Coordinator Engineering Design and Compliance

Job TypeFull Time
- Position Description

**Permanent Full Time**

**$120,268.60 - $133,062.87 pa (plus 11% super and annual pay increases)**

**Flexible working arrangements available including flexitime & WFH**

**Who we are**:
The Surf Coast Shire Council oversees the picturesque region of Surf Coast Shire in Victoria, Australia. Responsible for a variety of crucial functions, Council ensures the well-being and prosperity of its residents and businesses. This includes upholding local laws and regulations, managing essential infrastructure like roads and parks, and providing vital community services such as family and youth programs. Council plays a pivotal role in planning and development, guiding sustainable growth while preserving the region's natural beauty. We actively support economic development initiatives, fostering local businesses and promoting tourism to stimulate the local economy.

**Your New Career**:
This role sits within Council’s Assets and Engineering Department and will lead a small team focused on the following tasks:

- delivering quality civil designs for inhouse and external construction projects
- quality control of civil construction projects including new subdivisions
- ensuring works within Council’s road reserves, including nature strips, are delivered to an acceptable standard
- ensuring the contractor managing Council’s quarry meets its contractual and legislative requirements.

**What you will bring to the Role**:
We are currently looking for a Coordinator Engineering Design and Compliance who is a compassionate and dedicated person and is driven to making a positive impact on the lives of our local community members and their families.

To be successful in this role you will have:

- strong engineering knowledge
- to be able to lead a multi-discipline team
- strong budget management skills
- strong communication skills.

**Key Selection Criteria**:
**Mandatory Qualifications and Experience**:

- Degree in Civil Engineering or similar qualification
- Be a Registered Professional Engineer in accordance with the Professional Engineers Registration Act 2019
- Protocol skills and knowledge developed through a minimum of five or more years’ experience in a similar role
- Experience managing a group of senior professional engineers and technical officers, including mentoring and coaching
- Demonstrated track record of liaising with a variety of stakeholders including community, contractors and other agencies
- Ability to manage one’s own time effectively and efficiently to achieve desired workload outputs.
- Holder of a current Victorian Drivers License
- A current Working With Children Check
- You have the permanent right to live and work in Australia
- Police Check results that are suitable for this position (will be arranged by Surf Coast Shire Council). A complete international criminal history check is required if the person has worked or lived overseas for any period of time OR a complete national criminal history check is required if the person has only ever worked in Australia.

**Desirable Qualifications and Experience**
- Experience in a similar position in Local Government environment
- Experience in Quarry extraction industry.

**What you’ll love working with us**:
We recognise that our employees play a vital role in creating an innovative, safe, respectful and supportive workplace, living our values and delivering exceptional services to our thriving community. Our Council is committed to providing a workplace culture of equity, inclusion and diversity that eliminates all forms of discrimination, harassment and bullying.

There are numerous social activities throughout the year available as well as the benefits of:

- Flexible working arrangements including working from home and flexi time options, RDOs
- Employee Assistance Program and award-winning staff wellbeing program
- Career development and learning opportunities, we help our people grow
- Purchase of additional annual leave
- Free onsite parking
- Leave loading.

**For More Information**:
More information on the role accountabilities, and the key selection criteria can be found in the position description above.

If you believe you have the knowledge, skills and experience to fulfil this role and would like further information, please contact **John Bertoldi, Manager Assets and Engineering** on **5261 0600.**

**How to apply**:
Applications are to be in Word or PDF format and should include a:

- cover letter
- statement addressing the selection criteria
- copy of your resume.