Compliance Specialist

**About Us**

Want to be part of a significant project that will bring about positive change for an entire community? Lismore City Council’s ‘Flood Restoration Portfolio’ (FRP) can make that possible. The bold initiative represents the single largest public infrastructure restoration project ever undertaken by local government in NSW.

Created in response to the devastating 2022 natural disaster, the FRP’s remit encompasses the restoration of the city’s public assets - roads, bridges, theatres, galleries, and sporting facilities, alongside the repair and enhancement of essential wastewater, waste management, and flood resilience infrastructure.

The FRP is assembling a local and global talent team to deliver a stronger, more resilient Lismore. We welcome individuals who bring fresh perspectives that will help us achieve our vision of a vibrant community.

Lismore’s Northern Rivers location fosters an ideal work-life balance. It offers lush farmland, beautiful parks, a World Heritage-listed rainforest to explore, great restaurants, a diverse arts and cultural scene, and more—all just a stone’s throw from the Gold Coast, Ballina, and Byron Bay.

Today, Lismore is flourishing, and it's the perfect time to embrace and celebrate everything that makes the regional city so unique, while also being directly involved in shaping its future.

**About this Position**:
Take ownership of quality management on major infrastructure projects, ensuring everything we build meets stringent standards and Council expectations. Lead QA initiatives, collaborate with project teams, and drive a culture of continuous improvement.

**What we can offer you**:

- The opportunity to take on new challenges while managing engagement with some of the most exciting local government-shaping projects in the infrastructure space.
- Engage with a dedicated team of professionals while gaining experience in a high-growth, future-focused field.
- Competitive salary and flexible work options that work within operational requirements.
- Employee Assistance and Health & Wellbeing Programs.

**What we trust you to deliver**:

- Interpret and implement project requirements following specifications, codes, and standards.
- Monitor and report compliance with the Project Quality Plan, specifications, and field quality control procedures.
- Prepare, review, and manage Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs), Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs), and Corrective Action Requests (CARs).
- Ensure that the workplace maintains robust risk management processes, capability, focus, and discipline associated with quality.
- Provide technical quality expertise.
- Ensure that the workplace understands and meets its regulatory and legal obligations as they relate to quality.

**What you will need to be successful**:

- Relevant Project Management/Engineering/Planning qualifications
- Current Class C Driver’s Licence
- Investigate regulatory requirements and best practices, and identify recommendations and solutions to address non-conformances at commercial activity sites.
- Work autonomously and collaboratively to implement compliance solutions and processes, ensuring regulatory compliance through integrated management systems.
- Project manage and report on compliance issues as required.
- Prepare high-level compliance and reporting documentation, including regulatory environmental management plans, quality assurance documents, internal audit reports, external compliance reports, and external correspondence documents.
- Conduct internal compliance audits to ensure that compliance documentation and procedures are accurate and adequately implemented.
- Analyse and interpret environmental data, including air, noise, water, and leachate analytical data, and report non-conformances to the regulatory authority.
- Contribute towards compliance systems, techniques, and process improvements.

**Additional details**
- **Term Contract**:contracted**hours of work 70 hours a fortnight up to 30 June 2027.
- **Location**: The position will be based at our Flood Portfolio Office in Lismore. Flexible work options are available, working within operational requirements.
- **Conditions of Employment**:Conditions of employment are in the Local Government (State) Award and relevant Council policy, procedures, and agreements.
- **Pre-employment Screening**:Before employment, pre-employment checks may be conducted, including health assessments, validation of the right to work in Australia, validation of qualifications and licenses, criminal history checks, psychometric assessments, and referee checks.
- **Future Opportunities**: This recruitment exercise may be used to fill vacancies and establish a merit list for future opportunities within six months.

**Contact**: For more information about this opportunity, please don't hesitate to contact **Jennifer McEwen, HR Business Partner, at 0428 522 907.**

**_ This recruitment exercise may be used for future vacancies, and within six months, a merit list for