Employment
Employment
Southern Metropolitan Regional Council Background Information -
for Job Applicants
The Regional Council provides waste management opportunities for its six member councils in Perth’s southern metropolitan area. The Regional Council has undertaken research and trials in developing its stated aim of reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill. The underlying philosophy of the Regional Council is to treat waste as a resource, maximising waste reuse. Key components of its strategy include a regional resource collection system and the construction and operation of a purpose built state of the art regional resource recovery centre designed to process the collected materials.
The challenges demand the appointment of innovative and resourceful staff with a strong commitment to waste minimisation and empathy to environmental concerns. The ability to work closely as a team is essential to achieving community participation, continuing Member Councils support, and most importantly reduction in waste to landfill at acceptable economic levels. The regional council requires staff with a shared vision and a commitment to the organisation’s mission and objectives.
The Organisation
The Southern Metropolitan Regional Council (SMRC) was established as a Regional Local Government by a constitutional agreement dated the 10th November 1991, which continues in law under the present Local Government Act 1995. The member Councils work together as a regional Local Government agreement for the purpose of better planning, managing and coordinating the removal, processing, treatment and disposal of waste. The six members comprise the Cities of Cockburn, Fremantle, Melville, and Rockingham and the Towns of East Fremantle and Kwinana. The regional population is approximately 297,000 with further growth occurring in the rapidly expanding southern municipalities.
Our service provision includes:
Governance and Corporate/statutory requirements
Financial Management
Resource Management (incls HR, Safety and Risk and Asset management)
Research and Development studies
Community Communication and Education
Business Development & Marketing
Projects - Waste Management - Regional Resource Recovery
Projects - Greenhouse Gas Abatement
Projects - Regional Greenwaste Collection
Organisational Chart
The council employs and manages approx 60 personnel (20 admin/ 40 operations).
Personnel are currently either employed by the SMRC or engaged through employment hire agencies.
The Council subscribes to the Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA) Workplace Solutions Advocate.
The Regional Resource Recovery Centre (RRRC)
The Regional Resource Recovery Centre (RRRC) in Canning Vale, Perth is managed by the Southern Metropolitan Regional Council (SMRC). The RRRC is a co-operative joint venture co-ordinated by the SMRC for four of the six member local governments of the SMRC. The participating local governments include the Cities of Cockburn, Fremantle, Melville and Town of East Fremantle.
The centre is currently receiving and processing three household waste streams:
- Waste Composting Facility (WCF) receiving and processing domestic MGB refuse to produce quality standard compost used in the agriculture sector.
- Green Waste Facility (GWF) receiving and processing green waste from participating local governments, commercial contractors and members of the public. The product is shredded into mulch available for further value-added markets.
- Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) receiving and processing recyclable materials for sale and re-use.
