Your Opportunity

Are you passionate about improving your local biosecurity across the Southern Downs? This job could be for you!

In this role, you will be engaging with the Community to help ensure landowners meet their biosecurity obligations. Being instrumental in leading Council's pest management projects, you will also be reviewing various opportunities for improved and innovative biosecurity management in the Southern Down Region.

Term: Temporary, Full-time | Employment Term until Friday, 23rd October 2026

Hours of Work: 72.5 hours per fortnight

Pay Level: $3,061.70 per fortnight (Level 4), plus 12% superannuation and 17.5% annual leave loading

In addition to the above pay rate, you will receive payment of the following current applicable allowance:

• On-Call Allowance; and
• Commuter Use Vehicle.

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

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

Other Information: Flexible Start/Finish Time (within daily standard hours)

Applications Close: 11:59pm Tuesday, 18th November 2025

About the Department

The Environmental Services Department falls within the Communities, Planning and Environmental Services directorate and plays a critical role in delivering on the liveability of our region. The Regulatory Services, Local Laws and Waste Management teams cover a diverse range of roles and responsibilities from ensuring food and public health safety, investigating environmental nuisance and pollution incidences, animal control, pest management, environmental sustainability programs and planning and building compliance.
Furthermore, the department delivers all aspects of waste operations including roadside collections, waste facilities, investigating waste minimisation and resource recovery opportunities and the strategic management of waste in Southern Downs.

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):

• Implementation of strategy and initiatives in a broad range of services and operations related to environmental management;
• Interpret and analyse data for the preparation of ecological and corridor mapping designed to improve biodiversity understanding in the region, assist with referrals, decision notices, and compliance actions relevant to the management of flora and fauna;
• Encourage the implementation of best practice techniques and methodologies as they relate to environmental management across the organisation and create partnerships within the Community and across Governments; and
• Maintaining records consistent with Council requirements and the Privacy Principles.

What You Will Need

To be considered for this role, you will need:

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

• A Class C (Car) Licence or greater; and
• A White Construction Card, or the ability to obtain one.

• The legal right to live and work in Australia
• VACCINATIONS
• REQUIRED LICENCES & QUALIFICATIONS
• Extensive knowledge of contemporary environmental issues, strategies for their management and an understanding of the regulatory framework within which they are managed
• High-level computer skills and experience in current office computer programs and systems, including the use of GIS
• Extensive knowledge of relevant legislation and statutory requirements related to environmental (flora, fauna and invasive pests) matters, approvals and compliance action
• 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 Joss Kresina, Built Environment 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.