Internal applicants only
Primary Work Location: Nexus
- Work in a dynamic and customer focused team
- Exciting opportunity to develop experience in trade waste industry
- Work/Life Balance - 9 day fortnight with flexible/hybrid working arrangements available
- Secondment opportunity until the end of September 2025
- Commencing salary: $1,422.75 to $1,710.45 per week + superannuation
The Trade Waste Officer is responsible for maintaining awareness and management of impacts of non-compliance with legislation - Environmental Protection Act and licence conditions. This may include injuries to employees, disruptions to sewerage treatment processes, environmental damage resulting from treatment process disruption, or physical damage to the sewerage system.
This position is required to provide quality customer service and create value for the community.
Key activities of this role include:
- Manage and regulate Liquid Trade Waste dischargers in accordance with the objectives of Central Coast Council (CCC) and the relevant legislation to ensure that they comply with Council’s policy to protect the region in terms of sewerage systems, Council employees, the community and the environment from the impacts of illegal liquid trade waste and effluent discharges.
- Undertake the approval, planning and coordination of Trade Waste functions including but not limited to the collection and analysis of samples, inspections of premises, management of general enquiries and investigation of liquid trade waste issues and enforcement of legislation.
- Manage data records associated with inspections, sampling, non-compliance, customer details and monitoring programs to ensure trade waste licenses and accounts are up to date.
Our position description provides more information on this role.
Essential Criteria:
- A Certificate IV qualification in Water Operations (Sewer, Water or Trade Waste) OR demonstrated solid contemporary experience in a regulatory role, combined with ongoing professional development.
- A current Class C Drivers Licence.
- Experience working in an operational role in the water and sewer industry including demonstrated previous water utility experience dealing with liquid trade waste.
- Ability to operate modern sampling and precision testing equipment in accordance with legal standards, and where necessary, represent Council in Legal proceedings.
- Experience adhering to monitoring programs, accurate and timely reporting and professional management of programs is essential.
- Knowledge of the Water Management Act, 2000, Local Government Act, 1993, and the Protection of Environment Operations Act, 1997.
Successful candidates may be required to undertake a course of vaccinations against Hepatitis A and B and Tetanus or demonstrate their immunity.
Council may create an eligibility list from this recruitment process and may utilise this list to fill other permanent or 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 such as volunteering, health checks. 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.
Want to know more?
The contact person for this role is Melissa Coote, Team Leader Trade Waste . You can contact them on 0409 324 319.
This position will close for applications at midnight on Sunday, 6 July 2025.
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How to apply
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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:
- Answer the on-line questions shown below.
- Attach your resume
- 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.
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