Vacancies

Environmental Health Officer (QLD)

Airport Environment Officer, Airports Environment Branch

ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER (TAS)

Environmental Health Officer (TAS)

Team Leader Environmental Health Service (WaSH) (QLD)

Environmental Health Officer / Environmental Health Scientist - Cairns (QLD)

Environmental Health Officer, Cairns Public Health Unit – Cairns (QLD)


ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OFFICER (QLD)

About Us

Public health focuses on the health and wellbeing of populations, rather than of individuals. The Tropical Public Health Services (TPHS) aims to minimise the morbidity and mortality from communicable and vaccine-preventable diseases, and environmental health hazards thereby:

protecting the health of the population, and
preventing disease and illness.
The Tropical Public Health Services (TPHS) fulfils the public health regulatory services on behalf of the Department of Health to ensure sound public health standards are maintained in communities.

We're committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people in Far North Queensland by providing high quality acute health care services.

Our values were developed by our staff, patients and community. They guide our work and actions every day. Our staff are part of the community we serve. We believe that we can improve health outcomes by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of their local health services.

Location

Medical Services – Cairns Public Health Unit

Type

Salary/Remuneration

$3030.00 - $4453.50 per fortnight

Duties/ Responsibilities

  • Develop skills and strategies to educate and promote contemporary environmental health concepts and practice including healthcare facility water risk management to internal and external stakeholders, under the supervision of a more senior environmental health officer.
  • Work within a multi-disciplinary team, including other environmental health officers, to deliver an environmental health response to outbreaks and incidents to address specific public health issues.
  • Engage in continual learning and development of environmental health practice knowledge and expertise through active learning within the team and by engaging in ongoing, relevant professional development activities.

Qualifications / Selection criteria

POSITION DESCRIPTION

How to apply

APPLY NOW

Contact

Amy Coco – 07 4226 5555

Applications close at Tuesday 26 May 2026


AIRPORT ENVIRONMENT OFFICER, AIRPORTS ENVIRONMENT BRANCH

The opportunity we have available
The Airports Environment Branch is responsible for regulating environmental management at federally leased airports and delivering the government’s $130.5m Per- and Poly-fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Airports Investigation Program (the Program) through its PFAS Taskforce. The Environmental Regulations Section regulates environmental management at 20 federally leased airports and members of our team are located all around Australia. Airport Environment Officers (AEOs) are authorised officers who exercise regulatory functions under the Airports Act 1996, the Airports (Environment Protection) Regulations 2026 (the Regulations), and the Airports (Environment Protection) Regulations 1997 (the 1997 Regulations), monitor the implementation of Airport Environment Strategies, and liaise with Airport Lessee Companies and their tenants on environmental issues, working closely with Airport Building Controllers. The AEOs are supported to carry out their regulatory functions by EL1 Hub Managers (Vic/Tas, WA/SA, QLD/NT and NSW/ACT) and a Network Coordination support team that provides corporate and legal policy support. In addition, the AEO Network is supported by the Environment Regulatory Support team, which provides Compliance and Governance support.

The Environmental Regulations Section is an inclusive, dedicated, forward-thinking team that has several vacancies available for AEOs at the APS6 level. AEOs work as a nationwide network of environmental scientists and engineers, supporting each other to delivery regulatory outcomes that are evidence-based, robust, defensible and consistent.
Team members are energetic and autonomous with an agile mindset that values effective communications with internal and external stakeholders.

What will you do?
AEOs are the first point of contact for environmental regulation at federally leased airports on behalf of the commonwealth, and are instrumental in ensuring the effective monitoring, reduction and prevention of pollution at airport sites. They oversee the day-to-day management of environmental issues at airports to ensure the airports’
operations and developments accord with applicable environmental laws and standards. AEOs are authorised officers and supported to make decisions regarding compliance with regulations and standards, undertake environmental investigations and reporting, and take enforcement action when there is a legislative breach.

Location

Multiple

Type

Salary/Remuneration

Duties/ Responsibilities

The role is varied and dynamic, but key duties of the positions include:

  • liaising with the Airport Lessee Company on environmental issues;
  • assessing potential environmental impacts of airport development proposals;
  • conducting site inspections and investigations;
  • preparing for and actively participating in a diverse range of meetings and engagements with airport stakeholders, whether tenants, airport-lessee companies or neighbours.
  • preparing briefing about environmental issues at airports that you regulate to inform departmental policy making, reporting and stakeholder engagement;
  • reporting and making recommendations and decisions on environmental regulations;
  • monitoring environmental compliance under the relevant legislation; and
  • PPE will be provided for use while onsite however the AEO is responsible for wearing it and behaving in accordance with site-specific airport and tenant OHS plans.

