Technical Officer

Manage and maintain the Water Supply and Wastewater Infrastructure Asset Register and Maintenance Systems, ensuring integration with Council systems and asset management plans, while conducting detailed analysis and reporting for operational and performance insights.

**About the role**:

- Operate and maintain the Water Supply and Wastewater Infrastructure Asset Register, ensuring integration with Council's corporate systems including GIS, Property, Finance and Asset Management Plans.
- Perform in-depth interrogation, analysis and reporting of water and wastewater asset data to meet both internal and external information requirements.
- Liaise with external auditors and the Water Unit Business Accountant regarding the commissioning and decommissioning of water and wastewater infrastructure assets.
- Support the development and implementation of asset management plans and procedures, particularly those related to asset data collection and maintenance.
- Report directly to the Water Unit Asset Engineer and contribute to strategic planning and performance monitoring of water and wastewater infrastructure.

**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**:

- Tertiary qualifications in Asset Management, Engineering, Business Administration or a related field, and/or significant relevant work experience.
- Proven experience in data extraction, analysis and reporting, ideally within an asset management or infrastructure context.
- Solid understanding of Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Assets, including their operation and lifecycle management.
- Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with both field-based and supervisory staff.

**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 Tweed Heads 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**:

- Why are you interested in working at Tweed Shire Council and what excites you most about this particular opportunity?
- Do you have tertiary qualifications in Asset Management, Engineering, Business Administration or a related discipline, and/or extensive relevant work experience? Please provide details.
- What experience do you have in data extraction, analysis and reporting? Please include examples of tools and methods used.
- Please describe your knowledge and experience with infrastructure assets, including lifecycle management practices?_ (Experience with water and wastewater infrastructure assets is desirable but not mandatory)_.
- Provide examples of how you've demonstrated strong oral and written communication skills, especially when working with both field-based and supervisory staff?

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