AddressSeeking an enthusiastic and reliable Arboricultural Technical Officer to join a skilled Tree Service Team on a full-time basis.
- Permanent Full Time opportunity available (9 day fortnight)
- Diploma in Arboriculture (essential), TRAZ or QTRA Certified (desirable)
- LGO 4 ($77,409 - $82,974 per annum + superannuation) based on skills, qualifications and experience
Why Choose Us
Townsville City Council is the largest local government authority in Northern Australia. We are committed to creating value by growing Townsville through driving economic diversity and generating an enriching lifestyle.
Our organisation provides and maintains over $7b worth of community assets including water and wastewater network and treatment plants, bridges, drainage, roads, waste management, community facilities, sporting venues and more.
We contribute to an active lifestyle for our residents and visitors through events, providing recreational facilities, protecting the natural environment and heritage, while creating a mentally and physically healthy city.
We are driving economic diversity and cultivating an enriching lifestyle, growing a city for this and future generations by building a vibrant, sustainable and innovative city.
Council’s vision is for Townsville to be a connected, lifestyle driven and innovation focused city while continuing to deliver service excellence and to be led by our community to create an exciting today and future.
Our Vision: A globally connected community driven by lifestyle and nature.
Our Purpose: Grow Townsville
Our Values: Safety, Excellence, Respect, Value, Enjoyment
About the role
- Undertake expert tree assessments in a planned and consistent manner, based on sound arboriculture practices and relevant knowledge
- Undertake comprehensive investigations, requisite formal/informal tree assessments and where necessary produce high quality professional reports in relation to insurance and risk/liability matters
- Provide education and advice to the community in relation to the value of trees, consistent with Council’s approach to managing trees throughout the Townsville Region based on the TCC Public Tree Management Policy and Public Tree Management Guidelines
About you
Our ideal candidate will have:
- a positive, can-do attitude with a willingness to be innovative
- a desire to improve community lifestyle
- great customer service skills and experience
- appropriate computer literacy
- good communication abilities and cultural awareness
Qualifications and skills you will have:
- Diploma in Arboriculture (essential)
- TRAZ or QTRA Certified (desirable)
- Current white card (or the ability to obtain)
- Demonstrated ability to use technology as required to capture, locate, name and map parks and open space assets.
- Experience in tree assessment at a consultancy level
- Demonstrated understanding of managing trees on development sites
- Demonstrated knowledge of tree and plant identification, pest and disease, plant biology, pathology, physiology and biomechanics
- Understanding of wildlife habitat and conservation values, ecology and habitat corridors.
Why this role
Joining us gives you an opportunity to be a part of the team making Townsville a great place to live, while ensuring meaningful public open spaces and street scapes are created and enhanced.
For someone who is keen for a new challenge and perhaps a lifestyle change to tropical North Queensland this is a genuine opportunity to leverage and broaden your experience within our trees team and with the largest regional Council in QLD.
You will be given the space to develop personally and professionally, building a flexible career that works for you. This position has significant community impact, and your empathy and passion will be evident in this customer facing role.
How to Apply
Applications should be submitted through the 'Apply' button and include a Cover Letter (maximum 2 pages), outlining how your skills, experience and personal attributes would allow you to achieve success in this role, plus your Resume, outlining previous academic and work experience. Attachments of the relevant and required qualifications and licenses relating to the role should be attached.
For further information review the Position Description.
What We Offer
- 17.5% annual leave loading
- Up to 5 weeks annual leave
- Up to 3 weeks Personal/Carers Leave
- 14 weeks paid Parental Leave
- Domestic and Family Violence Leave
- Natural Disaster Leave
- Long Service Leave available pro rata after seven years
- Up to *13.5% Superannuation employer contribution for contributing members
- Salary Sacrifice opportunities
- Learning and Development opportunities
- Fitness Passport program offering discounted membership to selected gym, pool, and yoga facilities
- Employee Loyalty Program offering discounts at selected local businesses
- Employee Assistance Program
We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive workplace where diverse styles, backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, encouraged, and respected. People from diverse backgrounds (including but not limited to, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, people with diverse gender identities and sexualities, people from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people with disability, and veterans) are encouraged to apply!
If you need any adjustments to be made to the recruitment process or if you would like to discuss any accessibility requirements, please contact **************@townsville.qld.gov.au for a confidential discussion.
