Division/Section: Infrastructure and Operations / Property Fleet and Emergency Management
Position Type: Permanent Full Time (9 day fortnight, 36.25 hours/week)
Salary Range: Base Salary $103,497 - $109,840 per annum + super
Location: Local Disaster Coordination Centre - Garbutt
Application Close: 11:45pm, Sunday 12 April 2026
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.
Qualifications And Experience
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.
For Further Information Review The Position Description.
Townsville City Council is the largest local government authority in Northern Australia. We're committed to supporting our people through a strong focus on work–life balance, a positive and inclusive culture, and a shared passion for making a meaningful impact in our community.
We have a range of benefits that confirm this commitment:
5 weeks annual leave + 17.5% leave loading 3 weeks Personal/Carers Leave 14 weeks paid Parental Leave Domestic and Family Violence Leave Natural Disaster Leave Annual wage progression Up to *13.5% Superannuation employer contribution for contributing members Salary Sacrifice opportunities Access to a range of learning and development opportunities, including on-the-job learning and formal training programs Fitness Passport program offering discounted membership to selected health and wellbeing 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.
Contact Person: Zac (Team Manager)
Contact Email: (for position enquiries only)
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 require your resume which should confirm any licences and qualifications your hold.
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 07 4727 9004 for a confidential discussion.
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Attachments
Corporate Fire and Security Advisor_PD.pdf