Investigations Officer

Ensure improved community, environment and development standards of the built and
expertise in a proactive manner.

**RELATIONSHIPS
**Reports to**:(Position Title)**:Principal - Development Monitoring Team

**Report to: (Position Number) **P00061

**Staff Responsibility**:NIL

**Key Internal Relationships**:Town** **Planners, Environmental Health & Building
Surveyors, Engineers, Environmental Scientists
Landscape Assessors, Technical Assistants and
Customer Service staff.

**Key External Relationships**:Residents and other members of the community;
Government authorities, applicants for
development, consultants, Council’s legal
advisors.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**

**Development monitoring and compliance
- Provide specialist knowledge and skills to resolve complex land use surveillance

matters that require specialist knowledge across a range of functional areas.
- Develop and maintain knowledge of current legislation, policy and procedures relating

to the functions of the Development Monitoring Team.
- Work with the Principal
- Development Monitoring Team to develop processes and

guidelines and to provide specialist input relating to various aspects of investigations.
- Routinely take a lead role in investigations into breaches of legislation including, but

not limited to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, Protection of the
Environment and Operations Act, and the Local Government Act.

**Guiding Principles**
- We act as one organisation responding to the changing needs of our LGA and

community
- We are strategy led, driven by our Community Strategic Plan with clear priorities and

focus
- We are service focused ' we continuously improve service provision and provide

excellent customer service
- We collaborate and work together to achieve our outcomes
- We ensure safety and well-being is at the centre of our organisation, operations and

culture
- We are a financially sustainable organisation, living within our means, ensuring best

value resource allocation
These Guidelines complement the Council’s adopted Values of: Work Together; Work
Safe Home safe; Service Excellence; Value for Money; Trust and Respect; and,
Supporting Community

**Workplace Health & Safety**_ _

Ensure compliance with WHS obligations and responsibilities as outlined in Councils
policies and procedures and under the relevant WHS legislation. These include but are
not limited to: identifying potentially unsafe situations or work practices and notifying your
Supervisor or Manager (or the Health, Safety Manager/Area Safety Representative);
never performing a task that you believe is dangerous or for which you do not have the
experience, or have not received appropriate instructions and training or where the correct
equipment to carry out the task safely is not available; always work in a safe manner and
in accordance with safety instructions, where applicable; use the work equipment supplied
for the job, in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions), and any personal
protective equipment, which the Council deems necessary and has provided; be safety
aware and report any actions to your line manager which will assist the Council to meet
its legal workplace health and safety obligations.

You have the right to cease or direct cessation of unsafe work. In addition you are required
at all times to comply with Councils Asbestos Management Plan and Policy.

**Compliance & Risk**

You are responsible for ensuring that you conduct your risk management responsibilities
as described in council's Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Policy and Procedure (the
ERM Framework) with the goal of ensuring that potential issues are identified and reported
in a timely manner.

In undertaking your work should you identify contaminated land or potentially
contaminated land, including but not limited to Asbestos contamination you are required
to notify your supervisor immediately.

**COMMUNICATION**

The person will communicate with a wide range of people in a variety of internal and
external settings. The person will receive, interpret, and act upon written and verbal
information, and provide a response in both written and verbal forms. The person will need
to be able to lead discussion, carry out negotiations and make presentations in areas of
functional responsibility. The role will require persons to represent and clearly articulate
Council’s position in negotiations and discussions with external parties and organisations.

**JUDGEMENT & PROBLEM SOLVING**

The person in this position will need to develop and review workflow procedures to ensure
the timely, accurate and consistent delivery of tasks associated with the functional areas
of the position. Positions have a high level of independence in solving problems and using
judgement in resolving issues. Problems can be multi-faceted requiring detailed analysis
of available options. This will involve the person having a sound knowledge of relevant
legislation, Council policies and the