Technical Officer

Job No: BVSC620
Location: Bega

A career at Bega Valley Shire Council will immerse you in rewarding and interesting work for the diverse communities that call the south-east corner of NSW home, all of them nestled between rolling countryside and some of the best seaside locations NSW has to offer.

Our workforce of over 350 meets the needs of these communities with a wide range of services including libraries, customer service, finance, children’s services, engineering, project management, road works, water management, environment and parks, gardens and town centre care.

The Opportunity

We have an opportunity for a skilled and hard working individual to inspect and report on the condition of BVSC transport and associated assets; develop remediation scope requirements and carry out quality assurance inspections prior to, during, and at completion of works. 

As a Technical Officer (Works), you will undertake a variety of inspections and audits on Council managed assets including maintenance, condition, WAE and quality assurance; as well as assist in the development and implementation of a regular inspection program of BVSC transport assets. You will ensure all workplace documentation is maintained including (but not limited to) logbooks, records and statistics, daily running sheets, timesheets, action requests, records of meetings, incident reports, plant hire sheets, and quality assurance records.

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About You

We are seeking an individual who holds the following qualifications and licenses:

  • Certificate 4 level qualification in associated and applicable discipline
  • SafeWork NSW General Construction Induction Card (White Card)
  • NSW RMS Class C Licence 
  • NSW Traffic Controller qualification
  • NSW Implement Traffic Control Plans qualification

You will have the following skills and experience;

  • Minimum five (5) years’ experience working on civil construction projects or similar (indicative).
  • Demonstrated experience carrying out asset inspection, condition assessment and quality assurance.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in the interpretation and application of relevant Acts, policies, specifications, and best practise relating to civil engineering and infrastructure works.
  • Well-developed understanding of, and ability to apply, the principles of contract administration and project management.

Benefits

This is a permanent full time position working 35 hours per week.

The total remuneration package for this position commences at $81,500.64 gross per annum, comprising of:

  • $1,412.00 per week base salary
  • $155.32 per week superannuation (calculated at 11%)

Additional benefits for this position include:

  • Commuter use vehicle
  • Rostered day off scheme (one per month)
  • Annual Award salary increases and performance reviews
  • Salary packaging program (SmartSalary)
  • Wellbeing Initiatives – Employee Assistance Program, LifeWorks App, social club, health monitoring and annual flu vaccinations.

For further information on this position, please contact James Downes - Works Superintendent on 02 6499 2424.

Applications close 11.59pm AEST on 22 April 2024. 

Applicants must have the right to work in Australia and address the advertised selection criteria demonstrating their suitability for the role.

This position requires applicants to be suitably immunised in line with recommendations from the Australian Immunisation Handbook, mandated Public Health Orders and/or Councils Immunisation Procedure.

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