Technical Officer

6 days ago

Murwillumbah, Australia Tweed Shire Council Full time

Tweed Shire Council is seeking a Technical Officer to join our Development Assessment and Compliance Unit.

**About the role**:

- Undertake development and planning administration including counter and telephone enquiries on town planning matters.
- Assist with investigation of complaints regarding development issues and unauthorised development.

**What's on offer**:

- a base salary ranging from $72,400 per annum with competency-based increments up to $85,001 per annum, plus 11.5% 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
- **We are seeking**:

- Experience working within a technical or administrative role.
- High level oral and written communication skills with the ability to resolve conflict.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the development process in a local government context.

**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.
- 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**:
**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:

- Background screening - verifies that the information you have provided throughout the recruitment process is true and correct.

**How To Apply**:

- Have your Resume document ready to go.

**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**:

- Please describe your experience working within a technical or administrative role.
- Describe your ability to resolve conflict.
- Detail your ability to manage complaints generated by members of the public, government bodies or other stakeholders which relate to developments.
- Describe your knowledge of the development process in a local government context.
- Describe you understanding of the provisions of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act.

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