Coordinator Development

• Permanent Full-Time opportunity available (9 day fortnight)
• Advanced IT technical systems integration experience, with an additional 10+ years relevant industry experience.
• LGO8 ($119,326 - $134,802 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

This role operates within a genuinely varied technical environment, ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex problems across multiple platforms rather than being confined to a single product or codebase. The position leads, shapes, and uplifts development capability by influencing solution design, integration patterns, digital engineering practices, and platform governance across a growing digital ecosystem. It combines meaningful community impact with strong work–life balance through a 9‑day fortnight, while providing leadership over a multidisciplinary team, close collaboration with business stakeholders, and oversight of a diverse delivery pipeline spanning projects, continuous improvement, platform enhancements, and operational transitions.

Our Ideal Candidate Will Have

P rofessional Experience

• 10+ years of experience in software development, systems integration, or similar technical domains
• 5+ years leading development teams, technical specialists, or digital engineering functions
• Practical hands‑on experience with one or more of:
• Power Platform
• ServiceNow
• ESRI / spatial tools
• Enterprise integration, scripting, APIs, automation tooling

Leadership

• Proven ability to coach and uplift development teams
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement abilities
• A collaborative mindset with a drive for continuous improvement
• Ability to balance strategic guidance with hands‑on technical leadership

Delivery

• A strong ability to act as a technical conduit between delivery, strategy, and operations
• Providing specialist advice, translating / transitioning work to IT operations
• Building team capacity / capability in adapting and servicing current and new technologies in a complex technical 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 which should confirm any licences and qualifications your hold.

For Further Information Review The Position Description.

Closing Date: 11.45pm, Wednesday 24 June 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 [email protected] or phone 07 4727 9004 for a confidential discussion.

Attachments

• N03124_Coordinator Development_PD.pdf