Environmental Monitoring Officer

Are you passionate about the quality of our waterways? This unique role is responsible for the monitoring, evaluation and reporting of environmental data on the water quality of the Central Coast beaches, lagoons and waterways and this could be your chance to have a leading position in ensuring data is accurately reported.

• Coordinate highly technical water audits
• Undertake recreational water quality monitoring and reporting (Beachwatch)
• Work/Life Balance with flexible/hybrid working arrangements available 
• Temporary term contract for up to 12 months

About the role

As the Environmental Monitoring Officer you will be responsible for the management of the Central Coast Council environmental monitoring (both terrestrial and aquatic) to help evaluate the performance of our environmental programs and identify key strategic priorities. 

This position is required to provide quality customer service and create value for the community.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• a degree qualification in Ecology, Natural Resource Management, Environmental Science or a related field or demonstrated solid contemporary experience in a similar role together with ongoing professional development
• current Class C Drivers Licence
• extensive experience in Coastal, Estuarine or Catchment Management with specific focus on recreational and ecological water quality investigations (microbial contamination, microbial source tracking, water and sediment chemistry, pollutant load evaluation, diffuse/point source and event-based assessment) leading to catchment prioritisation, planning and remedial action
• demonstrated practical experience in water and sediment sampling including but not limited to equipment maintenance and calibration, aseptic sampling techniques, sample processing, data entry and collation, data QA/QC, statistical data analysis and reporting
• strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex information into an accessible form for community and other stakeholders
• exceptional project management skills to manage multiple complex technical projects with a high degree of technical competency and limited supervision
• proven ability to assess and interpret information to formulate recommendations and provide specialist advice to enable the organisation to achieve quality outcomes
• demonstrated ability to build strong, credible relationships and influence, persuade or negotiate outcomes that add value to the organisation.

Our position description provides more information for you to learn more about this role.

Other important information

• The salary range for this position ranges between $85,850.60 to $103,028.64 (dependent on skills and experience) plus 11.5% superannuation
• We have a temporary term contract (up to 12 months) role available.
• This role will be able to access a 9 day fortnight.
• We are able to offer hybrid and flexible working conditions for this role - 2 days from home and 3 days onsite.
• This role is located at the Wyong Administration Building.
• Successful candidates will be required to be vaccinated for tetanus.

A leaseback vehicle is provided in this role for official duties and private use.

Council may create an eligibility list from this recruitment process and may utilise this eligibility list to fill other temporary vacancies.

Extra benefits

At Central Coast Council we provide team members with a range of extras that help them balance their life when they need it. Fitness Passports give access to a range of gyms. Wellbeing leave can be accessed twice a year to tick off something that means something to you - volunteering, health check-ups. And an Employee Assistance Program that offers a range of wellbeing initiatives to help you and your immediate family.

Other extras include:

• Long service leave after 5 years of continuous service
• Free flu vaccination program
• Time provided for you to do annual skin cancer screening, Breast screen and blood donations
• Access to professional development with career development and learning programs through various platforms
• We reward and recognise our staff with our Cheers program
• Novated leasing partnerships. 

Central Coast Council is committed to the goals of equal opportunity employment. We aim to provide a work environment for our employees that fosters equity, diversity and respect.

Council is committed to providing safe environments that protect the physical, emotional, cultural and social wellbeing of children on the Central Coast.

What to know more?

The contact person for this role is Ben Fullager, Section Manager Catchments to Coast. You can contact Ben on 0408 285 497. 

This position will close for applications at midnight on Thursday, 28 November 2024.

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Location

Central Coast Council is ideally located on the northern fringe of Sydney and just an hour's drive from Newcastle, the Central Coast offers one of the best places in Australia to live and work. The Central Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in NSW, the third largest Local Government Area (LGA) in NSW and the 6th Largest LGA in Australia. 

How to apply

We have put together some additional resources to help you apply for a role at Central Coast Council.

By completing and submitting this online application you confirm that any information that you provide in this application is true and correct and acknowledge that any offer of employment may be withdrawn should the information that you have provided in support of your application be shown to be false. 

You also consent to employment screening checks being conducted where appropriate.  This may include associated checks including reference checks, Working with Children Check, Entitlement to Work in Australia, employment history and an Australian Federal Police Check, as well as substantiation of educational qualifications, industry memberships, previous Central Coast Council employment history and association with professional bodies.

You also acknowledge that you will be required to provide proof of eligibility (including photo identification) to work in Australia if selected for an interview.

To lodge your application, please follow these steps:

1. Answer the on-line questions shown below.
2. Attach your resume 
3. Attach your qualifications and licences.

Once your application is successfully lodged you will receive an automated response sent to your e-mail address. If a response is not received this means that your application has not been successfully submitted and you will need to lodge another application.

If you require assistance to lodge your application please contact our Talent Acquisition team by emailing recruit@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au to discuss what reasonable adjustments you may need. If you are deaf, hearing or speech impaired, you can contact us through the National Relay Service TTY call 133 677 or Speak & Listen 1300 555 727.

Applicants who are selected for interview will be contacted by phone or e-mail. For further instructions please click here. 

You will have the ability to save your application as you go using the 'Save Application' button. You can start an application and return to it later via the automatic follow-up email once you have the time and required information at hand to finalise your application.  

If you don't have access to a computer or electronic device, you can lodge your application at any of Council's Library locations. Pre-book a free 1-hour computer timeslot by contacting your nearest library https://www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/libraries/our-branches or ask at the enquiry counter.

We will not accept unsolicited resumes or applications being presented by recruitment agencies.