Senior Advisor - Illegal Camping & Declarations

Effective People; Gold Coast City; Hybrid; AUD 122,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The AO6-equivalent Senior Advisor will join our State Government client in a transport and infrastructure environment to manage complex land and corridor matters, focusing on illegal camping and unauthorised use of State-controlled road land.

You will establish legal positions, coordinate responses, provide clear written advice, support road declaration processes, and help ensure actions move to completion while coordinating internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Managed complex compliance, land, corridor or regulatory matters.
• Researched situations and interpreted legislation to form action plans.
• Coordinated internal and external parties through sensitive or complex work.
• Prepared briefs, reports and memos for decision-makers.
• Managed competing matters independently; escalated when needed.
• Maintained accurate records, registers and monitoring information.

Responsibilities

• Manage illegal camping and unauthorised access on State-controlled road land.
• Establish legal grounds, priorities and action plan for compliance matters.
• Coordinate site visits, police involvement, outreach services, clean-ups and towing.
• Prepare compliance notices and coordinate Human Rights Compatibility Assessments.
• Arrange cultural heritage assessments where relevant.
• Undertake State-controlled road declaration processes.
• Interpret legislation, policies and procedures to support sound decisions.
• Provide advice on complex land and corridor management matters.
• Develop, monitor and review a sub-program of works.
• Prepare memos, briefing notes, reports and correspondence.
• Maintain accurate registers and records.
• Keep stakeholders informed and deliver work within required timeframes.

Skills

Complex compliance

Legislation interpretation

Stakeholder coordination

Clear briefs & memos

Independent prioritisation

Record keeping

Australian citizen

No security clearance

Job description

Senior Advisor - Illegal Camping & Declarations

AO6 Senior Advisor - Illegal Camping & Declarations

Location: Nerang, QLD
Contract: 6 months, with possible extension
Pay: $88.68 - $94.71 p/h including super (negotiable)
Work type: Full-time
Work arrangement: Hybrid, with specific arrangements agreed with your supervisor on a case-by-case basis
Clearance: No security clearance required

About the Role

This AO6-equivalent role sits with our State Government client in a transport and infrastructure environment. You will manage complex land and corridor matters where legislation, compliance action, stakeholder coordination and clear written advice all come together.

A major part of the role involves unauthorised access and use of State-controlled road land, including illegal camping matters. You will establish the circumstances of each case, work out the legislative position, coordinate the required response and keep actions moving to completion.
You will also support statutory road declaration processes and provide advice on complex land and corridor management issues.

What You'll Be Doing

• Manage illegal camping and other unauthorised access, use and activities on State-controlled road land
• Establish the legal grounds, priorities and action plan for each compliance matter
• Coordinate site visits, police involvement, outreach services, clean-ups and towing where required
• Prepare compliance notices and coordinate Human Rights Compatibility Assessments
• Arrange cultural heritage assessments where relevant
• Undertake State-controlled road declaration processes
• Interpret legislation, policies and procedures to support sound decisions
• Provide advice on complex land and corridor management matters
• Develop, monitor and review a sub-program of works
• Prepare memos, briefing notes, reports and correspondence
• Maintain accurate registers and records
• Keep stakeholders informed and deliver work within required timeframes

What You Bring (Essential Criteria)

• You've managed complex compliance, land, corridor or comparable regulatory matters
• You can research a situation, interpret legislation and turn it into a practical action plan
• You've coordinated several internal and external parties through sensitive or complex work
• You can prepare clear briefs, reports, memos and correspondence for decision-makers
• You can manage competing matters independently while knowing when to escal
• Maintain accurate records, registers and monitoring information
• You're an Australian citizen
• No security clearance is required for this State Government role

Nice to Have (Desirable Criteria)

• Queensland Government transport, roads or corridor-management experience
• State-controlled road declaration or comparable statutory land-process experience
• Experience dealing with unauthorised use, encroachment or site-based land compliance
• Exposure to Human Rights Compatibility Assessments or cultural heritage assessment coordination