Cabonne Council

IT611 Technical Officer – Transport

About the Opportunity

Cabonne Council has an exciting opportunity within our Transport Infrastructure team as a Technical Officer.

The Transport Technical Officer is responsible for providing technical support in the survey, design and delivery of transport infrastructure, including road design, storm water design, kerb and guttering design.

Work teams are led by a supportive and proactive leadership team. You will be provided support and training in line with Council's values to learn the role and ensure our workers are resilient, adaptive and are able to perform to Council and community expectations.

Working for Cabonne Council provides a rewarding opportunity to work for, and in local communities. The operation does not require shift work or rotational rostering, instead working Monday to Friday and providing flexibility for the perfect work/life balance.

This fulltime position operates over a 35-hour week with a 9-day fortnight. An overview of the position is provided below, please refer to the attached position description for further detail about the job.

Is this job for you??? Council offers mentoring and training to support the right person grow into this role. The "right person" for this role may have some of the skills and experience listed below as a guide.

Have you been:

• working in the civil construction industry?
• working in local government?
• working with asset data collection?

Do you have experience in:

• project management administration?
• records management?
• analysis of data and preparation of reports?
• using different types of data collection technology:

Are you good at:

• using technology?
• verbal and written communication?
• cooperation and teamwork across departments?

This role is full-time, based out of the Cudal office.

Working for Cabonne Council provides a rewarding opportunity to work for and in a close-knit community, providing flexibility for the perfect work/life balance and career development opportunities. The position operates over a 35-hour week with a 9-day fortnight.

For more detail on these jobs' duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached position description.

What Do You Need to Be Successful?

Essential

• Construction Induction Certification (White Card).
• Class C driver’s licence.

Desirable

• Relevant Tertiary (preferably Diploma) qualification in civil engineering or equivalent experience.

Skills & Experience Technical Officer - Transport

• 2+ years’ experience in a similar role, preferably in a local government setting.
• Demonstrated knowledge of, and ability to, interpret and apply relevant legislation, standards, and guidelines.
• A proven ability to interpret technical data and create cost effective and efficient design solutions.
• Demonstrated commitment to delivering quality customer service and responsiveness to customer requests.
• Competent computer skills in Word, Excel and Access, MapInfo, QGIS, Reflect MMS, Autocad,
• Good written and verbal communication skills and ability to liaise with stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to present concise, accurate oral and written reports.

Other details relating to this position:

• This position is graded 7-8 ($2620.20 - $3099.60 gross per fortnight).
• Access to salary packaging, phone, laptop, fitness passport, Council's Employee Assistance Program, Flexible working arrangements and other benefits.
• Employment is under the Local Government (State) Award 2023.
• You must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this job.
• Cabonne Council proudly promotes the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity.

Council's recruitment process consists of a range of pre-employment screening activities. This varies depending upon the position, but may include:

• Interviews
• Pre-employment medical
• Reference checking
• Checking validity of qualifications