INTERNAL ONLY - CITY SAFETY OFFICER

Personnel Area: Customer Services

Branch: Compliance and Regulatory Services 

Salary Range: CSERV Grade 10 - $1628.50 per week plus Superannuation (Remuneration stated is for the full-time positions)

Work type:  Temporary Full-time

Duration: Up to June 26, 2026 (potential extension/s thereafter but not guaranteed).

Location: Green Square

The Job

Join the Illegal Dumping Team, within the Visual Amenity and Safety Team. As a city safety officer. You will be responsible for the investigation, enforcement, and prevention of illegal dumping and littering offences within the Brisbane City Council area. This role plays a critical part in protecting the environment, public health, and amenity of the city by ensuring compliance with the Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011 and other relevant legislation.

Your Role

You will work as part of a dedicated team, engaging with the community to promote proper waste disposal and taking appropriate action against offenders. The role requires a balance of investigative skill, legal knowledge, and strong interpersonal communication to achieve compliance outcomes.

The team uses smart technology (overt and covert surveillance systems) in the mobile enforcement space to monitor illegal dumping and littering across the city. You will be part of one of the most experienced and skilled teams of its kind in Queensland, providing training and knowledge sharing across the entire state, utilising some of the most advanced technology available to local governments.

This is an active role which includes both field and office based duties, do you want to use ladders and elevated work platforms to ascend into the trees and install covert cameras, use small power tools, drive custom built 4WDs on unsealed roads, sand islands and offroad tracks whilst towing specialised equipment, review surveillance footage and complete compliance notices, issue infringement notices and conduct interviews? Well this might be the job for you. 

You will be based with your team in Fortitude Valley and will need to work on a roster which is based on an early start, early finish.

To be successful in this role you will have:

·  experience in understanding and applying legislation, regulations and guidelines relating to local government and regulatory compliance in Queensland

·  excellent customer service and interpersonal skills with a resilient mindset

·  the ability to work effectively on your own and within a dynamic team environment with minimal supervision

·  the ability to conduct investigations, collect evidence and prepare reports

·  a current 'C' class driver's licence.

The following skills and capabilities, though not mandatory, will be highly regarded:

·  the ability to operate remote sensing technologies and associated systems

·   working at heights Certification

·   with Risk Work Licence - Elevated Work Platform

·   certification – Driving 4WDs on unsealed roads

·   certification – Towing Vehicles

·   current First Aid and CPR certificate

·   certificate IV in Government Investigations

·   sound knowledge of the Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011.

Benefits of working for Council include:

·    flexible working hours, and flexible arrangements

·    free gym and wellness centre

·    an award winning superannuation fund

·    generous leave provisions

·    a competitive salary. 

Benefits of working for Council: CLICK HERE

How to apply:  Click on the 'I’m interested' button to complete your online application. Please upload your tailored resume and covering letter (of no more than one page) demonstrating your suitability to the position.

*Eligibility for internal only roles includes external applicants who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and/or as a person living with a disability. Applicants from these groups are required to complete the diversity and inclusion questions on the application form to enable Council to determine eligibility.

This role will require a Criminal History Check and pre-employment medical assessment to assess your ability to perform the genuine occupational requirements of the role.

For more information: Please call Robert Payie on 07 3178 3950.

People from diverse backgrounds, including those living with a disability and/or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who may have questions about the recruitment process or working at Council, are encouraged to reach out to the contact above, who can connect you with a member of Council’s Diversity and Inclusion team.

Application Closing Date: Sunday 19 October 2025 at 11:55pm AEST.

Brisbane City Council is a multi-award winning accessible and inclusive workplace where our people represent the diverse communities we serve, are supported, and can feel safe. Council has been awarded Employer of the Year at the National Disability Awards and has been recognised multiple times with ‘Gold Employer’ status from the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTI inclusion.

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