Technical Officer - Property

Join our Governance team as a Technical Officer - Property and help shape your community! Support the Senior Technical Property Officer with property management, road naming and numbering, land classification and statutory land dealings. This is a hands-on role providing expert paralegal and administrative support to deliver key property services to Council and the public. 

About the role:

• Support the Senior Technical Property Officer in delivering expert property services within the Governance team.
• Undertake property transactions and statutory dealings—including acquisitions, disposals, licences, easements, road closures and airspace agreements, in line with legislation.
• Implement addressing systems, including house numbering and road naming across the local government area.
• Manage Council-owned residential properties and investigate the status and use of public roads.
• Prepare and process leases, licences, acquisitions, disposals and other property transactions including easements, caveats and encroachments, in line with legislation to benefit Council and the community.

What's on offer:

• a base salary ranging from $74,572 per annum with competency-based increments up to $87,551 per annum, plus 12% super
• 70 hour, 9 day fortnight
• training and development opportunities
• flexible work options for a healthy work/life balance
• generous employment conditions (we have too many to list - click here for more).

We are seeking:

• Tertiary or professional qualifications in a relevant property field (such as law, valuation, land economics, commerce, project management) or extensive experience in the government property sector.
• Proven experience managing property leases, assets and undertaking statutory property transactions, including acquisitions and disposals.
• Strong understanding of legal property documents, land titles and subdivision processes, with the ability to resolve complex land title issues.
• Sound knowledge of legislation and key issues impacting local government property portfolios.
• Excellent communication skills and a current driver's licence to engage effectively with a variety of stakeholders across the community.

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. 

Where it's located:

This position is based in Murwillumbah and can be directed to work from any Council work site.

Position closes: 

Friday 25 July 2025 at 12 noon sharp (NSW time).  Late applications will not be permitted.

Click here to view the Position Description 

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Pre-Employment Screening:

Tweed Shire Council conducts pre-employment assessments as part of its recruitment process. 

Job offers are not made until screening has been completed. Tweed Shire Council uses third-party providers to undertake:

• Pre-employment medical – some roles require a functional (physical) assessment, and all positions are subject to drug and alcohol screening (a positive test result means the recruitment process ends and your application will not be considered).
• Background screening - verifies that the information you have provided throughout the recruitment process is true and correct.  Click here for more information.

Reference Checks are undertaken by the panel. Your 2 referees should ideally be your current and most recent supervisors.  Your referees are not contacted unless you’ve been interviewed and are a preferred candidate.

How To Apply:

You must use your own email address, and not one used previously by another person that has applied for a position with council.

Once you start your online application, you cannot save and return to it later. 

1. Have your Resume document ready to go.
2. Fill out all questions below. Click 'Next'. 
3. You'll then be prompted to attach your resume and other documents (if applicable). Click 'Next'.
4. Review your application to confirm everything is correct. Click 'Confirm' to submit your application.

If you'd like to COPY and PASTE question fields into a separate Word document to work on over time, please find them listed below:

1. Why are you interested in working at Tweed Shire Council, and what excites you most about this particular opportunity?
2. Do you hold tertiary or professional qualifications in a relevant property field (e.g. law, valuation, land economics, commerce, or project management)? Please provide details of your qualification.
3. Please outline your experience in managing property leases and assets, including any involvement in statutory property transactions such as acquisitions and disposals.
4. Describe your understanding of legal property documents, land titles and subdivision processes. Include an example of a time you resolved a complex land title issue.
5. What is your knowledge of legislation and key issues relevant to local government property portfolios? How have you applied this knowledge in previous roles?
6. Describe your communication skills and how you’ve successfully engaged with a range of stakeholders. 

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