Rural Land Services Officer

Pulse Software; Roma; On-site; AUD 67,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9-day fortnight

Five weeks’ annual leave

Three weeks’ personal leave

Rural Lands Allowance of $71.79 per wk

Maranoa Locality Allowance of $72 per

Paid parental leave and salary-sacrife

Job summary

Maranoa Regional Council is seeking a Rural Lands Officer to operate across Roma or Surat, focusing on pest plant and animal management, stock routes and protection of rural industries. The role involves extensive outdoor work traveling across the Maranoa region and collaborating with landholders and a regional team.

The position offers a 9-day fortnight, annual leave, personal leave, and various allowances, with a strong emphasis on hands-on, independent work in rural environments.

Qualifications

• Experience in rural industries or land management would be highly regarded.
• Check the Position Description for licences, qualifications and experience required or ability to obtain within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• There’s plenty of variety, including: pest animal management with landholders and agencies.
• Weeds and invasive grasses identification, monitoring and control.
• Inspecting, maintaining and managing stock routes and water facilities.
• Operating small equipment and undertaking maintenance and improvement works.
• Working with landholders to manage biosecurity issues.
• Providing advice, inspections and contributing to protection of rural industries.

Job description

Department: Rural Lands Department

Compensation: Fortnightly payment. Annual salary AUD $74,161.63 - $74,161.63

Employment type: Permanent, Full-Time

Work Arrangement: On-site

Roma or Surat |Full-time | 9-day fortnight

Knowthe land? Enjoy working outdoors? This could be the job for you.

Ifyou’re at home on the land, enjoy practical work and know your way around ruralproperties, we’d like to hear from you.

MaranoaRegional Council is looking for a RuralLands Officer to join our team, helpingmanage pest plants and animals, maintain stock routes and protect the ruralindustries that keep our region going.

Thisisn’t your typical desk job. You’llspend much of your time outdoors, travelling across the Maranoa, working with landholdersand getting involved in a wide range of hands-on activities.

You’llwork alongside a regionally based team, sometimes working together and othertimes getting on with things independently.

Whatdoes the job involve?

There’splenty of variety, including:

• Wild dogs and feral pigs: Working on pest animal management programsalongside landholders and government agencies.
• Weeds and invasive grasses: Identifying infestations and undertakingmonitoring and control activities.
• Stock routes and waterfacilities: Inspecting,maintaining and helping manage the region’s stock route network and waterinfrastructure.
• Plant and equipment: Operating small equipment and undertakingpractical maintenance and improvement works.
• Working with landholders: Building relationships and helping peoplemanage biosecurity issues.
• Compliance and education: Providing advice, undertaking inspections andhelping protect the region’s rural industries.

You’ll travelthroughout the Maranoa, see plenty of country and have the opportunity to workacross different areas of local government rural land management.

Youmight already be working in agriculture, on a cattle or sheep property, inrural contracting or in pest and weed management.

Experienceworking with livestock, including cattle, sheep or goats, would be an advantage. An understanding of grazing operations, livestockmovements, rural property management and the challenges faced by landholderswould be valuable in this role.

We’relooking for someone who:

• Enjoys working outdoors anddoesn’t mind getting their hands dirty.
• Has practical skills and a goodunderstanding of rural environments.
• Has experience working withlivestock or in rural industries.
• Can work independently, usetheir initiative and get the job done.
• Is comfortable working withmachinery and equipment.
• Gets along with people and cancommunicate well with landholders.
• Takes pride in theirwork and understands the importance of looking after the land.

Experience in ruralindustries or land management would be highly regarded. Check the Position Description for the licences,qualifications and experience required*.*or have the ability to obtain within 6 months of commencement

What do you get?

Alongwith the opportunity to work across some great country, Council offers:

• A 9-day fortnight with a rostered day off.
• Five weeks’ annual leave.
• Three weeks’ personal leave.
• Rural Lands Allowance of $71.79per week.
• Maranoa Locality Allowance of$72 per fortnight.
• Paid parental leave and salarysacrifice options.

Position:

Full-time, based in Roma or Surat.

Classification:

Stream B – Level 9, Maranoa Regional Council Certified Agreement 2023.

Interested?

Ifyou enjoy working on the land and want a job with variety, a good team and theopportunity to make a difference across the Maranoa, we’d like to hear from you.

MaranoaRegional Council is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicationsfrom people of all backgrounds.