Engineer - Water and Wastewater Design

4 weeks ago

Tweed Heads, Australia Tweed Shire Council Full time

We are seeking an Engineer - Water and Wastewater Design to complete investigations and detailed designs for new water and wastewater infrastructure.

In this role, you will provide support to Senior Engineers, Coordinators and Managers in a diverse range of Planning, Policy, Design, Construction, Contact Management, Project Management, and Operations areas relating to water supply and sewerage services.

The Engineer - Water and Wastewater Design is a professional position with experience and knowledge in the fields of hydraulic, water supply and sewerage conveyancing.

What's on offer:

  • A base salary ranging from $95,331 per annum with competency-based increments up to $109,716 per annum, plus 11.5% super.
  • 70-hour, 9-day fortnight.
  • Training and development opportunities.
  • Flexible work options for a healthy work/life balance.
  • Generous employment conditions (we have too many to list - click here for more).

We are seeking:

  • Bachelor of Civil Engineering or related field eligible for membership of IE Aust or substantial technical experience and competence.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills including liaison and conflict resolution.
  • Project Management skills, and the ability to manage multiple engineering design projects.

About us:

  • Located on the picturesque far North Coast of NSW, bordering the Gold Coast.
  • The Tweed is a vibrant, diverse location offering a lifestyle near the water, in a rainforest or on a farm.  
  • Tweed Shire Council is committed to employment equity and diversity and encourages applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds in both traditional and non-traditional roles.  We provide workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options. 
  • Join an employer of choice. Professionals Australia (Local Government Engineers’ Association) has named Council the 2021 Employer of Choice for our great employment practices within NSW local government. 

Where it's located:

This position is based in Tweed Heads and can be directed to work from any Council work site.

Position closes: 

Friday 8 November 2024 at 12 noon sharp (NSW time).  Late applications will not be permitted.

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Pre-Employment Screening:

Tweed Shire Council conducts pre-employment assessments as part of its recruitment process. 

Job offers are not made until screening has been completed. Tweed Shire Council uses third-party providers to undertake:

  • Pre-employment medical – some roles require a functional (physical) assessment, and all positions are subject to drug and alcohol screening (a positive test result means the recruitment process ends and your application will not be considered).
  • Background screening - verifies that the information you have provided throughout the recruitment process is true and correct.  Click here for more information.

Reference Checks are undertaken by the panel. Your 2 referees should ideally be your current and most recent supervisors.  Your referees are not contacted unless you’ve been interviewed and are a preferred candidate.

How To Apply:

You must use your own email address, and not one used previously by another person that has applied for a position with council.

Once you start your online application, you cannot save and return to it later. 

  1. Have your Resume document ready to go.
  2. Fill out all questions below. Click 'Next'. 
  3. You'll then be prompted to attach your resume and other documents (if applicable). Click 'Next'.
  4. Review your application to confirm everything is correct. Click 'Confirm' to submit your application.

If you'd like to COPY and PASTE question fields into a separate Word document to work on over time, please find them listed below:

  1. Bachelor of Civil Engineering or related field eligible for membership of IE Aust or substantial technical experience and competence.
  2. Please summarise your experience in completion of water and wastewater design works.
  3. Please outline your experience in preparing investigations, options, conceptual and detail design reports.
  4. Please outline your experience in preparing and monitoring budgets.
  5. Please provide examples of where you have previously prepared briefs, assessed quotations and administered specialist technical contracts and consultancies.

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