* Permanent Full Time opportunity available (9 day fortnight, 36.25 hours/week)
* Expertise in fire safety and building compliance including a strong understanding of current building fire safety legislation
* LGO 7 ($103,497 - $109,840 per annum + superannuation) based on skills, qualifications and experience
Why Choose Us
Townsville City Council is the largest local government authority in Northern Australia. We are committed to creating value by growing Townsville through driving economic diversity and generating an enriching lifestyle.
Our organisation provides and maintains close to $9 billion worth of community assets including water and wastewater network and treatment plants, bridges, drainage, roads, waste management, community facilities, sporting venues and more.
We contribute to an active lifestyle for our residents and visitors through events, providing recreational facilities, protecting the natural environment and heritage, while creating a mentally and physically healthy city.
We are driving economic diversity and cultivating an enriching lifestyle, growing a city for this and future generations by building a vibrant, sustainable and innovative city.
Council's vision is for Townsville to be a connected, lifestyle driven and innovation focused city while continuing to deliver service excellence and to be led by our community to create an exciting today and future.
Our Vision:
A globally connected community driven by lifestyle and nature.
Our Purpose:
Grow Townsville
Our Values:
Safety, Excellence, Respect, Value, Enjoyment
About The Role
Join Council as a Corporate Fire and Security Advisor and play a vital role in protecting our people, facilities, and critical infrastructure.
In this advisory position, you will lead the development of physical security and fire safety policies, frameworks, and programs that ensure compliance with legislation and reflect modern best practice standards. You'll provide expert strategic and technical advice across the organisation, driving a proactive safety culture and supporting effective risk management.
The role oversees the planning and delivery of physical and electronic security systems, coordinates responses to security incidents, and contributes to investigations to strengthen organisational resilience. You will also support fire safety compliance, maintain evacuation plans and regulatory records, and deliver essential training, drills, and awareness programs across Council sites. Building strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, you will shape security strategies, support emergency control structures, and help embed processes that safeguard Council assets, employees, and the community.
About You
Our ideal candidate will have:
* Tertiary qualification in social science, criminology, or another field or equivalent experience.
* Fire Safety Advisor qualification is highly desirable (or ability to attain within 3 months).
* Exceptional ability to lead, develop and communicate with teams, executives and political leaders in a dynamic work environment to achieve Council's vision.
* Comprehensive experience applying security frameworks to relevant Australian Standards, such as AS:3745 (Planning for Emergencies in Facilities).
* Highly developed oral, written, interpersonal and influencing skills, including proven ability in consultation, facilitation, negotiation and conflict resolution.
* Expertise in fire safety and building compliance including a strong understanding of current building fire safety legislation.
* Experience in management of fire safety in a large organisation.
* Extensive management experience focussed on Corporate Security at both strategic and operational levels.
* Applied knowledge of budget management, risk management, internal controls, audit principles and delivery of public and internal campaigns to support improvements in a workplace security environment.
* Experience performing in a highly autonomous environment, often with conflicting priorities and deadlines with the ability to work both autonomously and in a collaborative work environment.
How To Apply
Your application can be submitted through the 'Apply' button. Please include a cover letter (maximum 2 pages), outlining how your skills, qualifications and experience would allow you to achieve success in this role. We also will require your resume and attached copies of any licences and qualifications as per the key requirements of the role.
If you wish to discuss this position further, please contact Zac (Team Manager) on
For Further Information Review The Position Description.
Closing Date: 11.45pm, Sunday 1 March 2026
What We Offer
* 17.5% annual leave loading
* Up to 5 weeks annual leave
* Up to 3 weeks Personal/Carers Leave
* 14 weeks paid Parental Leave
* Domestic and Family Violence Leave
* Natural Disaster Leave
* Up to *13.5% Superannuation employer contribution for contributing members
* Salary Sacrifice opportunities
* Learning and Development opportunities
* Fitness Passport program offering discounted membership to selected gym, pool, and yoga facilities
* Employee Loyalty Program offering discounts at selected local businesses
* Employee Assistance Program
* The Council contribution to employees' superannuation for contributing employees shall be 13.5% of the employees' ordinary time earnings subject to the employee contributing a minimum of 6% of their ordinary time earnings.
We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive workplace where diverse styles, backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, encouraged, and respected. People from diverse backgrounds (including but not limited to, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, people with diverse gender identities and sexualities, people from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people with disability, and veterans) are encouraged to apply
All successful candidates are required to undergo drug and alcohol testing as part of the recruitment process. Please be aware Townsville City Council has a 'zero tolerance' policy to drugs and alcohol in the workplace.
If you need any adjustments to be made to the recruitment process or if you would like to discuss any accessibility requirements, please contact
or phone for a confidential discussion.
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