AddressOsborne Richardson are delighted to be working alongside Lockyer Valley Regional Council to source an Illegal Dumping Investigations/Compliance Officer. This role will be based in Lockyer Valley and will extend until end of June 2025, with a high possibility of being extended even further.
In this role, you will find yourself leading Illegal Dumping Investigations, surveillance and compliance activities, on behalf of Council; and to promote education and awareness of the environmental and social impacts of Illegal Dumping. You will hold a great deal of autonomy in how you will approach these tasks and innovation is very much encouraged.
On any given day, you will find yourself undertaking a range of activities, including:
- Conducting surveillance of areas known as Illegal Dumping hotspots.
- Investigating complaints of Illegal Dumping and littering in a timely and efficient manner, including undertaking enforcement and organising clean up arrangements.
- Interpreting legislation and preparing correspondence and records in accordance with adopted policies and procedures.
- Compilation and presentation of reports to Council in respect to the project progress and key milestones.
- Provision of proficient and effective technical support to various teams within Council in order to achieve the program aims and objectives.
- Create and implement awareness and education campaigns, including undertaking presentations to both internal and external stakeholders; and work with Council’s Communications team to provide suitable content for advertising, signage and media articles.
We love bringing the best candidates for every role to our clients, time and time again. It's what we do!! With this in mind, we don't stick rigidly to any set of qualifications or experience, we want to delve into your key skills and abilities to establish if you are the right person for the job. Obviously, ticking off a few of the key requirements below will assist us in securing you the role, so please feel free to review:
- Previous experience in the facilitation of community engagement to diplomatically deal with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Strong investigative, problem solving, and a proven ability to interpret legislation.
- Demonstrated organisational skills, including prioritising and organising work and meeting goals and objectives.
- Well-developed communication skills including the demonstrated ability to prepare clear, concise and accurate reports and make recommendations with solutions.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment, communicating effectively at all levels of the organisation.
- Strong computer skills and experience in Microsoft packages including Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Previous experience working with the nuisance requirements of the Environmental Protection Act 1994 is highly desirable.
We are seeking motivated, switched-on candidates who are ready to apply, move forward and interview for this role extremely rapidly, so please do not hesitate if this is something you feel you will excel in.
If you want to chat about this opportunity in a little more detail, please feel free to contact Owen Millar on 0414 706 *** or email ****@oraus.com.au.
Always happy to chat.
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