North Sydney Council

Environmental Health Officer

North Sydney Council administers the North Sydney local government area on Sydney’s picturesque lower North Shore. Our 400 employees look after 77,000 residents spread across 10 square kilometres of land on the foreshores of Sydney Harbour providing spectacular harbour views, beautiful parklands and a bustling CBD.

North Sydney Council is currently seeking a proactive and dedicated Environmental Health Officer to help keep our community safe, clean, and healthy. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a tangible difference in the lives of local residents through your expertise in environmental health.

The role

As an Environmental Health Officer, you will be responsible for investigating a wide range of public health and environmental concerns, including food safety, waste and garbage issues, premises sanitation, and various forms of pollution. You will carry out inspections to ensure compliance with relevant legislation and Council policies, and respond effectively to community complaints and action requests.

This role will be will cover the full range of Environmental Health duties including: 

• Investigating alleged nuisances
• General routine inspections – food shops; skin penetration premises; cooling towers, swimming pools
• Investigating public health incidents
• Investigating matters under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997

To succeed in this role, you should have a qualification in Environmental Health or a related field, along with a solid understanding of applicable legislation and strong problem-solving and communication skills. We are looking for someone who is passionate about community health, committed to high standards, and keen to contribute to an engaged and collaborative team. 

Why work at North Sydney Council?

We're committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and positive workplace. Our teams are reflective of the communities in which we operate, and we value the unique contribution each member makes to the North Sydney Council. The work we do makes a real difference to the lives of our residents and contributes to their economic and social wellbeing.

North Sydney Council as an employer offers excellent employee benefits such as:

• Easy accessibility to work with spectacular harbour view work locations
• Access to Fitness Passport 
• Excellent work-life balance with a 35-hour working week for indoor employees or fortnightly RDO’s for outdoor employees
• Flexible working hours with access to flexi-time for indoor employees
• Freedom to direct contributions to any compliant superannuation fund
• A holistic health and well-being program offering exercise classes, flu vaccinations, skin checks, and a touch football team
• Health and Well-being programs for all employees such as Yoga, Pilates, Kick Boxing
• Access to employee recognition and reward program
• Weekly fruit baskets
• Free access to counselling sessions through our Employee Assistance Program
• Free financial advice by a certified Financial Planner
• Monetary transport allowance
• Invitations to local government events, training and planning sessions
• Access to corporate social events at picturesque harbour locations
• Close locale to transport options including train, bus, metro and bike ways 

Salary Range: $89,892 to $107,336 pa + 11.5% superannuation + $1,000 pa Transport allowance 

35 hours per week with access to flexi time 

How to apply

Applicants are required to submit a resume and answer the selection criteria questions below. 

To view the Position Description, Click Here 

Closing Date: 19 May 2025 - 11.30pm 

North Sydney Council is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity in order to  provide a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. North Sydney Council  also adheres  to the principles of a child safe organisation and is committed to the care and protection of all children and young people. We strongly encourage candidates from wide-ranging backgrounds, identities and experiences to apply.