Qualifications / Selection criteria

Who are we looking for?
The successful candidate for this position will be able to demonstrate their capability against the APS6 Work level standards.

As an APS6 AEO, you will have a demonstrated ability to:

  • under general direction, deliver high quality regulatory outcomes on environmental matters at specified federally leased airports, including undertaking investigations and analysis to provide timely and detailed written and oral advice on regulatory issues;
  • interpret and apply legislation to inform quality and timely decision making on complex issues;
  • contribute to strong levels of regulatory compliance enforcement and reporting while engaging consistently and appropriately with risk;
  • apply critical and strategic thinking to understanding the Airports Act 1996 and relevant regulations, national environmental standards, new and existing guidelines and procedures, reports, data, and stakeholder correspondence to inform ongoing policy development and decision making;
  • foster and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders across the sector and be a reliable and consistent point of contact on airport environment matters in the airport community;
  • undertake regular airport site visits and inspections and be willing to undertake domestic travel monthly if required;
  • monitor, analyse and distil environmentally technical operations, reports and correspondence.
  • previous experience in a frontline regulatory role and an ability to develop and impart regulatory expertise and subject-matter knowledge quickly will be highly valued; and
  • depending on where the applicant is located and the position available, the job may involve regular monthly domestic travel.
  • ANZSOG Professional Regulator training and/or a Certificate IV course in Government Investigations, or must be willing to undertake either course.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

How to apply

Your application should be received through the Department’s online
recruitment system.

APPLY NOW

Contact

If you experience any issues with the system please contact the recruitment team on 02 6136 8989 or via email at recruitment@infrastructure.gov.au to discuss an alternative way to submit your application.

Applications close at 11.59pm Sunday 10 May 2026


ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER (TAS)

Protect public health. Support the community. Make your work count.

As Environmental Officer, you will play an important role in protecting and enhancing Launceston’s built and natural environment. You will investigate environmental protection and nuisance matters, apply legislation, and work directly with businesses, industry and the community to reduce harm and support better environmental outcomes.

This is a varied and meaningful role where no two days are the same. You will combine investigation, compliance, education and practical advice to help keep our community healthy, safe and sustainable.

Location

Launceston

Type

Permenant Full Time

Salary/Remuneration

Duties/ Responsibilities

  • Investigating environmental protection and environmental nuisance matters
    and taking appropriate action in line with legislation, and regulatory
    frameworks.
  • Undertaking inspections, compliance activities and enforcement action to
    protect the municipality’s natural and built environment.
  • Providing accurate, timely and specialist advice on environmental management
    to internal stakeholders, external agencies and the community.
  • Preparing reports, notices, briefs of evidence and other regulatory
    documentation, and providing expert evidence in court where required.
  • Working proactively with the community, businesses and industry to educate,
    build understanding and support voluntary compliance.
  • Monitoring and responding to environmental risks, complaints and emerging
    issues using evidence-based judgement and a customer-focused approach.
  • Contributing to prevention and control programs, emergency management
    activities and continuous improvement across the team and organisation.

Qualifications / Selection criteria

We are looking for someone who demonstrates, through behaviour, an alignment and
an understanding of Our Values and has the following qualifications, skills and
experience:

  • Tertiary qualifications in environmental science, environmental studies or a
    similar transferable discipline.
  • At least three years’ experience in a regulatory or environmental role, with
    experience investigating environmental nuisances, environmental contamination and related compliance matters.
  • Strong knowledge of environmental legislation, regulations, guidelines and
    codes of practice, and the ability to apply them in an operational setting.
  • Well-developed communication, negotiation and conflict resolution skills, with
    the ability to build rapport and influence outcomes with a wide range of
    stakeholders.
  • Strong investigative, problem-solving and decision-making skills, with the
    ability to work autonomously, manage competing priorities and produce high
    quality work.
  • Strong computer skills, a current driver’s licence, and the ability to meet the
    role requirements including a Working with Vulnerable People check and
    White Card.

