Environmental Health Officer

About the role

Join our Health Services team and play a key role in protecting and enhancing the health and wellbeing of our community. As an Environmental Health Officer, you will contribute to ensuring positive environmental health outcomes for the community and meeting the City’s statutory compliance obligations under relevant legislation.

The Health Services Team conducts inspections, investigates customer complaints, implements enforcement actions, undertakes sampling, assesses applications, and issues statutory approvals. Team members also provide specialist advice and education to customers, internal business units, and external agencies. Environmental Health Officers play a key operational role in delivering these functions and supporting the objectives of the Health Services Team.

This position is offered on a fixed term full time basis (76 hours per fortnight) until 31 December 2027. Part-time or job-share arrangements may be considered for the successful applicant.

Key accountabilities include, but are not limited to;

• Interpret and enforce legislation, policies and standards including evidence gathering and instigating legal action
• Provide professional and technical advice and direction to internal and external customers
• Planning, carrying out and reporting of environmental health functions including risk assessments, approvals, sampling programs, customer investigation requests, pollution management, public event risk management and onsite wastewater disposal
• Assist in the review and implementation of policies, processes and operating procedures designed to achieve statutory environmental health aims through enforcement and public education
• Initiate, implement and review projects designed to promote community environmental health and prevent or minimise public health risks

About you

The successful candidate will have the following:

• Bachelor of Science (Environmental Health) or other qualifications acceptable to the Chief Health Officer for appointment as an Environmental Health Officer
• Current and valid WA C class drivers’ licence
• Previous experience or responsibility in environmental health projects or work (desirable)
• A satisfactory National Police Certificate is required.

For more information about the role, please refer to the position description.

About working with us

The salary for this position will be from $97,690.06 - $116,436.70 per annum/pro rata, depending on the skills and experience of the successful applicant.

You will also enjoy benefits, including

• Flexibility to balance work and life through supported work from home and a 19-day month
• Excellent leave entitlements, e.g. purchase additional leave, Local Government public holiday
• Generous superannuation contributions up to a total combined 17 per cent
• Comprehensive employee wellness program
• Generous study assistance (terms and conditions apply)
• Free parking options available
• Travelsmart allowance to support public transport use or cycling to work.

About the City

The City of Swan covers 1,042 square kilometres, representing nearly 20 per cent of the Perth metropolitan area. It includes 42 suburbs from Bullsbrook to Bushmead, Ballajura to Gidgegannup, and it is among the fastest-growing regions in Western Australia. The City is home to the iconic Swan River and the internationally celebrated Swan Valley, founded in 1829. It is a sought-after destination to live, work, and visit, combining quality services and amenities with a beautiful natural setting.

The area also holds profound cultural importance for the Whadjuk Noongar people, reflecting more than 40,000 years of connection to the Derbal Yerrigan (Swan River). Today, the City is a dynamic and diverse community, where one in three residents was born overseas, and one in five speaks a language other than English at home.

Our purpose is to improve the quality of life for our community by delivering our vision of ‘one city, diverse people, culture and places’ through shared values of respect, excellence, accountability and leadership.

At the City of Swan, we are committed to recruiting and retaining the right people and creating a great place to work. We offer our employees real careers, real impact, and real rewards.

We welcome people with diverse skills, experiences, perspectives and backgrounds and encourage applications from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander peoples, and individuals who may identify as LGBTIQ+, with disability, a culturally and linguistically diverse background, and people of all ages.

For more information about this position, please contact David Cook, Coordinator - Health Services directly at (08) •••• •280.

For queries regarding the application process, please contact our friendly People Services team on (08) •••• •145.

To apply, please submit a cover letter that outlines your qualifications and experience and why you would be a good fit for this role, and a resume via the link.

Closing date: Sunday, 23 August 2026 at 11pm AWST.

The City of Swan reserves the right to commence shortlisting and interviews earlier than the closing date. The City also reserves the right to close the vacancy early; therefore, if you are interested in this position, please submit an application as early as possible.

*No agencies, please.