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As the Environment and Waste Officer, you will be the hands-on driving force behind North West Tasmania’s green future. Bridging the gap between strategy and action, overseeing local waste facilities and rolling out the councils Greening and Resource Recovery plans.

This is a high-energy role where technical expertise meets operational grit. Working with contractors and regional partners, to ensure that services stay compliant, efficient, and community-focused.

If you’re a data-savvy problem solver ready to jump in where needed, you’ll thrive in our versatile team.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Delivery & Innovation: Lead the implementation and reporting of Council’s Waste, Greening, and Stewardship strategies, while identifying opportunities for funding, grants, and innovative service improvements.
Operational & Contract Oversight: Supervise daily waste operations - including collection, landfills, and transfer stations - ensuring contractors meet safety, performance, and budgetary requirements.
Compliance & Technical Monitoring: Conduct on-ground inspections and technical monitoring (including water quality and Port Latta EPN) to ensure all environmental and waste obligations meet regulatory standards.
Stakeholder & Community Liaison: Act as the technical expert and escalation point for customer inquiries, while collaborating with regional partners to align local initiatives with State priorities.

About you

Relevant qualifications in waste management, environmental management sustainability or a related field, or demonstrated equivalent experience.
Hold current Drivers Licence, Working with Vulnerable People Check and hold or be willing to obtain a current police check.
Proven experience in waste operations or environmental service delivery, backed by a solid understanding of relevant legislation and compliance.
Skilled in overseeing contractor performance, administering service delivery, and accurately analysing operational or environmental data.
Strong interpersonal skills for resolving customer inquiries, coupled with the ability to collaborate effectively within a team environment.
High-level administrative, digital, and numerical literacy with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced setting.

What is on offer?

This permanent full time position offers you the opportunity to join an established team, allowing you to grow and develop your skillset across waste and environment. You will be rewarded with a competitive salary with the added opportunity of relocation assistance if moving the local region.

What to do now?

If this position sounds like something you would be interested in, please apply now to start your registration with Randstad or call Stuart Clark on 03 6212 7504 to discuss the role more.

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.

Randstad are excited to be partnering with a local government client to recruit their next Waste & Environment officer. This is a permanent, full time position, based in North West Tasmania with relocation assistance if you are looking to relocate to the local area.

About this role

As the Environment and Waste Officer, you will be the hands-on driving force behind North West Tasmania’s green future. Bridging the gap between strategy and action, overseeing local waste facilities and rolling out the councils Greening and Resource Recovery plans.

This is a high-energy role where technical expertise meets operational grit. Working with contractors and regional partners, to ensure that services stay compliant, efficient, and community-focused.

If you’re a data-savvy problem solver ready to jump in where needed, you’ll thrive in our versatile team.
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Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Delivery & Innovation: Lead the implementation and reporting of Council’s Waste, Greening, and Stewardship strategies, while identifying opportunities for funding, grants, and innovative service improvements.
Operational & Contract Oversight: Supervise daily waste operations - including collection, landfills, and transfer stations - ensuring contractors meet safety, performance, and budgetary requirements.
Compliance & Technical Monitoring: Conduct on-ground inspections and technical monitoring (including water quality and Port Latta EPN) to ensure all environmental and waste obligations meet regulatory standards.
Stakeholder & Community Liaison: Act as the technical expert and escalation point for customer inquiries, while collaborating with regional partners to align local initiatives with State priorities.

About you

Relevant qualifications in waste management, environmental management sustainability or a related field, or demonstrated equivalent experience.
Hold current Drivers Licence, Working with Vulnerable People Check and hold or be willing to obtain a current police check.
Proven experience in waste operations or environmental service delivery, backed by a solid understanding of relevant legislation and compliance.
Skilled in overseeing contractor performance, administering service delivery, and accurately analysing operational or environmental data.
Strong interpersonal skills for resolving customer inquiries, coupled with the ability to collaborate effectively within a team environment.
High-level administrative, digital, and numerical literacy with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced setting.

What is on offer?

If this position sounds like something you would be interested in, please apply now to start your registration with Randstad or call Stuart Clark on 03 6212 7504 to discuss the role more.

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.

experience
2 years
skills
Waste and Environment Officer; Environment Officer; Waste Officer;
qualifications
- Relevant qualifications in waste management
- environment management sustainability or related fields.
education
Associate Degree/Diploma

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smithton, tasmania
AU$77,000 - AU$82,000 per year, 15.5% Super
permanent
full-time

specialism
government
sub specialism
local government
reference number
90M0704263_2774844153319132087

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