Shape a healthier future for our growing community

At the City of Armadale, we're looking for an experienced environmental health professional who can combine sound regulatory expertise with leadership, mentoring, and a collaborative approach. This is an opportunity to influence outcomes, drive service improvements, and make a meaningful impact within a supportive and high-performing team.

We're one of WA's fastest-growing local governments, and with growth comes increasingly complex environmental and public health challenges. In this role you’ll play a key role in protecting community wellbeing, providing expert technical advice, leading complex investigations, and helping shape the future direction of Health Services across the City.

About the Role

As a Senior Environmental Health Officer, you will provide technical leadership and mentor environmental health professionals across the team

You will

- Act as a senior technical resource within the team, providing guidance and support on complex matters.
- Lead complex investigations involving environmental nuisance, pollution, noise, asbestos, contaminated land and public health matters
- Assess and determine complex applications, approvals and compliance matters under relevant environmental and public health legislation
- Provide specialist advice to internal stakeholders, developers, businesses, government agencies and the wider community
- Mentor and support Environmental Health Officers and technical staff, fostering capability and consistency across the team
- Prepare complex reports, briefing papers and recommendations for senior management and Council
- Contribute to service improvements, projects, regulatory initiatives and operational planning
- Assist in the management of public health incidents, emergency responses and significant environmental health issues





About You You are an experienced Environmental Health Officer who enjoys solving complex problems, building capability in others, and delivering positive outcomes for the community.

You will bring

- Qualifications recognised for appointment as an Environmental Health Officer under the Public Health Act 2016
- Significant experience in environmental health with demonstrated capability managing complex regulatory and compliance matters, preferably within local government.
- Strong working knowledge of public health, environmental protection and regulatory legislation
- Experience managing complex compliance, enforcement and investigation matters
- Demonstrated ability to provide technical guidance, coaching and support to professional and technical staff
- Highly developed communication, stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills
- The ability to exercise sound judgement, manage competing priorities and work effectively with minimal supervision

What it is Like Working Here We are a values led organisation guided by our belief that we:

• Care

- Are Better, Together
- Learn & Grow
- Seize Today, Shape Tomorrow

Joining our team means embracing a culture where we look after ourselves, and each other. We actively listen and give and receive constructive feedback. We build and strengthen resilience, in ourselves, in our organisation, and in the community. We are mindful of our impacts and encouraged to make responsible and sustainable decisions.

Perks and Advantages





- We are set up for flexibility – we can compress your working week into a shorter period (9 day fortnight or 19 day month) and support remote working where we can
- We are set up to improve your Wellbeing - Free membership to Armadale Fitness and Aquatic Centre, offering access to gym, pool, sauna, group classes as well as a annual calendar of Wellbeing events.
- If you put in extra super, we will match it (up to a maximum of 15%) which will help secure your financial future
- Study Assistance where the City of Armadale supports its tenured employees to undertake a course of part-time study that will help with their own professional development
- Novated Lease opportunities
- Flexible leave policies and additional days off
- Employee Assistance Program for personal and professional support
- 17.5% Annual Leave Loading for when you take annual leave

How to Apply: Ready to make a meaningful impact? Apply now via our Careers page at Armadale Careers. Attach your CV and a cover letter explaining why you're the perfect fit. Need help with your application? Call us at 9394 5042 or email [email protected].

Apply soon! We're reviewing applications as they come in, and the position may close earlier than expected.

Join Us in Making a Difference The City of Armadale is committed to creating a diverse workforce. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, including Indigenous people, people with disabilities, and those from different cultural backgrounds, to apply.

We are also dedicated to upholding the highest standards of child safety. In alignment with the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations, we ensure our recruitment practices include thorough background checks, training, and ongoing education for all employees and volunteers who interact with children. Our goal is to foster a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment for all children and young people in our community.

📌 Senior Environmental Health Officer (Armadale)
🏢 City Of Armadale
📍 Armadale