City of Kwinana

Technical Officer Infrastructure Operations

Fixed Term (11 Months)  |  Full Time  |  December 2026 – October 2027

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This position is classified as a PACS Band 7 ($94,417 – $103,538) under the City of Kwinana’s structured remuneration system.

• Do you have a passion for keeping essential community infrastructure safe and reliable?
• Can you turn asset data and technical expertise into practical maintenance and works programs?
• Are you ready to make a meaningful contribution to Kwinana’s public infrastructure?
• If your answer is "yes", keep reading…

What’s On Offer
An exciting opportunity exists at the City of Kwinana for an experienced and detail oriented Technical Officer to join our Technical Operations team. This is a fixed-term position of approximately 11 months commencing in December 2026 with the possibility of extension.

In this hands-on technical role, the successful candidate will play a key role in the planning, coordination and delivery of the City’s civil infrastructure maintenance programs, you’ll help ensure our roads, drainage networks, footpaths and other essential community assets are maintained safely, efficiently and sustainably.

Working closely with operational teams, engineering and asset management colleagues, contractors and external agencies, you will develop practical works programs, manage asset information and support the effective delivery of maintenance and capital works projects.

What You'll Need
To be successful in this role, you will need:

1. Demonstrated asset maintenance planning experience, including development and delivery of works programs and project plans, contract management and utilising procurement processes.
2. Experience in operational risk management, safety documentation and Work Health and Safety legislative requirements.
3. 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.
4. Clearly demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to build and maintain strong relationships and consult with key stakeholders at all levels.
5. Tertiary qualification in Civil Engineering, Project Management or relevant discipline.
6. Previous Local Government experience in asset maintenance, design and/or construction of civil infrastructure assets desirable.
7. Worksite Traffic Management Card and a current, valid driver’s licence.

What’s In It For You
At the City of Kwinana you will enjoy a true work-life balance with 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.
• Three (3) days paid time off during Christmas close-down.
• Fortnightly RDO (nine day fortnight)
• Additional annual allowance instead of leave loading.
• A robust employee wellness program with initiatives designed to support employees' physical and mental wellbeing.
• A generous Celebration and Recognition Policy for employees.
• Career development, training opportunities and study support.
• Premium Kwinana Recquatic Centre membership.

Want To Know More?
To be considered for this position, applicants must submit a current CV and a covering letter demonstrating their suitability for the role by briefly addressing the selection criteria in no more than two (2) pages.

For more information about the position, please contact Andrew Fisher, Coordinator Technical Operations, on 9236 4364.

Apply online: https://www.kwinana.wa.gov.au/council/work-with-council
Applications close 5:00pm Friday, 6 November 2026

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 Enterprise 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.