The Details:
- Permanent Full Time | 9 day fortnight
- $81,267 pa + 12% super - incl. industry and uniform allowance (level 9) - with a 4.5% increase coming 1 July
- 76 hour fortnight
- Location: Strathpine
Join City of Moreton Bay as a Pest Management Officer - Plants, and help shape and enhance our communities for today and tomorrow.
You'll be part of a dedicated environmental services team focused on protecting and enhancing Council managed land and waterways. The team works collaboratively to manage pest plants, preserve native ecosystems and deliver practical, sustainable outcomes for the community.
In this role, you will:
- Identify restricted plants and environmental weeds across Council managed land and aquatic ecosystems, developing site specific management plans that target infestations while protecting native vegetation
Coordinate and manage contractors to deliver aquatic weed and pest plant treatment programs, monitoring performance, resolving issues and ensuring compliance with established targets
Undertake treatment of minor pest plant infestations across land and waterbodies in accordance with WH&S requirements and best practice control methods
Lead investigations and respond to customer requests, while also providing expert advice to residents on pest plant management at community events and local shows
Support continuous improvement by reviewing new technologies and treatment methods, while ensuring compliance with environmental policies and proactively identifying and reporting risks and hazards
About you
You are an experienced and safety focused professional with strong knowledge of pest plants and control techniques and the ability to manage treatment programs across diverse environments.
You will bring:
- Proven knowledge of plant species, pest control methods and experience monitoring landscapes and contractor performance
- Experience undertaking inspections in line with legislation and preparing risk assessments, with a strong commitment to safe work practices
- Clear communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage with the public and work effectively in a team
- Good digital skills and the ability to work autonomously, making sound decisions under limited supervision
You will also have:
- Relevant qualification or industry experience in environmental or land management
- Current ACDC licence, C class driver’s licence and Construction Induction Card
- Ability to obtain Tetanus and Q Fever vaccinations
Why City of Moreton Bay?
What you do with your life matters. It’s the same with your career.
We’re the third-largest council in Australia and one of the fastest-growing areas. As Australia’s newest city, we’re building something that’s never been done before: a new kind of city, inspired and empowered by a new kind of council.
This is your opportunity to develop skills and experience in a truly unique place, at a truly unique point in time.
At City of Moreton Bay, we’re focused on the vital work we do today. But we’re also focused on the future. On what can be – for our city, our Council and your career.
Here’s what you’ll love about a career with us:
- See it. To build a city of the future, first, you have to see it. The polycentric city we’re building will bring greater prosperity, sustainability and affordability to our city. This is your chance to contribute to something that’s never been done before.
- Shape it. You’ll get hands-on in a rewarding career, serving and strengthening our communities for today and tomorrow. Our work is diverse, interesting and it matters – and it’s yours to shape and own.
- Live it. Contribute to the city you and your family want to live in and enjoy the lifestyle you deserve. And if you don’t live here, you’ll still find pride and connection in so many ways with our successful, resilient team.
You’ll also enjoy a range of other benefits:
- Find a better work-life balance with a nine-day fortnight.
- Negotiated salary increases locked in through our EBA - 4.5% in July 2026 and a further 4% in July 2027 (or CPI capped at 4.5%, whichever is greater).
- Advance your skills and career through our Study, Training And Research Scheme (STARS).
- Make your pay go further with salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation payments, smartphones and devices.
- Prioritise your health and wellbeing with discounted health insurance, free annual flu vaccinations and our Fitness Passport Program.
- Get support when you and your family need it most with our 24/7 confidential counselling service and Mates in Construction program.
Ready for a career that matters?
Join City of Moreton Bay, and help shape our city of the future.
As part of the recruitment process, applicants will be required to undergo a medical and hearing assessment with an independent professional nominated by Council, and a National Criminal History Check (all at no cost to you).
To obtain further details please contact our Careers team at [email protected].
Your Future City.
See it. Shape it. Live It.
City of Moreton Bay extends across the traditional lands of the Jinibara, Kabi Kabi, and Turrbal peoples, and we acknowledge and pay respects to Traditional Custodians. We believe diversity of thought, background and experience creates better outcomes for our people and communities, and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.