Position Description

How to apply

If you are interested, for further information and instructions on how to apply please visit the careers page of our website at Careers - City of Launceston and download the Employment Information Pack (position description above) for this position.

Your application should include a Cover Letter, your current Resume and a statement (maximum two pages) addressing the highlighted Selection Criteria outlined in the Position Description section of the Employment Information Pack. You must address the Selection Criteria to be eligible for interview.

Contact

For further information specific to this role, please contact Jess Emery, Team Leader Environmental Health on 03 6323 3379, or jess.emery@launceston.tas.gov.au

Applications close Friday 1 May 2026


ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OFFICER (TAS)

Protect public health. Support the community. Make your work count.
As Environmental Health Officer, you will play an important role in protecting public and environmental health across the City of Launceston. You will investigate complex matters, apply legislation and regulatory powers, educate the community, and provide specialist advice that supports informed and consistent decision making across
Council.

This is a varied and meaningful role where no two days are the same. From public health and food safety to environmental health, emergency management and emerging climate-related risks, you will use your technical expertise, sound judgement and people skills to help keep our community healthy, and resilient.

Location

Launceston

Type

Permenant Full Time

Salary/Remuneration

Duties/ Responsibilities

  • Investigating public health, food safety and environmental health matters and
    taking appropriate action in line with legislation, regulations, and policies.
  • Undertaking inspections, assessments, compliance activities and enforcement
    action as an authorised Council Officer.
  • Providing timely specialist advice on public and environmental health matters
    to internal stakeholders, external agencies, businesses and the community.
  • Preparing reports, notices, briefs of evidence and other regulatory
    documentation, and providing expert evidence in court where required.
  • Working proactively with the community, businesses and industry to build
    understanding, support voluntary compliance and improve public health
    outcomes.
  • Supporting emergency management and broader public health initiatives,
    including responses to incidents, outbreaks and emerging community risks.
  • Contributing environmental health expertise to climate adaptation, resilience
    planning and continuous improvement across the team and organisation.

Qualifications / Selection criteria

We are looking for someone who demonstrates, through behaviour, an alignment and
an understanding of Our Values and has the following qualifications, skills and
experience:

  • A Bachelor of Health Science in Environmental Health, or equivalent qualifications acceptable to the Director of Public Health, with the ability to accept authorisations and delegations as an Environmental Health Officer.
  • At least three years’ experience working as an Environmental Health Officer across areas such as food businesses, environmental nuisances, onsite wastewater systems and related public and environmental health matters.
  • Strong knowledge of current public and environmental health legislation, guidelines, Australian Standards, and codes of practice, and the ability to apply them in a compliance setting.
  • Strong investigative, problem-solving and decision-making skills, with the ability to prepare legal reports, manage competing priorities and work autonomously in the field.
  • Well-developed communication, negotiation and conflict resolution skills, with the ability to build positive relationships, influence outcomes and deliver customer-focused solutions.
  • Strong computer skills, a current driver’s licence, and the ability to meet the role requirements including a Working with Vulnerable People card.

Position Description

How to apply

If you are interested, for further information and instructions on how to apply please visit the careers page of our website at Careers - City of Launceston and download the Employment Information Pack (position description above) for this position.

Your application should include a Cover Letter, your current Resume and a statement (maximum two pages) addressing the highlighted Selection Criteria outlined in the Position Description section of the Employment Information Pack. You must address the Selection Criteria to be eligible for interview.

Contact

For further information specific to this role, please contact Jess Emery, Team Leader Environmental Health on 03 6323 3379, or jess.emery@launceston.tas.gov.au

Applications close Friday 1 May 2026


TEAM LEADER ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICE (WASH) (QLD)

Join the collaborative and forward-thinking Cairns Public Health Unit at CHHHS and play a key role in improving health outcomes across regional, rural, and remote communities. As the Team Leader Environmental Health Service (WaSH) you will provide operational leadership for the Environmental Health Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WaSH) program, supporting the delivery of high‑quality environmental health services that protect and improve public health outcomes across the Cairns and Hinterland region.

About us: The Cairns Public Health Unit focuses on the health and wellbeing of populations, rather than of individuals. CPHU aims to minimise the morbidity and mortality from communicable and vaccine-preventable diseases, and environmental health hazards thereby: CPHU fulfils the public health regulatory services on behalf of the Department of Health to ensure sound public health standards are maintained in communities.

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers an area of 142,900 square kilometres. We go as far as Tully in the south, Cow Bay in the north and Croydon in the west.

