia, Employment History and an Australian Federal Police Check) as well as substantiation of educational qualifications, industry memberships, previous Central Coast Council employment history and association with professional bodies.
I also acknowledge that I will be required to provide proof of eligibility (including photo identification) to work in Australia if selected for an interview.
