Compliance Specialist

About Us Since the 2022 natural disasters, the Council has continued to showcase our collective strength in partnership with the community to lead the recovery efforts. Our journey has taken us far; today, Lismore is starting to thrive again. It’s time for people who live, work, and play in the region to enjoy and celebrate all the things we love about Lismore, to Back Lismore. We are inspired by our community and motivated to continue our mission. 

Our Flood Restoration Portfolio (FRP) is the principal delivery agency for restoring the Councils’ and Community assets. Over the coming months, the team will grow exponentially, offering exciting opportunities for personal and professional development as we deliver many rebuild and transformation projects for our community.

Our vision is powered by a deep commitment to enhancing the quality of services we offer to our community. Today, Lismore is flourishing, and it's the perfect time for those who live, work, and play here to embrace and celebrate everything that makes Lismore so unique. 

We warmly welcome individuals who bring fresh perspectives and unique skills, helping to enrich our collective vision for a vibrant and thriving community.  

About this Position:

Our Flood Restoration Portfolio currently has a fantastic opportunity for a Compliance Specialist.  This role is key in ensuring our multiple projects meet rigorous internal and external standards and deliver on customer requirements. This dynamic opportunity allows you to work across quality management, compliance, and process improvement—both on at site and at an operational level.

What We can offer you:

• The opportunity to take on new challenges while managing engagement with some of the most exciting local government-shaping projects in the infrastructure space.

• Engage with a dedicated team of professionals while gaining experience in a high-growth, future-focused field. 

• Attractive competitive Salary.

What we trust you to deliver:

• Interpret and implement project requirements according to specifications, codes, and standards.

• Monitor and report compliance with the Project Quality Plan, specifications, and field quality control procedures.

• Prepare, review, and manage Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs), Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs), and Corrective Action Requests (CARs).

• ­Ensure that the workplace maintains robust risk management processes, capability, focus and discipline associated with quality.

• ­Provide technical quality expertise.

• ­Ensure that the workplace understands and meets its regulatory and legal obligations as they relate to quality.­ 

What you will need to be successful:

• Relevant Environmental Management/Engineering/Planning qualifications

• Current Class C Driver’s Licence

• Investigate regulatory requirements and best practices and identify recommendations/solutions to address non-conformances for commercial activity sites.

• Work autonomously and collaboratively to implement compliance solutions/processes to ensure regulatory compliance, including integrated management systems.

• Project manage and report on compliance issues as required.

• Prepare high-level compliance and reporting documentation, including regulatory environmental management plans, quality assurance documents, internal audit reports, external compliance reports, and external correspondence documents.Undertake internal compliance audits to ensure compliance documentation/procedures are accurate and adequately implemented.

• Analyse and interpret environmental data, including air, noise, water, and leachate analytical data, and report non-conformances to the regulatory authority.

• Contribute towards compliance systems, techniques, and process improvements.

  Additional Information:

  • Full position description: Click here 

  • Term Contract: contracted hours of work 35 hours a week/70 hours a fortnight up to 31 December 2026.

  • Closing date: Applications will be accepted until 5pm Thursday 28 November. 

  • Contact: If you want to know more about this opportunity, please get in touch with Jennifer McEwen, HR Business Partner, on 0428 522 907.

  • Conditions of Employment: Conditions of employment are in the Local Government (State) Award and relevant Council policy, procedures, and agreements.

  • Pre-employment Screening: Prior to employment, there may be a series of pre-employment checks that may include, health assessments, validation of right to work in Australia, validation of qualifications and licences, criminal history checks, psychometric assessments and referee checks.

  • Future Opportunities: This recruitment exercise may be utilised for vacancies and the possible establishment of a merit list for future opportunities within six months.

  We care about people as individuals and are committed to diversity, inclusion, and new working methods. We encourage applications from people of any age, gender, ethnicity, cultural background, faith, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity.