Plumbing Inspector

Why work with us?

At Council, we’re proud of our region. We collaborate with community to achieve truly sustainable outcomes, enhance our enviable lifestyle, and create award-winning places and spaces that are uniquely Sunshine Coast. So, if you love it here as much as we do, and you want to shape our region for the future – you’ll want to join our team!

With the vision to be Australia’s most sustainable region - Connected. Liveable. Thriving, our region is a model of sustainability, where caring for our environment, creating vibrant communities and growing our local economy is a way of life.

About the Role

The Development Services Branch plays a vital role in enabling sustainable growth across the Sunshine Coast by partnering with industry and the community to deliver efficient, customer-focused development services. Covering planning, engineering, environment, building and plumbing, the branch is at the forefront of shaping a region recognised globally for its commitment to sustainability, liveability, and balanced development.

As a Plumbing Inspector, you will deliver high-quality inspection, assessment and advisory services to ensure plumbing and drainage systems meet legislative and regulatory requirements. This role is critical to maintaining public health, protecting environmental values, and supporting safe, compliant development. You’ll work across a wide range of applications and stakeholders, making every day varied, impactful, and professionally rewarding.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess hydraulic designs, applications, and conduct compliance inspections
• Provide technical advice to internal teams, contractors and stakeholders
• Investigate plumbing and drainage compliance issues and statutory breaches
• Prepare approvals, reports, records and documentation to support decisions

This position is based at  Sunshine Coast City Hall, in the heart of Maroochydore CBD. This state of the art and sustainable building is designed to achieve an innovative and collaborative workspace.

About you

• You hold a current plumbing and drainage licence and bring extensive industry experience, with strong technical knowledge across plumbing systems and standards.
• You confidently interpret and apply relevant legislation, codes, and standards to ensure compliance and high-quality outcomes in all aspects of your work.
• You build positive relationships with stakeholders at all levels, delivering clear advice with professionalism, sound judgement, and a customer-focused approach.
• You thrive working both independently and within a team, contributing to continuous improvement and maintaining a high standard of service delivery.

Our Culture & Employee Benefits

Council is committed to creating an inclusive, culturally diverse, healthy, skilled and dedicated workplace culture. As an employee you will enjoy a range of benefits and working styles to suit you:

• Wellbeing: Your wellbeing is important to us therefore we offer several different initiatives such as discounted health related memberships, fitness passport, employee assistance program and development opportunities. 
• Flexibility: We know it is important to balance life and work; therefore, we offer flexible working including a 9-day fortnight and a hybrid WFH model that help you be your best.
• Extras: Those extras make a difference therefore we offer salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation, smartphones and devices.

How to apply

Your written application should include:

• A 1-2 page cover letter demonstrating your ability to fulfil the mandatory and desirable requirements on the Position Profile. Keep the key responsibilities in mind when addressing these criteria; and
• A current resume or curriculum vitae.

Once you have these two documents ready, click ‘Apply Now’ and follow the prompts to complete your application.

Further Information

Helpful information to assist you in completing your application is available on the Sunshine Coast Council website.

To learn more about Council’s vision and projects, you can view the Corporate Plan 2025-2030.

For specific enquiries contact Allan Stenhouse during business hours on 0455 496 329.

We're working hard to create an inclusive workplace that reflects the diverse community we serve. If you require adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to the Recruitment Team [email protected].

At Sunshine Coast Council, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background including First Nations, disability, religion and sexual orientation. To deliver the best service to our region we want a workforce that reflects the diverse community that we serve. Sunshine Coast Council strongly encourages all suitable applicants to apply for this role.