Plumbing Inspector (Strathpine)

**Job Number**: 500650

**The details**:

- Permanent Full Time
- From $94, 414pa up to $98,418pa + 12% super (level 5)
- Great news
- EBA6 currently is underway, with a proposed increase of 5% effective 1 July 2025
- 72.5 hour fortnight (9-day fortnight with Rostered Day Off
- RDO)
- Take home vehicle (commuter use)
- Hybrid, flexible working environment, including some work from home days.
- Location: Strathpine

Join City of Moreton Bay as a Plumbing Inspector and help shape and enhance our communities for today and tomorrow.

**Who do we work with**: Plumbing Services is part of our Development Services team, which is also committed to shaping a better Moreton Bay by assessing and managing the effects of development on the community and environment, working in partnership with the development industry to design and construct infrastructure for the community, and levying and recovering infrastructure charges to fund new and upgraded major community infrastructure.

With that commitment, we focus on delivering our corporate values of service, teamwork, integrity, respect, and sustainability, and we are seeking people who resonate with these values.

The primary purpose of these functions is to regulate the carrying out of plumbing and drainage work to reduce risks to public health, safety, and the environment. This is achieved primarily by ensuring all plumbing and drainage work, other than unregulated work, is carried out by qualified persons and ensuring that plumbing or drainage work is carried out and maintained in compliance with the code requirements for the work.

**About the opportunity**: You will ensure that on-site sewerage treatment facilities are installed, operated, and maintained in accordance with current legislative requirements and council’s policies.

You will provide technical advice to customers, investigate and resolve complaints and assist the public with enquiries relating to plumbing, drainage, stormwater, and sewerage treatment facility matters.

**About you**: We are looking for highly skilled plumbing professionals with excellent interpersonal skills to liaise with various stakeholders internally and externally. You will have excellent time management skills and be focused on seeking the best outcomes for Council and our valued customers.

You must have demonstrated experience in achieving effective outcomes, including compliance with the design, installation, and maintenance of commercial/industrial, multi-residential, and domestic plumbing systems and in office sewerage treatment facilities.

In addition to holding a current Plumbers and Drainers licence, you will need a current Queensland driver’s licence and a Construction Induction Card (White Card).

**In addition, you’ll need to meet the following role requirements**:

- assess, inspect and monitor on-site sewage facilities to ensure they are installed, operated and maintained in accordance with current legislative requirements
- provide technical advice to customers regarding the operation and maintenance of on-site sewerage treatment facilities
- conduct investigations of compliance matters or concerns and take enforcement action where required
- contribute to a positive team environment to achieve a high performance, continuous improvement and customer-focused culture

**And you will have**:

- awareness of the State Planning Policy, the SEQ Regional Plan, and the Planning scheme
- well-developed time management skills and the ability to manage conflicting priorities and meet deadlines.
- communication skills to meet the needs of a range of internal and external stakeholders with the ability to work in a positive team environment, communicating and engaging effectively at all levels.

Position Description_Plumbing Inspector.pdf

The City of Moreton Bay is offering the opportunity to join our Plumbing Services Team and participate in some great initiatives shaping the future of the City of Moreton Bay.

Below are just two examples: Catchment to Tap concept of drinking water safety

To continue to protect our region’s natural beauty on behalf of the communities we serve, Council has undertaken several initiatives. One focus is on the health and resilience of our drinking water catchments and the long-term health of the receiving waters.

Council has partnered with Seqwater as part of this initiative, starting with water quality in the North Pine Catchment. As part of this partnership, Seqwater and Council are providing grants to eligible property owners to replace or repair their On-site Sewerage Facility.

Plumbing Inspector Cadet Program

This two-year program provides a development pathway for a Queensland-licenced plumber and drainer in a local government setting. On completion, the cadet will have the knowledge, skills, and on-the-job experience to be well-placed to begin a meaningful career as a plumbing inspector and understand what is required to become a leader within the City of Moreton Bay.

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