Environment Officer - Enforcement

Wollondilly Shire Council; Picton; On-site; AUD 79,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth Learning Program

STAR Rewards

Educational Assistance Program

Health & Wellbeing programs

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Wollondilly Shire Council is seeking an Environment Officer - Enforcement (Ranger) to join our Ranger Services team. This permanent full-time role involves regulatory investigations, parking patrols, and supporting animal shelter operations while engaging with the community.

Successful candidates will have a NSW Driver’s Licence, WWCC, and at least two years in enforcement. The role requires out-of-hours work and rosters, with on-call duties as needed.

Qualifications

• Current NSW Class C Driver’s Licence and a valid Working with Children Check.
• Minimum two years relevant work experience in a regulatory and enforcement role.
• Experience in parking patrols including school zones and related penalties.
• Ability to interpret and apply relevant legislation.
• Ability to plan, prioritise, and solve problems daily.
• Experience in preparing legal evidence, notices, orders and directions.
• Superior verbal communication, engagement and conflict resolution skills.

Responsibilities

• Carry out regulatory investigations and enforcement activities.
• Undertake routine parking patrols and issue penalties as required.
• Assist with operation of Council’s animal shelter.
• Help deliver public education programs and events across the community.

Skills

Regulatory enforcement

Parking patrols

Legislation interpretation

Legal evidence prep

Communication & conflict resolution

Driver's license

WWCC compliance

Job description

Environment Officer - Enforcement (Ranger)

Reference Number: S100-26-961

Closing Date: 14/09/2026

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

Environment Officer - Enforcement (Ranger)

Growing community, growing opportunities.

Summary of the position:

• Permanent Full-Time, 38 hours per week with regular fortnightly RDO
• Salary commencing from $87,734 p.a. + 12% Superannuation + allowances including on-call as required of the position
• Leaseback Motor Vehicle

About the opportunity:

Working at Wollondilly Shire Council means joining a passionate, community-focused team committed to delivering quality local government services to one of New South Wales’ fastest-growing regions.

As a member of our Ranger Services team, you will discover a meaningful career that offers balance, purpose, and the chance to make a real and lasting impact.

Supported by a service-driven team, you will carry out regulatory investigations and enforcement activities, undertake routine parking patrols, assist with the operation of Council’s animal shelter, and help deliver public education programs and events across our community.

The successful applicant will demonstrate their competency for the position, by meeting the following criteria:

• Current NSW Class C Driver’s Licence and a valid Working with Children Check.
• Minimum two years relevant work experience in a regulatory and enforcement role.
• Demonstrated experience in parking patrols including school zonesand the issue of associated penalties for these and other offences.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply legislation relevant to the position.
• Ability to plan, prioritise, think and solve problems on a day-to-day basis.
• Demonstrated experience in the preparation of legal evidence, notices, orders and directions.
• Superior verbal communication, engagement and conflict resolution skills.

This position will be required to work out-of-hours, including on-call during the week and weekends as per roster rotation.

What we can offer you:

Located on Sydney’s southern fringe, Wollondilly Shire Council spans 2,560 km² of natural bushland, scenic waterways, and vibrant, welcoming communities.

Delivering exceptional, high-performing services to our community is fundamental to what we do. We continuously seek opportunities to strengthen our service delivery across and require experienced and qualified professionals to join us in Making Wollondilly even better, together. We actively cultivate a positive and supportive work environment, providing a variety of benefits to support, reward and actively engage our workforce including;

• Learn, develop and grow your career with our Growth Learning Program
• Be acknowledged in our STAR Reward and Recognition program
• Participate in our Educational Assistance Program
• Stay connected with our Health & Wellbeing programs
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program

Want to find out more?

Further Information: Tina Martin, Acting Team Leader Ranger Services on 4677 9674.
Applications Close:5:00pm Monday 14 September 2026.

Join us in Making Wollondilly even better together!

To apply for this position, you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, a permanent resident, or have unlimited work rights in Australia without visa restrictions.

All positions are engaged Monday to Sunday (except otherwise stated) in accordance with the Local Government (State) Award.

Shortlisted applicants may be required to complete pre-employment checks including a medical assessment (including drug and alcohol screening), police clearance, qualification and bankruptcy verification, and a valid WWCC.

Wollondilly Shire Council is committed to fostering a positive, inclusive, and diverse workplace culture. We uphold our responsibility as a child-safe organisation, dedicated to promoting and protecting the rights of children and young people. We encourage applications from First Nations peoples, individuals with disability, veterans, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities. We actively provide reasonable adjustments ensuring applicants are supported throughout the recruitment process.

Note: Candidates using mobile devices are stronglyadvised to use a desktop computer to complete theapplication forms as they require extensiveamounts of typing.