Technical Officer

• Permanent / Full time
• Location – Proserpine
• $89,452 - $100,846

The Whitsunday Regional Council is situated at the heart of the Great Barrier Reef. The region encompasses the 74 tropical Whitsunday Islands, the coastal towns of Cannonvale, Airlie Beach, Jubilee Pocket, Shute Harbour and Bowen along with the rural towns of Proserpine and Collinsville. The Whitsunday region offers a dynamic environment and is perfectly placed to live, work, play and invest.

Council is seeking an experienced and motivated Asset Technical Officer to drive the planning and improvement of our Parks & Gardens asset portfolio. This key role supports both operational and capital planning by providing accurate, data-driven insights into asset condition, performance, lifecycle and renewal needs.

Your opportunity:

Reporting to the Parks & Gardens Manager, this position is responsible for leading asset data management, condition assessment programs, capital works planning and strategic documentation across the Parks & Gardens network. You will work closely with operational teams, capital project managers, finance, GIS and external stakeholders to ensure asset information is accurate, integrated and fit for purpose.

Our offer to you:

• Work life balance with a 9 day fortnight

• Save more with our salary sacrifice scheme

• Locality Allowance

• Health and Wellbeing Benefits

Key Responsibilities:

1. Lead the development, integration and maintenance of Parks & Gardens asset data, including in-field inspections and stakeholder liaison
2. Manage and improve Council’s Asset Management System for all open space assets
3. Develop and maintain rolling asset condition assessment and revaluation programs
4. Analyse asset performance and prepare renewal and capital works programs based on risk, condition, criticality and community value
5. Lead capital works planning, prioritisation, scoping and pre-design cost estimates within budget constraints
6. Support the development, review and implementation of the Parks & Gardens Asset Management Plan, Technical Levels of Service and Operational Plans Coordinate asset data capture, spatial mapping and capitalisation of projects in collaboration with Finance and GIS teams
7. Identify and prepare grant funding applications to support future asset renewal and strategic initiatives Manage consultants and contractors for specialised maintenance, compliance inspections and reporting
8. Conduct asset inspections, compliance audits and handover processes for completed capital projects
9. Prepare high-quality reports and presentations for Executive Leadership and Council
10. Provide expert technical advice to internal and external stakeholders, including community members and government agencies

Your skills and experience:

Essential

1. C Class Drivers Licence.
2. IPWEA Professional Certificate in Asset Management Planning or similar with relevant work experience within a Civil Infrastructure capacity or a minimum 5 years’ experience in developing technical documentation associated with open space related projects and asset management.
3. Technical knowledge and understanding of Parks & Gardens Infrastructure, including Playgrounds, Park furniture, Cemeteries, Structures, Services/Utilities, Footpaths, Green Assets, including familiarity with Australian Standards and specifications for design and construction of these assets.
4. A technical understanding of Parks & Gardens, including Playgrounds, Park furniture, Cemeteries, Structures, Services/Utilities, Footpaths, Green Assets, to optimise the performance of the asset, taking into consideration life cycle costs, environmental factors, and improvements for the infrastructure users.
5. Ability to determine condition states for a wide array of Parks & Gardens assets and related knowledge of assessment and investigation methods/technologies for evaluating asset condition.
6. Demonstrated understanding of strategic asset management principles and practices.
7. Demonstrated experience in successfully working with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
8. Demonstrated advance computer literacy, with the ability to utilise financial, records management, project management, asset management and Microsoft Office Suite of programs.
9. Demonstrated problem solving skills in a dynamic work environment, with the ability to make sound recommendations and decisions.
10. General Industry Construction Card – White card

Desirable

• Certificate/s in Level 2 Operational Playground Safety Inspector and/or Level 3 Comprehensive Playground Safety Inspector
• Demonstrated experience with GIS mapping software’s such as Mapinfo, QGIS or similar

Apply now and be part of a team delivering sustainable, high-quality open spaces for our community.

Join the team:

To view the position description please click on the job attachments tab above. To apply, click the ‘Apply’ button above. For any further information regarding this role, please contact a member of our Human Resources Operations team on (07) 4945 0694. 

Advertising closes 9 January 2026.

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