Technical Officer

Job Number:

500887

The Details:

• Permanent Full Time | 9 day fortnight
• $91,156 pa + 12% super (level 4)
• 72.5 hour fortnight
• Hybrid, flexible working environment, including some work from home days.
• Location: Narangba

Join City of Moreton Bay as a Technical Officer - Contracts Management, and help shape and enhance our communities for today and tomorrow.

Our Waste and Resource Recovery Department provides affordable, sustainable and safe waste management for residents and business in the Moreton Bay region. Waste and Resource Recovery delivers a wide range of waste management activities, including kerbside general waste, comingled recycling and garden organics collections, the operation of three major waste management facilities with landfills, two Treasure Markets and nine waste transfer stations. Other key activities include impact monitoring and long-term waste and recycling strategy, planning, education and capital programs and stakeholder liaison.

As a Technical Officer - Contracts Management, your duties will vary and utilise a working knowledge of Council's Waste and Resource Recovery Contract Management processes and practices, Council's Procurement Framework and industry knowledge to:

• act as a key point of contact and escalation for a range of contract management and operational matters and requirements;
• track and forecast contract spend for quarterly budget reviews and annual budgeting.
• undertake contract administration and recordkeeping responsibilities including the preparation of reports, briefing notes and submissions; and
• monitor and report on contractor performance and procurement compliance.

About you

This is a great opportunity to share your waste management industry experience and contract management expertise. We're looking for someone with:

• a solid level of understanding of contract management principles
• an ability to manage technical solutions to support and improve the effective management of all major waste contracts;
• highly developed interpersonal skills with a strong focus on the provision of quality customer service;
• strong attention to detail, diligence and effective time management skills to meet conflicting deadlines and priorities;
• strong skills in MS Office, specifically Excel spreadsheeting and Word; and
• significant relationship building and management skills.

You'll also hold a Current 'C' Class Driver's Licence.

Why City of Moreton Bay?

What you do with your life matters. It's the same with your career.

We're the third-largest council in Australia and one of the fastest-growing areas. As Australia's newest city, we're building something that's never been done before: a new kind of city, inspired and empowered by a new kind of council.

This is your opportunity to develop skills and experience in a truly unique place, at a truly unique point in time.

At City of Moreton Bay, we're focused on the vital work we do today. But we're also focused on the future. On what can be – for our city, our Council and your career.

Here's what you'll love about a career with us:

• See it. To build a city of the future, first, you have to see it. The polycentric city we're building will bring greater prosperity, sustainability and affordability to our city. This is your chance to contribute to something that's never been done before.
• Shape it. You'll get hands-on in a rewarding career, serving and strengthening our communities for today and tomorrow. Our work is diverse, interesting and it matters – and it's yours to shape and own.
• Live it. Contribute to the city you and your family want to live in and enjoy the lifestyle you deserve. And if you don't live here, you'll still find pride and connection in so many ways with our successful, resilient team.

You'll also enjoy a range of other benefits:

• Find a better work-life balance with a nine-day (72.5-hour) fortnight, plus a hybrid, flexible working environment with some work-from-home days.
• Advance your skills and career through our Study, Training And Research Scheme (STARS).
• Make your pay go further with salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation payments, smartphones and devices.
• Prioritise your health and wellbeing with discounted health insurance, free annual flu vaccinations and our Fitness Passport Program.
• Get support when you and your family need it most with our 24/7 confidential counselling service and Mates in Construction program.

Ready for a career that matters?

Join City of Moreton Bay, and help shape our city of the future.

As part of the recruitment process, applicants will be required to undergo a National Criminal History Check.

To obtain further details please contact our Careers team at

Your Future City.

See it. Shape it. Live It.

City of Moreton Bay extends across the traditional lands of the Jinibara, Kabi Kabi, and Turrbal peoples, and we acknowledge and pay respects to our Traditional Custodians. We believe diversity of thought, background and experience creates better outcomes for our people and communities, and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.

Advertised:

05 Nov 2025

Applications close:

17 Nov :55