Division: Environment & Open Space
Business Unit: Environment & Resilience
Title: Stormwater Project Engineer, Permanent - Full-time Role, 35 hours per week
Salary Range: $108,222.23 to $125,771.99 per annum + super (subject to skills and experience) + 3.5% CLA
Who we are:
Stretching from Palm Beach to Manly, the Northern Beaches boasts more than half of all the beaches in Sydney and a population of more than 270,000. Northern Beaches Council strives to deliver the highest quality services to our community.
Join us and you’ll be part of an organisation committed to promoting sustainable growth, leading the community, protecting our environment and creating a great future for the Northern Beaches.
The Environment & Resilience Unit prepares and plans for complex environmental, sustainability and engineering programs and projects to achieve quality outcomes for the residents and environment of the Northern Beaches. The Stormwater Engineering Group within Environment & Resilience Business Unit provides both strategic and operational management for the Council's stormwater assets and delivers a large amount of capital works. The Stormwater Engineering Group is dedicated to the operational asset management of stormwater assets, ensuring they function efficiently and sustainably, playing a vital role in maintaining and improving urban infrastructure, which helps protect the environment and benefits the community. Additionally, we deliver capital works projects in accordance with our asset management plan, aiming to improve and expand our stormwater systems.
You will be working within the Stormwater Design and Delivery service of the team. Some projects that the SDD team is currently working on include the South Collaroy foreshore renewal, North Harbour catchment study, multiple drainage improvements across the LGA, and water quality Improvements at several locations, including Dee Why Beach and Brookvale Creek.
Northern Beaches Council is committed to safeguarding children and young people. Council acknowledges that protecting the safety of children and young people is a whole of community responsibility and is everyone’s business.
Working with us:
Northern Beaches Council provides a comprehensive range of benefits focused on our employees’ lifestyle, health and wellbeing, recognition and career development. In this role you’ll enjoy -
Our opportunity:
The key focus areas of this role include:
1) Project Management
Implement project management principles to initiate, monitor, control, and close projects, including WHS, risk assessment, financial reporting and communications planning, ensuring timely and effective delivery.
2) Design
Develop design briefs, oversee design consultants, and evaluate hydrologic, hydraulic, and water quality models to guide stormwater drainage designs, ensuring they adhere to Council policies, Australian standards, and best practices.
3) Delivery
Coordinate the delivery of capital works to meet timelines and budgets, including risk management, scoping, contractor management, overseeing construction works, and coordinating stakeholder and community engagement.
About you:
We’re looking for an experienced Project Engineer to join our Stormwater team. You’ll bring your knowledge and expertise about delivering complex drainage design and stormwater capital works to a team passionate about making a difference to our community.
Additional Information:
Northern Beaches Council is a diverse and inclusive employer and encourages applications from differently abled candidates. Reasonable adjustments to the workplace may be made where these are required.
If you would like to contact us to discuss your specific circumstances, please contact the hiring manager for this role. If you do not feel comfortable to do so, please contact HR Services on (02) 8495 5070.
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Northern Beaches Council,New South Wales,Australia
Northern Beaches Council,New South Wales,Australia
