About Inner West Council

Inner West Council is among Sydney’s larger local government agencies looking after a vibrant community of 201,000 people living in some of the inner city’s most vibrant, creative, liveable and diverse suburbs.

As we continue to deliver quality, innovative and inclusive programs and services, we would love it if you can join in our journey towards becoming the best council for our community.

We are committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity, WHS, sustainability, continuous improvement and business excellence. The community is at the heart of the organisation and Council puts its values of Integrity, Respect, Innovation, Compassion and Collaboration at the centre of everything that we do.  We are here to be of service to the community and make Inner West a great place to be. We expect commitment to these values from all employees in performing their respective roles.

We offer flexible career life balance with hours that allow you to relax and recharge. We offer a variety of flexible work arrangement options (e.g. flexible hours and working from home) where appropriate giving you even greater quality of work life balance.

Permanent employees benefit from our great value gym membership from $15.50/week giving access to a vast network of gyms in Sydney.

About the role

Reporting to the Team Leader Development Compliance, you will:

• Support the Team Leader to achieve the Strategic Community & Operation Plan deliverables
• Undertake proactive audits and inspections in accordance with Council’s development compliance programs, ensuring all works including research, field inspections and taking appropriate regulatory enforcement is conducted to a high standard
• Undertake all work in a manner that is consistent with legislation and in the public interest

In undertaking the above functions, all position holders are to ensure ‘Key Duties, Accountabilities & Responsibilities’ detailed below are undertaken and achieved

Please read the Position Description to familiarise yourself with all the requirements and conditions of the role. 

Remuneration

$85,658.56 - $108,767.88 + 11% Super + Access to Car Allowance

Some of the required skills, experience and qualifications 

1. Tertiary qualifications relevant to the advertised position drawn from a relevant field such as town planning, building surveying, environmental management, investigations or equivalent industry experience
2. Demonstrated  operational experience working within a legislative and regulatory framework including   but not limited to the Local Government Act 1993; Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979; Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997; State, Regional & Local Environmental Planning Policies; Development Control Plans; National Construction Code (Building Code of Australia) and Australian Standards
3. Demonstrated ability to successfully manage high workloads, complete tasks and meet prescribed customer service response levels
4. Demonstrated ability to read, interpret and provide up to date advice based from NSW Planning Instruments (LEP & DCP), construction documents lodged with applications such as but not limited to construction; legislation including  but not limited to State Environmental Planning Policies (SEPP), Acts of Parliament & supporting Regulations, Policies &  Procedures.
5. Demonstrated strong level of written communication and interpersonal skills, including demonstrated conflict resolution, consultation and negotiation skills
6. Demonstrated previous experience as a witness for the prosecution at the Local Court & Land & Environment Court of NSW.

Enquiries

Mario Mouxouris , Team Leader Enironmental Health on 9392 5077

Closing Date

Sunday 23 July 2023, 11:30PM

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How to Apply

We recommend you read the Position Description for the role to make sure your application addresses the requirements of the position. Council is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all applicants. Please advise us within the application if you need support, reasonable adjustments to participate successfully in the recruitment process.

All new workers must be and remain fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to beginning their work or hold a valid medical contraindication.

Eligibility for employment/Pre employment Checks

Successful applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and agree to provide information for pre-employment checks as required for the position. This may include police records checks, certified copies of relevant qualifications, Driver’s Licence and proof of work rights in Australia (please refer to the Position Description for the specific qualifications/requirements for the role).  Copies of any sighted documents will be kept by IWC for its records as proof of verification.

For more information about work rights in Australia please visit the Department of Home Affairs website.

Inner West Council is a Diversity employer. We encourage applications from all candidates.

Council is committed to reconciliation and strongly encourages Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and mature aged workers to apply.