Your Opportunity

Are you passionate about preventing, investigating, and responding to illegal dumping incidents in the Southern Downs community? This could be the job for you!

This position is responsible for investigating and responding to various illegal dumping matters across the Southern Downs region. This also entails targeting problematic and complex illegal dumping incidents. You will also be required to carry out enforcements, and create an appropriate system for illegal dumping.

Term: Fixed-term contract of up to 12 months

Hours of Work: 72.5 hours per fortnight

Pay Level: $3061.70 to $3258.83 per fortnight (Level 4), plus 12% superannuation and 17.5% annual leave loading

In accordance with Council's Enterprise Agreement and the relevant Award. Pay rate dependent on relevant skills and experience.

Employment Base: Warwick or Stanthorpe, Queensland (will be negotiated with successful candidate)

Applications Close: 11:59pm Tuesday 2nd September 2025

About the Directorate

The Communities, Planning and Environmental Services Directorate

The Communities, Planning and Environmental Services Directorate has recently been realigned to create one team that puts the community at the heart of all of Council’s services. This realignment has provided the Directorate with an outward focus on customer centric service delivery.

The Directorate consists of three (3) departments that include:

• Community and Customer Service
• Planning and Development
• Environmental Services

The Directorate deliver services, programs and projects that make a difference to our community in line with Council’s direction and supporting strategies. The Southern Downs Regional Council 2021-2026 Corporate Plan outlines the foundation that guides how Council prioritises and delivers services and programs to the community.

What You Will Do

For full details of this position, please ensure you download the Position Description below.

(Note: For applicants viewing this job vacancy through SEEK.com, you will be able to access the Position Description by clicking on the "Apply" button, or by visiting the job advertisement on our website at www.https://www.sdrc.qld.gov.au/council/careers-at-council/current-job-vacancies).

The complete Key Responsibilities of this role can be found in the Position Description. These include (but are not limited to):

• Investigate and respond to illegal dumping incidents as an authorised person under the Waste Reduction & Recycling Act & Regulation;
• Review surveillance cameras and equipment and implement suitable tools to assist with reducing illegal dumping incidents;
• Contribute to the production of a new education campaign and continue to educate the community;
• Carry out enforcement and education in relation to illegal dumping.

What You Will Need

To be considered for this role, you will need:

Qualifications / Licenses – Mandatory

• Environmental Health or Compliance experience in conducting investigations, gathering evidence, initiating enforcement action, reporting and educating the community
• Current QLD ‘C’ Class drivers licence

Vaccinations – Mandatory

• Immunisation record indicating Hepatitis A&B and Q Fever vaccinations or immunity; or the ability to be vaccinated in accordance with Council’s Immunisation Procedure

• The legal right to live and work in Australia
• Comply with the Work Health and Safety Act, Regulations, Codes of Practice and Council’s Workplace Health and Safety Policies and Procedures
• Comply with instructions given by the relevant manager and/or supervisor in respect of the health and safety of themselves and the health and safety of other persons.
• Good working knowledge of Waste Reduction and Recycling Act and Regulations or the ability to quickly acquire
• High level skills in inspections, sampling, survey, collection of data and implementation of various correction measures
• Understanding or ability to quickly acquire understanding of the policies and operations of the Directorate and other relevant areas of Council
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively within a team environment
• To be able to demonstrate your competence in relation to all of the Selection Criteria as detailed in the Position Description

What We Offer

At Southern Downs Regional Council, we know that that our people are our strength. With this front of mind, we provide a wide range of benefits and a holistic approach to supporting our employees, including:

• Competitive wages, conditions and allowances
• Salary packaging and remote area benefits available, which can significantly increase tax savings and take-home pay
• Discounted corporate health insurance plans
• Improved work-life balance opportunities, such as a 9-day work fortnight and consideration of other flexible work options
• Generous leave provisions including Special Family Leave, Cultural Leave and 17.5% annual leave loading
• Access to a wide range of health and wellness initiatives, including free, skin checks, flu vaccinations and wellness medicals, and discounted gym memberships
• Employee Assistance Program for staff and their families (24/7 access). This service includes counselling, financial coaching, nutritional support and legal referrals, as well as access to specialised wellbeing support for LGBTIQA+ individuals, First Nations people, and individuals experiencing domestic and family violence through dedicated helpline
• Opportunities for on and off the job personal and professional development (study assistance available in accordance with policy)

To view comprehensive details of our employee value offering, please click HERE. (Note when viewing this job vacancy through SEEK.com - you will be able to access this link once by clicking on the "Apply" button, or by visiting the job advertisement on our website at www.https://www.sdrc.qld.gov.au/council/careers-at-council/current-job-vacancies)

Further Information

For further information about this role and working for Southern Downs Regional Council, please refer to the documents below:

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• Position Description
• Join Southern Downs Regional Council (detailed employment information, including employee benefits)
• Our Values
• Living on the Southern Downs

If you have any additional enquiries in relation to this position, please contact Andrew MacDonald, Regulatory Services Coordinator on 1300 697 372.

Apply Now!

At SDRC, we believe that diversity enriches our workplace, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes. We welcome applications from qualified people of all backgrounds, ethnicities, genders and abilities, who have applicable working rights in Australia.

To apply for this opportunity, you will be asked to complete an online application form and provide:

• A short written response (maximum 1-2 pages, dot points acceptable) on how your experience, abilities, knowledge and personal qualities would enable you to achieve the key responsibilities and meet the selection criteria of this role (as outlined in the Position Description); and
• Your current CV or Resume.

When you are ready to begin your application, please click on the "Apply" button below to be taken to our online application portal. Please ensure you provide all of the information requested and that your application is lodged by the closing date (as shown above). Should you have any difficulty lodging your application online, please contact our People & Culture Team on ph 1300 697 372 for assistance.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Southern Downs Regional Council – A Great Place to Work

What we do at SDRC is more than just a job to us. Whether it’s maintaining our clean water supply, keeping our parks and gardens beautiful, servicing our plant and vehicles, providing contemporary library services, responding to natural disasters or showcasing our region’s immense natural beauty and economic strength, every Council employee strives to make a real difference for our local community.

Few employers combine so many diverse disciplines (eg engineers, childcare workers, trades such as mechanics and plumbers, safety specialists, project managers, plant operators, finance experts, IT specialists and urban planners to name a few) in one organisation. At SDRC, we work together towards the same goal. By integrating a multi-disciplined workplace with collective ideas and skillsets, we provide unique opportunities for our people to develop and grow within their chosen career.

We are passionate about aligning business, community and government to achieve social, economic and environmental outcomes. We believe this is best realised when people are invested in the long-term outcomes of where they live and work. If this sounds like you too, then working in local government at SDRC may be right for you.