Technical Officer - Onsite Sewage Management

at  Tweed Shire Council

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

ABOUT US:

• 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 employer of choice. Professionals Australia (Local Government Engineers’ Association) has named Council the 2021 Employer of Choice for our great employment practices within NSW local government.

• 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