Technical Officer in Kingaroy

South Burnett Regional Council is one of the largest employers within the region, with offices and depots located in Kingaroy, Nanango, Wondai, Murgon, Proston and Blackbutt. Council recognises our key role we play within the community and the services we provide to our ratepayers and public members. We understand our duty to provide excellent customer service at the forefront of all our processes and services, to all stakeholders.

Council is comprised of three Departments: Executive Services, Finance & Liveability, and Infrastructure. These Departments consist of multiple branches to ensure we provide efficient services and accurate information to our community. We believe our staff are our greatest asset in achieving objectives. With approximately 330 employees, Council takes a proactive approach towards recruitment and retention of high-calibre employees. Further, our commitment to our staff we pride ourselves on developing our staff members through our learning and development policy and procedure. Annual Employee Development Reviews are undertaken to ensure our staff are continuously developing.

Council is committed to providing a workplace that is safe and without risk to the health and safety of all employees, contractors, volunteers, work-experience students, visitors, and members of the public. We have adopted a Zero Harm Strategy to promote safety within the organisation. We recognise the importance of developing and maintaining healthy and safe working conditions in all workplaces and the importance of keeping the work health and safety practices in these workplaces under constant review. South Burnett Regional Council is committed to establishing a harmonious and sustainable workforce by adhering to equitable recruitment practices and equal opportunity regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, disability, or sexual orientation.

About the Region: The South Burnett Region is ideally situated just 2 - 3 hours' drive to Brisbane, Toowoomba, Sunshine Coast and Fraser Coast. The region is home to the stunning Bunya Mountains, where you can enjoy spectacular rainforest walks, nights by the fire in hidden chalets and the best scenic views Queensland has to offer. The South Burnett region is renowned for its great wine, gourmet foods and recreational facilities such as Lake Boondooma and Yallakool tourist parks.

About the role: Based in Kingaroy, Permanent Full Time, $72K - $81K per annum + Allowances + Super. Council is seeking a Technical Officer to provide efficient and effective support in the implementation, collection and monitoring of Council’s road asset systems and to facilitate their continual improvement across the region. The role will assist in the collection of asset data, defects, compilation of defect backlog list and defect prioritisation on Council and TMR networks. Investigate customer requests, involving onsite meetings with customers, preparation of minor estimates, collation of information and determining suitable outcomes.

The successful applicant will have demonstrated experience and knowledge in civil construction ideally gained within a Local Government environment with project management experience with ability to establish work priorities and meet project deadlines.

Mandatory Qualifications:

• Minimum requirement of a current C Class driver’s licence.
• General Safety Induction for Construction Worker (White Card).

Desirable Qualifications:

• Certificate III (or higher) in Civil Construction.

Benefits and perks:

• Work/Life balance (9 Day Fortnight Roster).
• Up to 12% employer superannuation contribution.
• Access to Salary Packaging Benefits, Corporate memberships and Health and Wellbeing programs.

Skills and experience:

Please address the following key selection criteria items below, as part of your application:

• Proven relevant experience in road construction and road maintenance.
• Demonstrated experience in assessing and reporting on road conditions and road maintenance practices (e.g. Detecting defects in sealed/unsealed roads and determining cause of damage).
• Knowledge of or the ability to rapidly acquire knowledge of the technical aspects of construction and maintenance works including the use of the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), RMPC, Council policies and procedures, governing standards and engineering standards.
• Sound level of proficiency in the use of the MS Office Suite together with working knowledge of corporate and asset management software systems.
• Sound oral and written communications skills including the ability to communicate effectively with a range of customers and stakeholders.

Applicants must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply. For further information please contact People and Culture on (07) 4189 9***.