$77K – $83K Total Remuneration Package

$68K – $74K Base Salary

Location: Nambour

Vacancy No: 6051

1 x Permanent - Full-time

1 x Temporary - Full-time (until December 2025)

Applications close: Sunday, 18 May 2025 11:59pm AEST

Why work with us?

At Council, we’re proud of our region. We collaborate with community to achieve truly sustainable outcomes, enhance our enviable lifestyle, and create award-winning places and spaces that are uniquely Sunshine Coast. So, if you love it here as much as we do, and you want to shape our region for the future – you’ll want to join our team!

With the vision to be Australia’s most sustainable region - Healthy, Smart, and Creative, council is at the forefront of delivering a number of region-shaping projects that will see the region become a hub for innovation, entrepreneurship and creativity, along with opportunities and a lifestyle for all to enjoy.

About the Role

The Project Delivery Branch is responsible for compilation of the ten-year capital works program, the coordination and safe delivery of all allocated capital projects and management of the Council Asset Management systems and protocols.

We are seeking one Permanent Full-Time and one Temporary Full-Time Administration Officers to perform administrative functions in a timely and accurate manner in accordance with the relevant legislation, policies, procedures and systems. Other key responsibilities include:

Ensure all Financial Transactions are processed according to agreed timeframes. Including but not limited to internal and external purchasing transactions, contract retentions, QLEAVE payments and purchase card reconciliations.

Assist with the planning and coordination of project events and the collation of the capital works newsletter and other branch documentation as required.

Manage the distribution of Project Newsletters to ensure adequate public notice prior to the commencement of construction works. Includes preparation, gaining approvals and distribution via mail, hand and/or electronic

Ensure all Customer Service Requests (CRM’s) are allocated to the relevant unit or person and updated as required

About you

You are ideally Cert III qualified in Business Administration or similar, accompanied by significant administration experience. Your well-rounded understanding of legislation, policies, standards, regulations and procedures relating to project management are desirable for your success.

Pivotal to this position are your outstanding time management skills with exceptional attention to detail in resolving routine challenges. You pride yourself on the customer experience and enjoy working as part of a team to achieve common goals. Your ‘can-do’ attitude will see you thrive in this role.

As someone well-versed in computer skills, your expertise in, data entry and the Microsoft Office Suite will be highly utilised in this role. You will have a willingness to learn other software and corporate systems as necessary.

Our Culture & Employee Benefits

Council is committed to creating an inclusive, culturally diverse, healthy, skilled and dedicated workplace culture. As an employee you will enjoy a range of benefits and working styles to suit you:

Wellbeing: Your wellbeing is important to us therefore we offer a number of different initiatives such as discounted health related memberships, fitness passport, employee assistance program and development opportunities.

Flexibility: We know it is important to balance life and work, therefore we offer flexible working including a 9-day fortnight and a hybrid WFH model that help you be your best.

Extras: Those extras make a difference therefore we offer salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation, smartphones and devices. We also pay you 17.5% leave loading and generous Superannuation where council will contribute 12% Superannuation in addition to your 6% superannuation contribution.

How to apply

Your written application should include:

A 1-2 page cover letter demonstrating your ability to fulfil the mandatory and desirable requirements on the Position Profile. Keep the key responsibilities in mind when addressing this criteria; and

A current resume or curriculum vitae.

Once you have these two documents ready, click ‘Apply Now’ and follow the prompts to complete your application.

Further Information

Helpful information to assist you in completing your application is available on the Sunshine Coast Council website.

To learn more about Council’s vision and projects, you can view the Corporate Plan 2024-2028.

For specific enquiries contact Christian Anderson during business hours on 0466 300 800.

We're working hard to create an inclusive workplace that reflects the diverse community we serve. If you require adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to the Recruitment Team [email protected].

At Sunshine Coast Council, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background including First Nations, disability, religion and sexual orientation. To deliver the best service to our region we want a workforce that reflects the diverse community that we serve. Sunshine Coast Council strongly encourages all suitable applicants to apply for this role.