Location

Cairns Public Health Unit – Cairns

Type

Full Time

Salary/Remuneration

$5557.50 - $5798.90 per fortnight

Duties/ Responsibilities

  • Demonstrate specialist environmental health clinical knowledge, skills and risk-based
    decision making to manage the day to day delivery of environmental health services,
    across multiple specialty areas and across multiple health services and/or multiple
    sites, to develop evidence-based options and implement appropriate interventions
    and enforcement strategies, with minimal supervision.
  • Operationally manage a team of environmental health officers and/or a multi-
    disciplinary team, including resource allocation to deliver environmental health
    programs, projects and research across multiple-Health Services and/or multiple-
    sites.
  • Use specialist environmental health clinical skills and expertise gained from
    significant professional development activities, post graduate education or formal
    qualifications and experience to manage the implementation of novel, complex or
    critical programs, interventions and / or investigations for breaches of relevant public
    health legislation
  • Provide high level specialist clinical environmental health advice and prepare
    comprehensive reports and submissions to the Manager Environmental Health and
    key internal and external stakeholders on a daily basis. Represent environmental
    health on area and state-wide committees as delegated.

Qualifications / Selection criteria

Position Description

How to apply

Click here to apply

Contact

Andrew D'Addona - 07 4226 5555

Applications close Monday 18 May 2026


ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OFFICER / ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENTIST - CAIRNS (QLD)

Make every day different by joining our Environmental Health WaSH. We have current vacancies as an Environmental Health Scientist and Environmental Health Officer. This unit focuses on the health and wellbeing of populations, rather than of individuals. Cairns Public Health Unit (CPHU) aims to minimise the morbidity and mortality from communicable and vaccine-preventable diseases, and environmental health hazards. We are looking for persons committed to the environmental scientific side of health, come join us.
About this role
About us:

We're committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people in Far North Queensland by providing high quality acute health care services. Cairns Public Health Unit (CPHU) protects and enhances the health of the Tropical Far North Queensland community.

Location

Medical Services – Cairns

Type

Full Time

Salary/Remuneration

$3030.00 - $4453.50 per fortnight

Duties/ Responsibilities

  • Work extensively in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities with limited
    direct supervision.
  • Demonstrated ability to work autonomously in remote settings to deliver routine
    Environmental Health WaSH program services with a strong focus on drinking water.
  • Collaborate with partners in addressing environmental health issues in culturally and
    linguistically diverse groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations to
    enhance population health outcomes utilising various communication methods.

Qualifications / Selection criteria

Position Description

How to apply

Click here to apply

Contact

Chris Blake – 07 4226 5555

Applications close Monday 18 May 2026


Environmental Health Officer, Cairns Public Health Unit – Cairns (QLD)

Join the collaborative and forward-thinking Cairns Public Health Unit at CHHHS and play a key role in improving health outcomes across regional, rural, and remote communities. As the Environmental Health Officer, you will deliver routine regulatory and nonregulatory environmental health services across multiple health service districts, contributing to the protection and promotion of community health.

About us:
The Cairns Public Health Unit (CPHU) supports the health and wellbeing of communities
across Tropical North Queensland by delivering public health regulatory services on behalf
of the Department of Health. CPHU works to prevent and respond to communicable,
vaccinepreventable and environmental health risks through close partnerships with health
services, government agencies, local councils and communities.

Location

Cairns Public Health Unit – Cairns

Type

Salary/Remuneration

$79,051 - $116,189 per annum

Duties/ Responsibilities

Demonstrate expertise, skills and knowledge, commensurate with the level of
experience, to undertake routine environmental health services and incident
response, and implement projects and research, while under the supervision and
professional guidance of a more senior environmental health officer.

Qualifications / Selection criteria

  • Provide routine advice on environmental health matters to internal and external

stakeholders, commensurate with the level of experience.

  • Collaborate with partners in addressing environmental health issues in culturally and

linguistically diverse groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
populations to enhance population health outcomes utilising various communication
methods.

  • Collaborate with partners in addressing environmental health issues in culturally and

linguistically diverse groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
populations to enhance population health outcomes utilising various communication
methods.

Position Description

How to apply

Applications are to be made through the below link.

Click here to apply

Contact

Amy Coco

07 4226 5555

The Cairns Public Health Unit are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applications close Thursday, 30 April 2026


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