Coordinator Resource Recovery and Contracts

Previous applicants need not apply

Blacktown City is a growing and thriving city, located halfway between Sydney City and the Blue Mountains. With 435,000 residents, we are the largest and most diverse city in NSW, spread across 54 suburbs. Blacktown City is vibrant, dynamic and multicultural, home to a large First Nations community, and more than 180 different birthplaces and languages.

With $22.6 billion regional economy, Blacktown City is also home to 30,000 businesses. Working at Blacktown City Council provides widespread, exciting professional opportunities. Our Council is leading the transformation of Blacktown City and Western Sydney. We are implementing a vision for a modern city, full of opportunity for our residents and businesses.

Our Council is led by highly skilled and experienced professionals, working with talented and  passionate teams across a diverse range of business units. We are delivering high quality, customer-focused services, experiences, and facilities, and leading a program of strategic planning, activity and investment.

Blacktown City Council strives to be an inclusive workplace for all people. We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, the LGBTIQ+ community, veterans and people with disabilities.

About the opportunity

This is an exciting permanent, full-time opportunity for a suitably qualified professional to lead and deliver our resource recovery programs in Blacktown City. The role leads a team of 4, providing outcomes and actions identified in our Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy 2022-2032, Clean Cities Strategy and Illegal Dumping Action Plan.

Are you passionate about driving change, educating communities and championing sustainable resource recovery practices? If you're a dedicated environmental or waste and resource recovery professional passionate about waste reduction, planning and community initiatives, we’d love to hear from you.

Qualifications and experience

Essential:

• Relevant degree qualification in an environmental or similar field
• Extensive local government experience and/or sound knowledge of and experience in the development of strategies and policies
• Experience in direct supervision of staff
• Demonstrated leadership, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated project management skills including a proven record of delivering successful projects on time and within budget
• Strong and effective interpersonal, teamwork and customer experience skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and an ability to liaise with Council staff, contractors and the community 
• Current class C driver's licence.

Desirable:

• Demonstrated contract management skills
• Strong investigation and analysis skills for reporting and efficiency project development.

Remuneration and benefits

The salary and conditions of employment are in accordance with Blacktown City Council’s Enterprise Agreement.

• Entry level for this position starts at $2,175.94 per week
• 35-hour working week 
• Leaseback vehicle
• Opportunity to participate in Council's flextime arrangement
• Employee benefits such as leave entitlements (where applicable), 11.5% employer contribution payable to your nominated superannuation fund, Fitness Passport, gym membership discounts, and social clubs.

Our commitment to safety

Blacktown City Council is committed to safety. We have introduced alcohol and other drug testing at the pre-employment phase, and via a series of random and cause testing.

We are a child safe organisation that supports and promotes the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children.

Position description 

Click here to view or download the position description.

  Apply now using our fast and easy-to-use online application process:

1. Have your resume and any other relevant documentation ready to attach. 
2. Have a personal email address ready to use and complete your application without 'logging out' of the system.
3. Review the questions and decide on your responses before commencing your application.
   
   Best of luck.

Closing date:           Friday 31 January 2025, 11.59 pm    

Contact officer:       Nicole Greenwood on 0408 494 233

Internal ref:              BCC1992