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About this Position:
The Lead Strategic Engineer - Water is responsible for providing high-level technical, strategic, and leadership direction to guide Council's long-term infrastructure and water management planning. The role's primary function is to ensure that engineering decisions, asset management practices, and capital investments across all infrastructure and waste services are strategically aligned with Council's long term plans, community needs, sustainability goals, and legislative requirements.
What We can offer you:
- Attractive salary.
- Flexible work options working within operational requirements/access to a nine day fortnight.
- Employee Assistance and Health & Wellbeing Programs.
- Training and development opportunities.
- Discounted membership to a range of gym and pool facilities.
What we trust you to deliver:
- Demonstrated experience and ability to lead a team aligned to the provision of water, wastewater and stormwater services that accounts for current and future community needs.
- Extensive experience in integrated planning and reporting for local water utilities in a regional context.
- Proven ability to develop, implement, and review long-term capital investment plans.
- Demonstrated skills in scenario development, data analysis, and evidence-based decision-making that balances risk management and the provision of critical services.
- Strong knowledge of NSW local government planning frameworks, reporting frameworks, and regulatory compliance requirements.
- Familiarity with relevant Australian Standards, WSAA codes, and water industry legislation.
- Commitment to sustainability, innovation, and integrated water management principles.
- Leadership experience in mentoring and developing staff within a local government environment
What you will need to be successful:
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Civil or Environmental Engineering (or related discipline).
- Postgraduate qualifications in engineering are desirable.
- Project Management qualifications, or suitable demonstrated experience, are highly regarded
- Membership of an appropriate professional institute e.g. Engineers Australia, Australian Water Association.
- General Construction Induction Card (White card)
- Current Class C Driver’s Licence
Full position description:
Full Time: 70 hours per fortnight
Salary: From $118,484 to $136,257 per annum + 3.5% Civil Liability Allowance + superannuation
Closing date: Monday 31 August at 9:00am.
Contact: If you want to know more about this opportunity, Kimberley Taylor, Manager Engineering on 0487 110 612.
Conditions of Employment: Conditions of employment are in the Local Government (State) Award and relevant Council policy, procedures and agreements.
Pre-employment Screening: Prior to employment, there will be a series of pre-employment checks that will include health assessments (such as functional fitness, audio, drug testing), validation of right to work in Australia, validation of qualifications and licences, criminal history checks, psychometric assessments and referee checks.
Immunisation Program: Council has an immunisation program to provide employees with vaccinations against known health risks associated with their respective duties and to identify any exposure to products that may affect an employee's health, fitness and wellbeing. This position has been identified as a risk to the employee and as such the successful applicant/s will be required to participate in the immunisation program and it is the applicant's responsibility to have undertaken relevant immunisation/s prior to commencement with Council.
We care about people as individuals and are committed to diversity, inclusion, and new ways of working. We encourage applications from people of any age, gender, ethnicity, cultural background, faith, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity.
