Water Sensitive Urban Design

**Job No**:BC3378**

**Location**:Blacktown, NSW**
**Blacktown City is a growing and thriving city, located halfway between Sydney City and the Blue Mountains. With 450,000 residents, we are the largest and most diverse city in NSW, spread across 54 suburbs. Blacktown City is vibrant, dynamic and multicultural, home to a large First Nations community and people from more than 180 different birthplaces and languages.

With $24.8 billion regional economy, Blacktown City is also home to 35,000 businesses. Working at Blacktown City Council provides widespread, exciting professional opportunities. Our Council is leading the transformation of Blacktown City and Western Sydney. We are implementing a vision for a modern city, full of opportunity for our residents and businesses.

Our Council is led by highly skilled and experienced professionals, working with talented and passionate teams across a diverse range of business units. We are delivering high quality, customer-focused services, experiences, and facilities, and leading a program of strategic planning, activity and investment.

**About the opportunity**

We are seeking an experienced and self-motivated professional passionate about WSUD asset management to join our team on a term contract, full-time basis for up to 4 years.

Key responsibilities include:

- conducting field inspections
- assessing asset condition and risk
- refining handover processes
- driving continuous improvement.

You will collaborate closely with the Asset Engineer to support renewal forecasting, maintenance planning, and budget submissions.

**Qualifications and experience**

**Essential**:

- Tertiary qualifications in civil or environmental engineering, or TAFE Certificate of trade or equivalent in a relevant field
- Experience in the construction and maintenance of WSUD assets
- Demonstrated experience in the establishment, handover and maintenance of WSUD assets
- Demonstrated experience in the interpretation of WSUD design and specifications
- Demonstrated ability to work with key stakeholders to solve problems
- Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
- Demonstrated interpersonal skills with an ability to work in a team environment
- Demonstrated commitment to customer service
- Class C driver’s licence.

**Desirable**:

- Relevant local government experience
- Experience in the use of ESRI GIS software
- Availability to work flexible working hours
- Understanding and demonstrated experience in asset collection, risk management and condition assessment
- Staff and contractor supervision experience
- WorkCover approved General Induction for Construction Work in NSW
- Experience in TechnologyOne including CiAnywhere.

**Remuneration and benefits**

The salary and conditions of employment are in accordance with Blacktown City Council’s Enterprise Agreement.
- Entry level for this position starts at $1,679.52 per week, plus an additional 10.32% per week as per Council’s flexibility agreement
- 41-hour working week
- Rostered Day Off (RDO) every fortnight
- Employee benefits such as leave entitlements (where applicable), 12% employer contribution payable to your nominated superannuation fund, Fitness Passport, gym membership discounts, and social clubs.

**Our commitment to safety**

Blacktown City Council is committed to safety. We have introduced alcohol and other drug testing at the pre-employment phase, and via a series of random and cause testing.

We are a child safe organisation that supports and promotes the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children.
- Have your resume and any other relevant documentation ready to attach.

Best of luck.

**Closing date: Friday 7 November 2025, 11.59 pm**

**Contact officer: Dilip Tiwari on 9839 5941**

**Internal ref: Term contract - up to 4 years