Gold Coast City Council
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    Company overview

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    Gold Coast City Council

    Primary location

    135 Bundall Road, Bundall QLD 4217
    City of Gold Coast (the City) remains the second largest local government in Australia, based on the Gold Coast's estimated resident population. The City employs more than 3200 staff. The City provides a range of services, organisations, activities and facilities for residents and visitors to enjoy. This section of the website provides information on the history of the City, the current structure, reports, rates and finances along with important information for current and future City suppliers.Source: this is an extract from the company's own website

    Reviews overview

    3.437 ratings in total
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    78%
    Rate salary as high or average
    68%
    Employees recommend this employer to friends

    What’s it like working at Gold Coast City Council?

    AI summary of recent reviews

    Employees at Gold Coast City Council appreciate the great location and work/life balance offered. They enjoy the people they work with and the overall culture and team environment. There is also a variety of work and great opportunities available.

    However, there are some potential challenges, such as issues with management, navigating the bureaucracy and political environment, efforts to change the culture and adopt new expectations, communication of policies across the large organisation, and limited opportunities for career progression in certain roles or areas.

    Recent reviews

    1.0
    mechanical supervisor
    Jun 2021
    Less than 1 year in the role, current employee
    short sighted financial planning
    The good thingsworking close to home and in a great area of the gold coast
    The challengeshaving to sell the idea to your staff that's in financially better for the business to contract a lot of their work out and down size the team structure
    1.0
    Electrician
    May 2020
    Poor management making poor decisions.
    The good thingsHigh number of skilled trade personnel with a broad range of knowledge.
    The challengesDealing with a top heavy management structure and the perception of being a “council worker”.
    5.0
    Safety advisor contractor
    Mar 2020
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Great internal structure.
    The good thingsGreat opportunities. Understanding of work / life balance
    The challengesOld culture, trying to adopt new expectations
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