Tweed Shire Council

Senior Technical Property Officer

We are seeking an experienced Senior Technical Property Officer to join our Corporate Governance team, reporting to the Coordinator Property & Legal. This senior role is responsible for overseeing the team within Council who conducts statutory acquisitions and disposals of land. You are also responsible for implementing addressing systems (including house numbering and road naming), managing Council’s residential properties, conducting road status investigations, classifying Council-owned land, preparing leases and licences. The position also involves conducting statutory actions and road-related dealings, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. If you have strong technical expertise in property and land management, we encourage you to apply.

About the role:

• Statutory acquisitions and disposals of land.
• Oversee addressing systems, including house numbering and road naming.
• Manage Council’s residential properties.
• Classify Council-owned land.
• Prepare and administer leases and licences.
• Conduct statutory actions and road-related dealings, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation.

What's on offer:

• a base salary ranging from $81,860 per annum with competency-based increments up to $96,965 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 - click here for more).

We are seeking:

• Tertiary qualifications in property, law, valuation, land economics, commerce, project management, or extensive government property industry experience.
• Experience in the government property sector, including managing property leases and asset portfolios.
• Strong understanding of legal documents such as contracts, leases, licences, land titles, and subdivision processes.
• Proven experience in leading and managing a team.
• Experience in property acquisition and disposal, including compulsory acquisitions and statutory property transactions.
• Strong negotiation and commercial skills, with the ability to resolve land title issues and anomalies.

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.  
• Tweed Shire Council is committed to employment equity and diversity and encourages applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds in both traditional and non-traditional roles.  We provide workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options. 
• 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: 

Friday 28 March at 12 noon sharp (NSW time).  Late applications will not be permitted.

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TIPS for Addressing the Selection Criteria

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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:

• Pre-employment medical – some roles require a functional (physical) assessment, and all positions are subject to drug and alcohol screening (a positive test result means the recruitment process ends and your application will not be considered).
• Background screening - verifies that the information you have provided throughout the recruitment process is true and correct.  Click here for more information.

Reference Checks are undertaken by the panel. Your 2 referees should ideally be your current and most recent supervisors.  Your referees are not contacted unless you’ve been interviewed and are a preferred candidate.

How To Apply:

You must use your own email address, and not one used previously by another person that has applied for a position with council.

Once you start your online application, you cannot save and return to it later. 

1. Have your Resume document ready to go.
2. Fill out all questions below. Click 'Next'. 
3. You'll then be prompted to attach your resume and other documents (if applicable). Click 'Next'.
4. Review your application to confirm everything is correct. Click 'Confirm' to submit your application.

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:

1. Do you have tertiary qualifications in property, law, valuation, land economics, commerce, project management, or extensive experience in the government property industry? Please provide details.
2. Please describe your experience in property acquisition and disposal, including compulsory acquisitions and statutory property transactions.
3. What is your level of understanding of legal documents such as contracts, leases, licences, land titles, and subdivision processes? Please provide examples.
4. Have you led and managed a team? If so, please describe your experience and leadership approach.
5. Please describe your experience managing property leases and asset portfolios.
6. Please provide an example of a time you used your negotiation and commercial skills to achieve an outcome.

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