Whitsunday Water

Casual

Location – Proserpine

$61.38 - $69.21

The Whitsunday Regional Council is situated at the heart of the Great Barrier Reef. The region encompasses the 74 tropical Whitsunday Islands, the coastal towns of Cannonvale, Airlie Beach, Jubilee Pocket, Shute Harbour and Bowen along with the rural towns of Proserpine and Collinsville. The Whitsunday region offers a dynamic workplace and is perfectly placed to live, work, play and invest.

Your Opportunity:

Whitsunday Regional Council is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Casual Technical Officer – Data Audit and Maintenance to join our Water and Waste team.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in building, improving and maintaining the asset management systems that support critical water and wastewater infrastructure across the Whitsunday region.

Working closely with Engineering, Operations, GIS, Asset Management and Corporate teams, you will contribute to the development of a robust asset management framework that supports effective maintenance, renewal planning and long-term infrastructure sustainability.

This role combines field-based asset inspections with technical data analysis and stakeholder engagement, making it ideal for someone who enjoys a mix of office and outdoor work.

Key Responsibilities

- Collect and validate asset data relating to water meters, backflow prevention devices, trade waste devices and other water and wastewater assets.
- Conduct field inspections, condition assessments and defect reporting across the Whitsunday Regional Council area.
- Analyse asset information and identify data gaps, anomalies and improvement opportunities.




- Work collaboratively with Asset Technical Officers, Water Billing Officers and GIS specialists to ensure asset data meets required standards.
- Assist in the development and implementation of asset management data standards, workflows and business processes.
- Support the development of maintenance and inspection programs within Council's asset management systems.
- Assist with Council's meter reading program.
- Contribute to improving the accuracy and integration of asset registers, mapping systems and asset valuation data.

Essential

- Experience in asset management, infrastructure, engineering, GIS, utilities or a related technical field.
- Strong attention to detail and data analysis capabilities.
- Ability to interpret technical information and apply data standards.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Experience using asset management systems, GIS platforms or related software (desirable).
- A current C Class Driver Licence.
- Construction Safety Industry Card (White Card)

Apply Now

To view the position description please click on the job attachments tab above. To apply, click the ‘Apply’ button above. For any further information regarding this role, please contact a member of our Human Resources Operations team on (07) 4945 0***

Applications close: 18-Aug-2026 11:30 pm

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📌 Technical Officer - Data Audit & Maintenance (Bowen)
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