Fixed Term | Ending 30 June 2028 | 76hrs Per Fortnight (Full time)
Premium Recquatic Membership | 12.5% Superannuation | Rostered Day Off (Nine Day Fortnight)
This position is classified as a PACS Band 7 ($91,667 – 100,522) under the City of Kwinana’s structured remuneration system.
What’s On Offer
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and capable Technical Officer Parks Operations to join our dedicated Technical Operations team at the City of Kwinana. Reporting to the Coordinator Technical Operations, the successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that the City's parks assets are sustainably and efficiently maintained, overseeing the City's parks asset maintenance plans, activity standards, contracts, data and safety documentation. This position also will be charged with the planning, delivery and reporting of capital projects, works programs and sub-division gifted asset handovers.
As our new Technical Officer Parks Operations, you will use your refined interpersonal and communication skills to expertly engage with developers, contractors, service authorities, government departments and agencies as well as internal stakeholders. This is a fixed term opportunity, finishing 30 June 2028.
Who Are We?
The City of Kwinana is a thriving ocean-side community at the heart of Western Australia’s major industrial development and has the second fastest growing population within any local government area in the state. The City has seen extensive redevelopment including new residential areas, schools, retail precincts, community facilities and transport links that continue to transform Kwinana into a unique and liveable City.
What You'll Need
To make an impact as our new Technical Officer Parks Operations, you will need the following:
- Tertiary qualification in Project Management/Contract Management/Horticulture/ Land Management/Turf/Irrigation or recognised equivalent.
- Demonstrated asset maintenance planning experience, including development and delivery of works programs and project plans, contract management and utilising procurement processes.
- Experience in operational risk management, safety documentation and occupational health and safety legislative requirements.
- Experience in interpreting landscape plans, specifications and maintenance documentation.
- Advanced computer literacy skills and experience in the use of computerised works planning, spatial data and report writing tools including MS Project, MS Excel, GIS data systems and MS Word. AutoCAD competency also desirable.
- Clearly demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to build and maintain strong relationships and consult with key stakeholders at all levels.
- Previous local government experience in Technical Operations in parks maintenance.
- Basic Worksite Traffic Management Certificate
- Current driver’s licence.
What’s In It For You?
At the City of Kwinana you will enjoy a true work-life balance, with access to flexible working arrangements and a fantastic workplace culture borne from a collaborative team environment.
Other perks include, but are not limited to…
- A fantastic workplace, recently ranked alongside the top 10% of the most constructive local governments in Australia and New Zealand for workplace culture!
- Competitive salary plus 13% superannuation.
- Nine-day fortnight
- A robust employee wellness program with initiatives designed to support employees' physical and mental wellbeing.
- A generous Celebration and Recognition Policy for employees.
- The opportunity for flexible working arrangements.
- Career development, training opportunities and study support.
- Premium Kwinana Recquatic Centre membership.
This is your opportunity to take the next step in your career and make a significant contribution to the growing and changing community at the City of Kwinana.
Want To Know More?
To be considered for this position, applicants must submit a CV, a cover letter and a statement addressing the relevant Selection Criteria with specific examples in no more than two (2) pages.
For more information relating to the position please call Andrew Fisher, Coordinator Technical Operations, on 9236 4364.
Apply online - www.kwinana.wa.gov.au
Applications close 5:00pm Thursday 23 October 2025
The City of Kwinana reserves the right to commence recruitment prior to the closing date, and will not accept or consider late applications
The City of Kwinana promotes and values diversity to create a unique work force. Applicants from diverse backgrounds, such as Aboriginal people, people living with disability or people from different cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply. The City also strives to be a customer centric organisation, with the customer at the centre of everything we do. As such, all employees play an important role in helping us to achieve this by ensuring they provide best-practice customer service. The City has the goal of zero harm for its employees, this includes providing a smoke-free environment and minimising exposure to the elements. Conditions of employment are in accordance with the City’s current Industrial Agreement. For further information, please contact our Recruitment team on 9236 4618 or 9236 4628.
Please note: As part of the City’s recruitment process, the selected applicant will be required to undergo a pre-employment medical which includes a Drug and Alcohol screen test.
