Internal applicants only
Primary Work Location: Wyong Administration Building
- Provide daily leadership to a team of professionals focused on safeguarding public health and environmental standards
- Work/Life Balance - 19 day month with flexible/hybrid working arrangements available
- Permanent full time
- Commencing salary: $2,497.39 to $3,002.12 per week + superannuation
- Leaseback Vehicle
The role of Section Manager Environmental Health and Systems is responsible for coordinating and managing the section to deliver public health and environmental compliance and audit programs in a cost effective and thorough manner in accordance with relevant legislation.
Reporting to the Unit Manager Environmental Compliance Services, this role will see you provide day to day leadership to a team of dedicated professionals responsible for safeguarding and regulating environment and public health activities across the Central Coast region. This will be achieved through monitoring, auditing and educating the community on relevant legislation.
This position is required to provide quality customer service and create value for the community.
Key activities of this role include:
- oversee the complex and sometimes politically sensitive environment compliance processes while maintaining a high standard of customer service and quality control in line with Council's corporate objectives
- coordinate and manage service requests processed by the section with the major focus on achieving timely liaison and communication with complainants and ensuring that any enforcement action is taken in accordance with relevant legislation and in accordance with Council policy
- prepare court evidence and represent Council in legal proceedings concerning any matters within the scope of the position
- support the Unit Manager Environmental Compliance Services and Director Environment and Planning by keeping them informed of legislative changes and potentially controversial matters.
Our position description provides more information on this role.
Essential Criteria:
- tertiary qualification in Environmental Health, Environmental Science, Building Surveying, Town Planning or relevant field OR extensive solid contemporary experience in a similar role combined with ongoing professional development
- experience in a similar role in a large organisation
- proven success as a leader with the ability to grow and develop teams focused on quality outcomes and a customer focus
- broad and comprehensive experience in all aspects of Environmental and Public Health compliance
- court experience in a variety of cases
- expert knowledge of all relevant legislation, and principles of best practice as well as emerging case law
- experience managing projects and investigations processes resolving complex multidisciplinary environmental issues whilst ensuring innovation and public participation
- experience working with a diverse range of staff and stakeholders at a management level.
A vehicle is provided for official duties and private use leaseback is available in accordance with Council’s Vehicle Policy.
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 Shann Mitchell, Unit Manager Environmental Compliance Services. You can contact Shann on 0427 371 686.
This position will close for applications at midnight on Sunday, 22 February 2026.
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How to apply
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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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