Catchment Management Officer
Job No:
COG1402
Location:
Bundall
- Full Time | 9-day fortnight | 36 hour week
- Salary Range $101,616 - $108,140
- Position Brief - Catchment Management Officer
The City of Gold Coast is seeking a motivated and experienced professional to join the catchment management team in the Environment, Heritage and Resilience department. This is your chance to combine science, collaboration, and environmental stewardship in a role that makes a real impact. This is a permanent full-time position.
About the role
In this dynamic role, you will lead the delivery of key catchment and waterway rehabilitation projects, ecological studies, and catchment investigations. You’ll collaborate with the catchment team in shaping the future of our waterways through the development of catchment action plans through co-design and using our water environment prioritisation tools.
This position will also facilitate and expand citizen science initiatives across the Gold Coast. You will have excellent communication skills to support our environmental partners that facilitate programs such as Platypus Watch, Seagrass Watch, and Dolphin Watch. You’ll also manage and analyse citizen science monitoring results, together with catchment managements collected scientific data, to inform council strategies and drive improvements to the city’s natural environment.
On occasions you will assist with waterway health monitoring, track emerging risks and opportunities, and help secure external funding through grants. If you're ready to make a real impact on our environment and our community, we look forward to hearing from you.
Duties for the role will include (but not limited to)
- Work in a team environment to develop and co-design catchment action plans using integrated catchment management
- Provide professional and technical advice on proposals, development applications, and restorative action plans with respect to waterway and catchment management
- Project manage restoration projects and scientific studies with environmental consultants to improve and protect river/creek banks, instream habitat and overall catchment health
- Facilitate and support existing citizen science programs in collaboration with environmental partners and community groups and identify opportunities for new citizen science programs
- Provide support to citizen science monitoring to ensure data integrity is compliant with council standards and can help inform priority actions
- Develop and maintain a strong network with community groups, other local councils, research organizations, and volunteers
- Work closely with internal catchment and conservation officers, as well as the Community Grants team to deliver community engagement activities, workshops, and events to promote environmental awareness
- Assist the Catchment Management operations to undertake water quality and biological monitoring activities.
We’re looking for people who have:
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Environmental Science, including detailed knowledge/expertise in water resource and catchment management
- Knowledge of and/or demonstrated experience with Integrated Catchment Management, including sound understanding of issues impacting on water quality and overall catchment and waterway health
- Strong skills in community engagement and partnership development
- A passion for biodiversity conservation and waterway health
- Proven experience in facilitating citizen science programs, networking and collaborating with community groups and volunteers and developing environmental education
- Well-developed experience in ARC GIS mapping would be highly desirable.
Be part of shaping the Gold Coast’s future
The Gold Coast is inspired by lifestyle and driven by opportunity. We are the second largest Council in Australia.
We care about being the most flexible government organisation in Australia. We have a range of benefits to help you create the right balance:
- 9-day fortnight
- Flexible work arrangements to suit your lifestyle, including hybrid/work from home options, flexible working hours and locations
- Personal and professional development courses
- Access to 350+ fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
- 4 free confidential counselling sessions a year for you or an immediate family member
- 1 free nutritionist and financial advice session per year
We pride ourselves on our shared mission of being a high-performing, customer-focused organisation which delivers value-for-money services to the community.
How to apply
To submit your application, please click apply now and complete the application form. You will be required to upload your resume and a cover letter (no more than two pages) outlining how your skills, experience and personal attributes will enable you to be successful in this role. Please note that you may also be asked to provide relevant qualifications, where applicable.
Contact Person Jansen Croft
Contact Email JCROFT@goldcoast.qld.gov.au
Closing Date Sunday 22 February 2026 at 11:59pm.
Our selection process may include a one-way video interview via Criteria, a face-to-face or virtual interview via Microsoft Teams, reference checks via Xref and additional checks including police checks, employment history checks, qualification checks, pre-employment medical reviews and drug and alcohol testing.
We’re committed to creating a diverse workplace and inclusive culture. We take pride in people who align with our high-performance principles. We believe that the diverse makeup of our workforce reflects the community we serve. We consider all qualified candidates for employment, irrespective of race, age, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or other protected characteristics by law.