▷ (Urgent Search) Senior Construction Engineer

Full time, maximum term role (until June 2026)

Salary: $99k to $108k + Super + Monthly RDO

Hybrid working model of 3 days in the office

About Merri-bek City Council

Merri-bek City Council is a progressive council of 175,000 residents: one community, proudly diverse. Our council area sits within the banks of the Merri Creek and the Moonee Ponds Creek, and includes Brunswick, Coburg, Fawkner, Glenroy, Gowanbrae, Hadfield, Oak Park and Pascoe Vale. Our city is vibrant and energetic, known for its active community, cultural diversity, creative industries and the arts. Our long-term vision has ambitious goals for environmental sustainability, social justice, community wellbeing, and creating great places.

Merri-bek Council strives to be a contemporary, innovative and collaborative organisation with a deep commitment to engaging and supporting the Merri-bek community. Our organisational vision is to be one team, brave and diverse, making a difference.

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive and welcoming workplace. We offer flexible and hybrid work options and genuinely care about providing our staff work/life balance.

About the role

The Senior Construction Engineer role will be responsible for the delivery of civil and drainage projects from inception to completion. This includes planning of projects, feasibility and option analysis, design procurement, engagement and management of design consultants, tendering and procurement of contractors, tender evaluations, contract administration, construction delivery, internal and external stakeholder engagement and risk analysis.

The program includes civil engineering projects, road reconstructions, drainage upgrades, integrated water management, stormwater harvesting systems, water sensitive urban design, recreational/open space projects, operations centre (depot) works and any other civil engineering projects.

Skills and experience required to perform the role

- Tertiary (Degree) qualification in Civil Engineering, enabling eligibility for Membership of the Institute of Engineers Australia.
- Required to be registered under Professional Engineers Registration Act 2019.
- Extensive experience in the supervision of contractors.
- Extensive experience in the construction of civil works.
- Local government experience in the engineering field and a sound knowledge of LPOD, OSD and WSUD principles relating to multi-unit development applications, approvals and site inspections.
- Ability to work on civil construction sites.
- Understanding of Quality Assurance.
- White/Red Card

What the role can offer

- Monthly RDO
- Extensive opportunities for training & career development
- Salary sacrifice options
- A real sense of work-life balance & flexible work options
- Employer-supported study assistance schemes
- Wellness programs

Further support offered for our staff

- Up to 20 weeks primary & up to 5 weeks secondary parental leave
- Purchase leave
- Ceremonial leave
- Gender affirmation leave
- Family violence leave

Merri-bek City Council is proudly diverse and an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, people with disability, and people from every culture, sexuality and gender identity, age and ethnic background. Merri-bek City Council is a Child Safe organisation.

Merri-bek is focused on diverse representation of the community we serve. With this we value lived experience that could contribute to the shaping of this role and in turn will continue to provide representation and growth of safe and inclusive work culture.

We encourage everyone to apply and discuss opportunities to develop your knowledge and experience. Council is committed to removing barriers and access to employment where possible at any point in the recruitment, onboarding and during your time at Council.

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