Career opportunities

Graduates, Cadets, Apprentices and Trainees

The Gold Coast City Council (GCCC) is working hard to build a vibrant city, maintain our enviable Gold Coast lifestyle and ensure our city will be thriving, sustainable and attractive into the future.

As an employer, Council recognises the importance of attracting and nurturing people through graduate, cadet, apprenticeship and traineeship pathways.

Graduates

Our graduates are employed in a number of job families, such as engineers, environmental health officers, planners and librarians. They may enter a 'graduate progression' scheme which supports and develops their skills and experience over a defined time period.

Apprentices

Council offers apprenticeship opportunities from time to time. These opportunities can cover a number of trades such as building, mechanical engineering, and fitting and turning.

Trainees

Council advertises a variety of 12 month traineeship opportunities ranging from:


 

Local Law Officers

Public safety and amenity, animal, parking, a day in the life of a local law officer – never a dull moment!

Gold Coast City Council local law officers work with the community to inform, educate and enforce a range of local laws. For our local law officers, this means ensuring proper governance in areas such as:

Animal control

Our animal control team carry out regulatory tasks relating to animal management and control, and help the community by providing animal ownership education and support.

Parking

Our parking officers enforce the city’s regulated parking and associated local laws by undertaking routine patrols to ensure necessary compliance within the community.

Our local laws ensure safety, harmony and good rule in the community. For the Gold Coast City Council local law officers, this means using their exceptional people skills to educate and regulate the members of the community, a professional and worthy job by all accounts.


 

Environmental Health

Environmental Health Officers, with Gold Coast City Council provide important public and environmental health services to the community.

Environmental health professionals oversee a range of actions at the local, national and international levels. Daily, Gold Coast environmental health officers plan, coordinate and implement strategies to minimise adverse environmental and health impacts within city borders, protecting its residents and visitors while some major issues are managed at a much broader level.

As an illustration, Gold Coast City is a member organisation within the Asia Pacific Alliance for Healthy Cities. These cities work cooperatively to protect and enhance the health and sustainability of highly urbanised communities.

The role of our environmental health professionals is to provide responses to health security issues and strengthen communities through environmental health planning. Project tasks involve monitoring, responding to air, noise and water pollution and pest species outbreaks, risk and emergency management, delivering quality public health services and auditing of local businesses identifying any health and environmental impacts.

The diversity would surprise a lot of people. Field staff conduct assessments of:

With constant population and industry growth, the Gold Coast will require many more passionate professionals to deliver on the future challenges of environmental protection and climate change, together with maintaining the quality of life of a healthy ageing population.

This work opportunity is with an organisation where you really can make a difference.

Make a healthier choice of your career and sustain your future.

For more information request an Environmental Health brochure by sending an email to:  chealthadmin@goldcoast.qld.gov.au.
 

Maintenance and Construction

Every working day Gold Coast City Council is fixing footpaths, tending parks and making decisions that shape the future of the Gold Coast.

Our people are responsible for ensuring our city infrastructure and community facilities are second to none. To achieve this, specialist staff are employed in the following areas:

Maintenance

Our teams are responsible for the maintenance of city buildings, bridges, parks, landscapes, roads, footpaths, beaches, and stormwater drainage. They maintain everything from cleaning BBQ’s and amenity blocks, to removing graffiti and clearing storm water drains.

Construction

With close to 1000 individual projects scheduled this year, our 'can do' construction teams are responsible for the construction of a diverse range of projects relating to drainage, parks, roads, bridges, footpaths, and landscaping. Part of our construction team is also responsible for the management of Council’s highly successful hard rock quarry, which mines approximately 300,000 tonnes of A grade pavement material each year for both Council and external clients.

To maintain and develop the city’s assets and natural environment, our people come from a range of different trades and labour backgrounds, including:

The Gold Coast City Council is working hard to build a vibrant city now and into the future.


 

Planners

With a boundary stretching from Yatala and Stapylton in the north to Tallebudgera Valley and Coolangatta in the south, GCCC planners are helping to create a city internationally recognised for its quality, diversity and sustainable lifestyle, economy and unique environment.

In fact, Council is working towards a vision for the future - a 'bold future' focused on sustainability for our future generations.

The role of Planners:

GCCC planners are in the engine room for helping to create sustainable growth and development whilst ensuring Gold Coast residents and visitors are able to enjoy our beautiful natural environment now and in the future.

Opportunities exist to work in teams in different streams including:

Our planners are faced with new and existing challenges including those that relate to climate, energy, transportation, our beaches, land use, and the community itself. A recipe for an exciting and dynamic career with one of Australia’s largest local government employers.


 

Project Managers

With a boundary stretching from Yatala and Stapylton in the north to Tallebudgera Valley and Coolangatta in the south, our city projects have substantial impact on the community, environment and economic development of the Gold Coast.

GCCC project managers are responsible for providing services to manage or support these major projects from concept or feasibility stage to implementation and completion.

For example, key projects that our people have been involved on have included:

The role of Project Managers

Every day is different for a project manager at GCCC. Depending on the project at hand, a day’s work could include:

In fact, the diversity of projects both within the community and within Council itself means that no two project management jobs are the same. Becoming a project custodian at Gold Coast City Council is a critical business activity in meeting the needs of the community.


 

Business Services

Human resources, finance, marketing, information technology, customer service

The Gold Coast City Council is working hard to build a vibrant city, maintain our enviable Gold Coast lifestyle and ensure our city will be thriving, sustainable and attractive into the future.

Ensuring our business and internal services are prepared to support the delivery of our services and goods is vital to the organisation’s optimal performance. As the second largest local authority in Australia, our people do this by becoming inhouse content experts whose focus is to proactively seek ways to support, provide and enhance business decisions across Council.

Opportunities exist to work in teams in different disciplines including:

With an employee workforce of just over 3,000 people, our employees provide a high level of service both internally and to the community to ensure value for money for city residents.

With such a diverse range of jobs across Council, the opportunities are as plentiful as the types of jobs we have on offer.


 

Community Services

Librarians, lifeguards, social planners, parks

With a population of approximately 500,000 our community-related jobs at Gold Coast City Council are as diverse as the needs of the community itself.

With residents and visitors able to access a huge range of community services, recreational, sporting and cultural facilities, Council and its people work hard to satisfy and safeguard a growing and diverse community.

Jobs in community services

Our people work in interesting and challenging areas such as:

In fact, Gold Coast City Council employees are responsible for front line services to the community that ensure the Gold Coast is a thriving, sustainable and attractive place to live and visit. A winning formula for an exciting career with one of Australia’s largest local government employers.


 

Engineers and Designers

Gold Coast City Council engineers and designers are tasked with ensuring city infrastructure projects are managed and delivered in a way which ensures our city will be thriving, sustainable and attractive into the future. Projects relate to key urban issues, which our engineers become involved in, preparing solutions for our future. These can include:

The role of Engineers

GCCC engineers are at the forefront of delivering the city’s infrastructure and services programs. Our engineers and designers become involved in a range of projects that improve our city. Projects may involve:

As part of a team of professionals, our engineers and designers undertake tasks which may include feasibility studies, investigations, cost estimating, preliminary and detailed design work, report preparation, and specialist technical advice.

In the face of a rapidly expanding population of the Gold Coast, GCCC engineers and designers work hard to deliver on the challenges facing our city.

Last updated: 2/11/2009

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