Engineering Internship

• Assets, Design & Operations roles
• Earn while you learn from industry professionals
• October Start

The City of Ryde Council is offering the below Engineering Internships for a period of up to 6 months:

1. Engineering Assistant - Infrastructure Services | Engineering & Project Delivery x1

Principal Duties

• Contributing to Council's Works Program for all Council infrastructure assets including; roads, footpaths, bridges, seawalls, retaining walls, streetlights, bus stops, stormwater drainage, kerb & gutter and other civil infrastructure assets
• Preparing sketches for footpath expansion, road resurfacing surfacing, heavy patches and kerb & gutter repairs using GIS tools such as CADCorp SIS Mapping Software.
• Assist in the preparation of project briefs and budget estimates
• Inspecting Council assets including road pavements, kerb & gutter, footpaths, signage and line marking, etc for Asset Management Purposes. Documenting inspection findings and recording condition of assets.
• Assist in marking out for pavement investigation and heavy patching for road works, quantity calculation and estimation
• Inspecting utilities within the local government area of Ryde and reporting damaged utilities to relevant authorities
• Reporting damaged assets using Council's asset management system (i.e. TechOne, MERIT).
• Assisting Infrastructure Services with investigations related to customer requests and enquiries
• Assist in outdoor dining application site inspections
• Assist in the preparation and release of flood certificates
• Assist in the preparation of real estate pointer sign permits.

2. Engineering Assistant - Design | Engineering & Project Delivery x 1

Principal Duties

• Utilising AutoCAD Civil3D software to prepare minor designs for footpaths, kerb and gutter and driveways
• Assist the Design Section in various task, as required
• Responding to phone enquires and inspections associated with driveway designs, driveway construction and restorations
• Assisting Council Design Engineers and Surveyors with the collection of field data & the subsequent setting out for the construction of works for road, drainage, parks, playground & footpath projects
• Progressing, with experience, to more unsupervised field work & design drafting
• Surveying of residential driveways with Survey Assistants
• Letter drops preceding a Council project and courier activities
• General office duties

3. Engineering Assistant - Restoration Driveways & Civil Maintenance | Operations x 1

Principal Duties

• Review driveway design plans
• Using CAD to design driveway long sections and issue design levels to customers
• Assist Senior Coordinator Asset Restorations Driveways & Civil Maintenance in supervision of contractors undertaking restoration works and driveway construction
• Assist restorations team in proposing scope of works for restoration of infrastructure assets, primarily road pavements, footpaths and kerb & gutter
• Liaison with internal and external stakeholders in relation to Council asset restorations
• Attending to restoration enquiries by conducting necessary site inspections and reporting back to Senior Coordinator Asset Restorations Driveways & Civil Maintenance
• Other tasks as required by Council Operations Department
• General office duties.

Rate of pay:  Please note that the rate of pay for all positions is $1,042.45 per week, plus superannuation.

Culture & Benefits

• Enjoy Council's rostered day off (RDO) scheme
• Health & well-being initiatives (i.e. flu vaccinations, skin checks, fitness passport, etc.)
• Career development opportunities
• Annual Award increases and performance reviews
• A rostered day off approximately once every 3 weeks, 18 weeks paid parental leave, LSL after 5 years, and 3 extra leave days at Christmas

Apply now by completing the application questions shown below. Please note you do not need a "password" to use our on-line application system. In addition to answering the on-line application questions, you will need to attach your Resume to complete the application process.

Closing date:Wednesday, 24 September 2025 at 11:30pm

If you would like to know more, please view the position description or contact Amandeep Singh on

City of Ryde is committed to Equal Employment and Child Safety