Technical Officer - Onsite Sewage Management

Join our Building and Environmental Health Unit in a permanent full-time role, offering a great opportunity to contribute to our Onsite Sewage Management program. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for ensuring compliance with regulations and standards for Onsite Sewage Management Systems, overseeing their design, construction, operation, maintenance, and monitoring. You will serve as a key point of contact, engaging with the public, contractors, and stakeholders, addressing their inquiries and concerns regarding Onsite Sewage Management, and fostering effective communication 

• provide pre-lodgement advice in relation to various septic applications
• conduct site inspections and evaluate performance of existing Onsite Sewage Management Systems
• respond to complaints and conduct investigations into potential breaches of environmental and health regulations and standards
• prepare and maintain digitalised records and reports

• a base salary ranging from $69,952 per annum with competency-based increments up to $82,126 per annum, plus 11% super
• 70 hour, 9 day fortnight
• training and development opportunities
• flexible work options for a healthy work/life balance
• generous employment conditions (we have too many to list - click here for more).

• minimum trade qualification such as plumbing, or equivalent experience in OSSM or a related field
• knowledge of plumbing and drainage principles and best practice operation and maintenance
• an understanding and capacity to apply relevant legislation, policy and procedures
• competence in the use of computer systems
• good customer service skills

• Located on the picturesque far North Coast of NSW, bordering the Gold Coast.
• The Tweed is a vibrant, diverse location offering a lifestyle near the water, in a rainforest or on a farm.  
• Tweed Shire Council is committed to employment equity and diversity and encourages applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds in both traditional and non-traditional roles.  We provide workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options. 
• Join an . Professionals Australia (Local Government Engineers’ Association) has named Council the 2021 Employer of Choice for our great employment practices within NSW local government. 

• Interviews will be held week commencing Monday 24 June 2024.

This position is based in Murwillumbah and can be directed to work from any Council work site.

Friday 7 June 2024 at 12 noon sharp (NSW time).  Late applications will not be permitted.

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Tweed Shire Council conducts pre-employment assessments as part of its recruitment process. 

Job offers are not made until screening has been completed. Tweed Shire Council uses third-party providers to undertake:

• Pre-employment medical – some roles require a functional (physical) assessment, and all positions are subject to drug and alcohol screening (a positive test result means the recruitment process ends and your application will not be considered).
• Background screening - verifies that the information you have provided throughout the recruitment process is true and correct.  Click here for more information.

Reference Checks are undertaken by the panel. Your 2 referees should ideally be your current and most recent supervisors.  Your referees are not contacted unless you’ve been interviewed and are a preferred candidate. 

This position is identified as at risk of contracting vaccine-preventable/manageable diseases and as a consequence impacted employees are strongly recommended to participate in Council’s workplace vaccination program. 

You must use your own email address, and not one used previously by another person that has applied for a position with council.

Once you start your online application, you cannot save and return to it later. 

1. Have your Resume document ready to go.
2. Fill out all questions below. Click 'Next'. 
3. You'll then be prompted to attach your resume and other documents (if applicable). Click 'Next'.
4. Review your application to confirm everything is correct. Click 'Confirm' to submit your application.

If you'd like to COPY and PASTE selection criteria fields into a separate Word document to work on over time, please find them listed below:

1. Detail your qualifications and/or experience, with a minimum trade qualification in plumbing or equivalent experience in Onsite Sewage Management, including any regulatory experience you may have had in previous roles.
2. Please detail your understanding of plumbing and drainage principles, as well as best practices for the operation and maintenance of domestic on-site sewage systems and standards.
3. Please tell us about a time you have had to manage a high workload and had to prioritise your tasks to meet deadlines.
4. Please detail your experience with using computer software and preparation of any reports.
5. Please detail your experience with conflict resolution and how you have applied your negotiation skills in situations.

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