Water Meter Reader & Field Inspector (Permanent)

Careers at Council; Tweed Heads; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9 day fortnight

Commuter vehicle option

Training and development opportunities

Flexible work options

Generous conditions

Job summary

Tweed Shire Council is seeking a Technical Assistant to join the water meter reading and inspections team. The role involves reading meters, performing on-site tests, and ensuring meters operate accurately while supporting anomaly investigations and program optimisation.

The position is based in Tweed Heads and offers a permanent full-time contract with a 9-day fortnight, a commuter vehicle option, and flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated working knowledge of water meters, water billing and water efficiency principles.
• Ability to carry out maintenance tasks and on-site tests to ensure water meters are working correctly.
• Problem-solving skills and the ability to communicate professionally and courteously with members of the public.
• Experience with corporate business systems such as records management, property and rating, customer requests, GIS systems, Outlook, Word and Excel is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Read water meters and carry out on-site tests to ensure meters are functioning properly.
• Investigate water consumption anomalies and meter faults and provide solutions.
• Implement, review and optimise quarterly and monthly water meter reading programs.
• Carry out special water meter reads for property conveyancing purposes.

Skills

water meters

water billing

water efficiency principles

communication with public

Tools

records management

GIS systems

Outlook

Word

Excel

Job description

Tweed Shire Council is seeking a Technical Assistant to join the water meter reading and inspections team. The role involves reading meters, performing on-site tests, and ensuring meters operate accurately while supporting anomaly investigations and program optimisation.

The position is based in Tweed Heads and offers a permanent full-time contract with a 9-day fortnight, a commuter vehicle option, and flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance.