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Closing Date: Thursday 12 November 2026
Position Type: permanent full-time 
Salary: Level 8 being $111,376 to $117,763 per annum pro rata (depending on qualifications and experience) plus superannuation.

About this Opportunity

Play a pivotal role in shaping a healthier, safer community as our Senior Environmental Health Officer. In this senior position, you'll lead complex environmental health matters, provide expert guidance, support and mentor officers, and work closely with stakeholders to deliver high-quality services that make a real difference. If you're looking for a rewarding leadership opportunity where your expertise and influence can have a lasting impact, we'd love to hear from you.

Key Accountabilities include, but are not limited to:

• Lead and coordinate the delivery of Environmental Health services.
• Provide operational leadership and technical guidance to the team.
• Support the Coordinator and act in the role during absences.
• Coordinate workloads and daily operational priorities.
• Drive continuous improvement and service enhancement initiatives.
• Ensure consistent, evidence-based regulatory decisions and enforcement.
• Oversee the quality and timely delivery of Environmental Health services.
• Coach, mentor and develop Environmental Health Officers.
• Represent the City in stakeholder, industry and inter-agency forums.

• A recognised qualification in Environmental Health or a related discipline.
• Extensive experience delivering Environmental Health services and regulatory functions.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to mentor, coach and support team development.
• Sound knowledge of relevant legislation, standards and compliance frameworks.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proven ability to manage complex investigations, projects and competing priorities.
• Well-developed problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
• Experience preparing professional reports, correspondence and recommendations.
• A commitment to delivering high-quality customer service and community outcomes.
• A satisfactory National Police Certificate
• Applicants must have the right to work in Australia. In addition, applications requesting work sponsorship will not be considered.

Hours of Work

This is a permanent full-time position working Monday to Friday, 75 hours per fortnight.

About the Benefits

This position offers a salary of Level 8 being $111,376 to $117,763 per annum, (depending on the skills and experience of the successful applicant) plus 12% superannuation.

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