Technical Assistant - Water & Sewerage Maintenance

Council Jobs; Toowoomba Regional; On-site; AUD 74,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Banked leave options

Fitness Passport

Employee Assistance Program

12.65% superannuation

Job summary

Toowoomba Regional Council is seeking a motivated Technical Assistant to support the Water & Sewerage Maintenance team. This entry-level role offers hands-on learning with GPS/GNSS and AutoCAD while collaborating with experienced professionals.

You will assist in asset maintenance, data capture, plan updates, and customer service, building a foundation for a long-term career in water infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Year 12 or equivalent experience.
• Current C Class Driver's Licence.
• White Card (or willingness to obtain).
• Experience with, or the ability to quickly learn, GPS, GNSS and AutoCAD software and devices.
• Good communication, organisation and computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the maintenance and construction of water and wastewater assets.
• Capture asset information using GPS/GNSS equipment.
• Assist with preparing and updating plans using AutoCAD.
• Provide technical and administrative support to the team.
• Deliver great customer service to internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

GPS/GNSS

AutoCAD

Communication

Organisation

Computer literacy

Customer service

Education

Year 12

Tools

AutoCAD software

GPS GNSS devices

Job description

Technical Assistant - Water & Sewerage Maintenance

STARTYOUR CAREER WITH A TEAM THAT HELPS DELIVER ESSENTIAL WATER ANDWASTEWATER SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITIES

We're looking for a motivated Technical Assistant to join ourWater & Sewerage Maintenance team. This is an excellent entry-levelopportunity for someone wanting to develop practical skills inwater infrastructure, GPS/GNSS technology, and AutoCAD whileworking alongside experienced professionals.

What you'll do

• Support the maintenance and construction of water andwastewater assets.
• Capture asset information using GPS/GNSS equipment.
• Assist with preparing and updating plans usingAutoCAD.
• Provide technical and administrative support to theteam.
• Deliver great customer service to internal and externalstakeholders.

About You

You are eager to learn, technically minded, and looking to builda long-term career.

Key requirements include:

• Year 12 or equivalent experience.
• Current C Class Driver's Licence.
• White Card (or willingness to obtain).
• Experience with, or the ability to quickly learn,GPS, GNSS and AutoCAD software and devices.
• Good communication, organisation and computer skills.

Why Join Us?

• Permanent full-time position based at Charlton.
• Salary: $74,008 - $80,078 + 12.65% superannuation + 17.5%leave loading.
• Banked leave options.
• Fitness Passport and Employee Assistance Program.
• Supportive team culture and a strong focus on safety.

Closing Date

Sunday 22 November 2026 at 11.45pm

The Toowoomba region is aboutrich traditions and bold ambitions. Our long and proud agriculturalhistory has evolved Toowoomba into Australia’s second largestinland city supporting diverse townships in the council area andacting as a service centre for South West Qld and North West NSW.The region is boldly forging new opportunities around the SuratBasin resource sector, education, health, transport and massiveinfrastructure investments. Growth hasn’t come at the expense ofliveability though, with Toowoomba twice voted in the top 5 mostfamily friendly cities in Australia.

Toowoomba Regional Councilservices a regional population of 178,500 and employs a team ofapproximately 1,600 staff, dedicated and passionate aboutdelivering excellent customer service to the community, residentsand visitors throughout the region. We recognise that our successdepends upon attracting and retaining skilled and talented staffand offer a wide variety of interesting challenges andopportunities to develop your career.

Council does notaccept unsolicited agency approaches or applications for this orany other vacancy. No response will beprovided.

Attachments:
- Position Description - Technical Assistant (1927).pdf
- TRC Values and Behaviours.pdf