GIS/Technical Officer

4 weeks ago

Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia Careers at Council Full time

Murwillumbah, New South Wales

Full-time

Description

About the role:

This role supports the Asset & Maintenance Engineers in managing Council's road, drainage, and bridge assets, including collecting field data and updating records. It involves working with contractors, staff, and other stakeholders, while ensuring safety procedures are followed. The role also helps improve asset management systems and provides training to maintenance teams.

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
  • Support the management of Council's road, drainage, and bridge assets, including regular field data collection.
  • Work closely with contractors, consultants, and internal teams to keep asset records up to date.
  • Ensure compliance with Work Health and Safety procedures at all times.
  • Provide training and support to road maintenance staff on asset management systems.
  • Contribute to improving asset management processes within existing IT and finance systems.

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 29 August 2025 at 12 noon sharp (NSW time). Late applications will not be permitted.

Click Here To View The Position Description

TIPS for Addressing the Selection Criteria

Click here for more information on the Recruitment Process

Click here to view our Values

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.
  • Have your Resume document ready to go.
  • Fill out all questions below. Click 'Next'.
  • You'll then be prompted to attach your resume and other documents (if applicable). Click 'Next'.
  • 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
  • Why are you interested in working at Tweed Shire Council, and what excites you most about this particular opportunity?
  • Describe how you would apply safe work practices in your day-to-day tasks.
  • How have you used asset management systems in your previous roles, and what was your role in maintaining asset data?
  • Tell us about a time you captured spatial data for assets — what tools did you use, and how did you ensure accuracy?
  • How do you approach writing reports and retrieving data to support your work?
  • How do you manage your workload and communicate effectively with different teams or stakeholders?
  • Do you hold a current drivers licence?

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