Temporary Full-Time (3 years - 70 hours per fortnight)
Monthly Rostered Day Off (RDO)
This position is funded for the period of the traineeship. There is no guarantee of ongoing employment at the completion of the traineeship.
Council offers a wide range of benefits such as salary packaging (including novated motor vehicle leasing and remote area housing benefits), health and wellbeing programs and employee vaccinations to employees.
Do you want to be part of something challenging and rewarding? Are you passionate about our community? If so, joining the Glen Innes Severn Council might be the right career move for you.
Working for Council means you'll be joining a dedicated team where your individual effort is part of something much bigger – delivering great things for our community.
The Council covers an area of 5,487km2, and is located in the beautiful New England area of NSW. This area encompasses the town of Glen Innes and villages of Deepwater, Emmaville, Glencoe, Wellingrove and Red Range. We're proud of the contribution our community makes to this vibrant, dynamic and attractive area in which to live and work.
Glen Innes offers an attractive lifestyle including a well serviced and friendly rural community, laid back living, short commuting times, affordable housing, easy access to NSW north coast beaches and larger regional centres, and terrific recreational and sporting facilities.
A GREAT PLACE TO WORK
As part of our team you will have the opportunity to make a real difference to our community, working with a diverse range of passionate, supportive and engaging people within a collaborative environment. You will also be part of a workplace that offers competitive employee benefits and opportunities and encourages professional development including:
Salary packaging (including novated motor vehicle leasing and remote area housing benefits) for all permanent staff
Long service leave after 5 years
Corporate wellbeing programs
Employee vaccinations
PPE supplied
Training and development programs
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES The successful applicant will be provided with the following professional opportunities:
Structured mentoring program with experienced surveyors and engineers
Support for professional certification and ongoing education
Exposure to diverse civil infrastructure projects
Opportunities for rotation through different technical teams
Diploma of Surveying
THE POSITION
The Trainee Survey and Design Officer is a pivotal entry-level position within the Infrastructure Delivery team, designed to develop a comprehensive understanding of surveying, civil design, and infrastructure planning. This role provides a structured pathway for professional development in local government engineering services.
Reporting to Senior Design Officer, you will:
Collect and record accurate spatial data for infrastructure projects
Operate GPS, total stations, and other surveying instruments with guidance from experienced professionals
Prepare field notes and preliminary survey documentation
Participate in feature and detail surveys for road, drainage, and civil infrastructure projects
Support the design team in preparing preliminary and detailed engineering designs using computer-aided design (CAD) software
Assist design team in preparing traffic management schemes and traffic guidance schemes
Contribute to the development of engineering drawings and technical specifications
Compile and organise technical documentation for infrastructure projects
Support project managers in tracking project progress and documentation
Help maintain project files and digital record management systems
Contribute to quantity take-offs, project cost estimation and resource planning
Complete basic procurement
Assist in maintaining quality assurance processes
Adhere to workplace health and safety (WHS) requirements
Participate in internal quality review processes
Support the implementation of best practice surveying and design methodologies
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Specifically, you will have:
Essential
Strong technical aptitude and computer skills
Excellent interpersonal and communication capabilities
Commitment to professional growth and learning
Strong numerical and spatial reasoning skills
Minimum of provisional driver’s license or ability to achieve within a reasonable time period
Desirable
Safe Work NSW Certificate in General WHS Induction
INTERESTED IN APPLYING
Carefully download and read the Guide to Applying for Employment, together with the position description to familiarise yourself with the role and application process
Please upload documents in PDF or word format
Please note that as part of Glen Innes Severn Council's recruitment process, prior to an offer of employment being made, recommended candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment checks. This may include: reference checks; national criminal police check; functional/medical assessment; qualification verification; Working with Children Check and NDIS verification.
Our recruitment notification process is primarily via system generated emails. Please ensure your email is correct before submitting an application to avoid missing crucial updates and outcomes. Email communication notifications are used for but not limited to: application received, interview booking tools, confirmation of interview, request for references/more information, delay notifications, testing/assessments (aptitude/psychometric/industry specific) and application outcomes (unsuccessful before or after interview)
Please regularly check your 'junk mail' or ensure our email address jobs@gisc.nsw.gov.au and Pulse email no_reply@lgss.com.au is set to 'trustworthy'
Council is an EEO employer. Women, Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders, people with a disability, and members of racial, ethnic, and ethno-religious minority groups are encouraged to apply.
