Job Description

Company Description

Location: Stirling, Western Australia

Type: Permanent, Full Time

Salary: From $115,452.33 to $121,527.85 + super (based on experience)

At the City of Stirling, we’re proud to be WA’s largest local government, serving over 243,000 residents with more than 200 community-focused services. With a workforce of 1,500, we’re committed to building an inclusive, capable and future-ready organisation. We invest in our people, embrace innovation, and offer a workplace where flexibility, wellbeing and growth are more than just words—they’re how we work.

Job Description

Why You’ll Love This Role

This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact on public health and wellbeing within a diverse and growing community. You will lead a dedicated team, influence strategic and operational outcomes, and drive the delivery of contemporary, risk-based environmental and public health services.

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What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead and mentor a team of Environmental Health Officers, fostering professional growth, consistent decision-making in a high-performance team culture.
• Collaborate with fellow Senior Environmental Health Officers to deliver team objectives and, when required act in the Coordinator role.
• Coordinate the inspection and surveillance program for statutory premises, as well as complaint response and investigations, prioritised according to public health risk.
• Oversee technical assessments, compliance activities and enforcement actions in accordance with relevant public and environmental health legislation.
• Contribute to the review, development and continuous improvement of operational procedures, systems and service delivery practices.
• Support the delivery of operational priorities, projects, business plans and strategic initiatives, while proactively responding to emerging public health issues and regulatory change.

Qualifications

What You’ll Bring

We’re looking for an experienced, collaborative and motivated environmental health professional who combines strong technical expertise with a passion for leadership and achieving risk-based public health outcomes.

The successful applicant will possess a tertiary qualification in Environmental Health, accredited by Environmental Health Australia), or a related discipline acceptable to the Chief Health Officer (via the WA Environmental Health Professional Review Board)

You’ll ideally bring:

• Relevant Local Government and supervisory experience.
• High level of knowledge and understanding of the principles and practises of Environmental Health, including relevant legislative and statutory processes.
• Ability to exercise professional judgement and make decisions that are lawful, transparent, risk-based and accountable.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills in negotiation, dispute resolution, and stakeholder relationship management at all levels.
• Extensive knowledge of the relevant legislation and statutory processes.
• Advanced skills using MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Current Driver’s Licence and National Police Clearance.

Additional Information

At the City of Stirling, you'll be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration and service excellence. We are committed to investing in our people and providing an inclusive workplace where you can thrive both professionally and personally. Benefits include:

• The opportunity to make a genuine impact within a growing and diverse community.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Professional development and career growth opportunities.
• Health and wellbeing initiatives.
• A supportive and collaborative team culture.

Applications close: Sunday 18 October at 11.59pm(We may begin interviews before the closing date, so don’t wait!)

Questions? Contact Alison Giles on 9205 7577

Apply now: www.stirling.wa.gov.au/employment

The City embraces its diverse workforce by supporting work-life balance and offering opportunities for progression and development. Here at City of Stirling we celebrate and support inclusion and diversity.

We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the City of Stirling, the Wadjak People of the Nyoongar Nation, and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia. We will act with compassion and respect towards all people and value people of all abilities, ages, religions, faiths, sexualities, gender identity and cultural backgrounds.