Principal Technical Officer

Economic Development Queensland (EDQ) has a fantastic opportunity for a Principal Technical Officer within the Infrastructure Services team.

In this role you will:

• Provide specialist and authoritative advice in identifying the infrastructure requirements/solutions and providing technical/engineering infrastructure planning services.
• Provide specialist and authoritative advice in achieving best practice in the management of all applications and infrastructure delivery associated with development projects, thereby ensuring all applications are assessed as per the agreed time schedule with suitable documentation and/or conditions.
• Provide major input to reviews of EDQ technical guidelines.
• Actively contribute to building partnerships and manage ongoing relationships with a range of stakeholders including local government, water utilities providers and other authorities to facilitate good development/infrastructure outcomes.
• Be able to adapt to, and manage, changing priorities and functional expectations. You will also be expected to assist other officers in the team to cope with changing priorities and functional expectations.

Technical requirements:

• University tertiary qualifications in a technical or science discipline
• Substantial senior level experience in the development and or infrastructure industry.

EDQ is also looking for people who can contribute to a workplace culture that supports inclusion and diversity, and encourages and supports employees as individuals in an inclusive environment by applying diverse and inclusive thinking to our business. We recognise, respect and value First Nations people and cultures and actively engage through our work to contribute to better outcomes for First Nations people.

A detailed role description is attached. Please apply through the Smart Jobs link provided.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.
Job Ad Reference: QLD/457901/22
Closing Date: Wednesday 7 December 2022This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.