2025_Shire of Carnarvon - Senior Environmental Health Officer

Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia

Senior Environmental Health Officer

In this role as Senior Environmental Health Officer, you will be responsible for the application of environmental health services within the Shire of Carnarvon. Working in accordance with relevant legislation, regulations, and local policies, you will collaborate with the Technical Officer and Environmental Health Officer, providing guidance and support to maintain compliance and protect the Shire's health and sustainability initiatives.

Key role outcomes:

• Demonstrate successful application through the application of the Shire's core values by promoting a work culture of sustainability, quality improvement, efficiency, and excellent customer service that corresponds to our Code of Conduct and Customer Service Charter.  
• A commitment to a safe work environment and WHS legislation, policy, and processes.
• Ensure compliance with the Local Government Act (WA) 1995 and any relevant legislation.
• Collaborate with the Environmental Health Officer and the Technical Officer to provide and implement a comprehensive environmental health and sustainability program across the Shire. 
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders. 
• Maintain an organised and an accessible records management program according to relevant regulations and policy. 
• Plan, develop, implement and review environmental projects, inclusive of applications. 
• To ensure adherence to environmental regulatory frameworks and to preserve public health, conduct investigations and implement resolutions for environmental and public health matters. 
• Maintain a Risk Management program that addresses and includes environmental health risk assessments, risk management plans and environmental health emergencies. 
• Promote community awareness of environmental health risks and prevention measures. 
• Assist across the Community Planning & Sustainability department as required. 
• Administer and or enforce legislation in a manner the discharges the Shire of Carnarvon's responsibility and reduces risk to the organisation.
• Ensure routine inspections within the Shire of Carnarvon are conducted in accordance with the organisation's expectations.
• Report to Council and respond to resolutions and /or correspondence from Council promptly and efficiently.
• Support, advocate, promote and facilitate other public health initiatives where necessary.

Work, Health & Safety Responsibilities

• Fully understand their WHS responsibilities, relevant legislation, policy, guidelines and standards; and regularly update their knowledge. 
• Proactively recognise and identify hazards, investigate accidents and near misses, implement controls and prevention programmes, provide and maintain workplaces, plant and systems of work that do not expose employees to hazards. Ensure safe work practices and procedures are documented, understood, implemented and are being followed by employees. 
• Ensure that Safety & Health Representatives reporting to them are able to carry out their legislated functions.  
• Provide and enforce the use of adequate protective clothing and equipment, where it is not practicable to avoid the presence of hazards in the workplace. 
• Ensure safe use, cleaning and maintenance, transportation and disposal of substances and plant used in the workplace
• Attend the WHS Committee meeting either as a member or rostered as an invited guest.
• Lead a continuous improvement culture of safety where best practice initiatives are entrenched in daily business activities. 

Essential Criteria:

• Highly developed ability to uphold a values-based approach in the workplace. 
• Highly effective written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to draft reports, correspondence, emails, and support the preparation of applications and documentation.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively lead a small team. 
• Demonstrated ability to work within time constraints and assist the team in achieving the completion of projects. 
• Developed interpersonal, oral, and team-working skills to facilitate liaising with team members across the organisation and various external stakeholders. 
• Previous experience with Local Government.
• Demonstrated ability to undertake planning processes that provide comprehensive plans for delivering services and projects. 
  
  

Desirable Criteria:

• Previous experience in a similar role. 

Licenses, Registrations, Memberships or Qualifications required of the role:

• Current Western Australia Driver's License.
• Tertiary qualification in environmental management or equivalent in work experience. 

Pre-employment screening required for this role: 

• National Police Clearance - Less than 6 months old
• Pre-employment Medical Screening
• Alcohol and Other Drug screening

Remuneration and Benefits:

The successful applicant will join the Community Planning and Sustainability Team with a starting salary from $104,943.69 per annum, plus allowances (if eligible) and superannuation, (pro-rata for part time). 

Other cash benefits include but not limited to: 

• $1,160.49 p/a District Allowance*
• $5,916.24 p/a Housing Allowance*
• $1,765.88 p/a Annual Leave Loading 17.5%
• $12,882.35 p/a Superannuation (Statutory)
• $2,240.41 p/a Superannuation additional 2% (Optional, subject to employee salary sacrifice)*
• $5,000.00 Retention bonus upon completion of 3 years of service*
• $440.00 p/a Annual Leave Travel Assistance 
• Salary Continuance Insurance

Leave entitlements* 

• 5 weeks Annual leave
• 2 Local Government Public Holidays
• 10 days of paid Personal Leave
• 10 days of paid Pandemic Leave
• 38 hours of paid Volunteer Emergency Services Leave

Additional Allowances and Subsidies as per Attraction and Retention Policy*

• Salary Sacrificing for a range of benefits
• Local Club Membership Subsidies
• Gym Membership Subsidy
• Annual Pass for Aquatic Centre

*Subject to Corporate Policy

It is not the intention of the position description to limit the scope or accountabilities of the position but to highlight the most important aspects of the position. The aspects mentioned above may be altered in accordance with the changing requirements of the role. A copy of the position description can be obtained by following this link: PD. SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OFFICER

For further information about the role please telephone the People & Culture Officer on (08) 9941 0000 or email tangi.m@carnarvon.wa.gov.au

To apply for the position, please submit your application by following the prompts below and clicking on "Submit Application". Please ensure you provide an up-to-date Resume and a Cover Letter that addresses the Essential and Desirable Criteria. 

Applications close at 4pm on 25 April 2025.