About the role
In this role, you will lead the Infrastructure Drainage team responsible for developing and implementing innovative and effective policies, strategies, plans and practices for effective management of the City’s civil infrastructure.

Work type: Permanent Full Time
Classification: Band 8 $115,035-$127,911 pa plus super

Key responsibilities include:

Undertake a mentoring/coaching role that shares technical knowledge and experience with respect to civil infrastructure, with other engineers and officers.
Adherence to and advancement of all Council’s policies and procedures as relevant to this position and teams.
Actively contribute to the personal development of each member of the Infrastructure Unit to achieve optimum performance, operational and professional goals.
Responsible for the development, prioritisation and handover of civil infrastructure work for translation into The City’s future works program and subsequent close out.
Accountable for the financial monitoring and reporting of the units Capital Works program along with the preparation and development of any business cases and financial reports as needed.

About you
To be successful in this role, you will have a Tertiary qualification in Civil Engineering, enabling certification as a Registered Professional Engineer and extensive experience in Civil Engineering at a senior level, including several years in the field of road and drainage engineering.

Essential Experience:

Demonstrated experience working with professional/technical staff, consultants and contractors, managers, and stakeholders to resolve high priority, and often sensitive and complex matters.
Demonstrates a high level of knowledge and leadership in the civil construction industry.
Excellent communication skills, including influencing and negotiating, rapport building, and report writing.
Demonstrated experience in investigation, analysis and selection of roads and drainage treatment options, assessment and analysis to ensure service delivery is optimised.
Ability to analyse complex and significant road and drainage issues and think laterally to come up with innovative and efficient solutions.

If this sounds like the role for you, then click apply now!

Child Safety Responsibilities
We are committed to being a child-safe organisation and have zero-tolerance for child abuse. We have specific policies, procedures, and mandatory training in place to support employees, volunteers, and contractors to achieve and adhere to these commitments.

Diversity and Inclusion
At the City, we want a workforce that reflects the community we live in. We welcome and embrace everyone, all people with their own unique experiences, and support and encourage all our employees to do their best work, have equal access to opportunities and a just working environment.

A career with us
We support accessibility and encourage discussions about any adjustments or support you may need during the recruitment process. We offer:

Salary sacrificing and novated lease options
Cultural and ceremonial leave
Study leave
Paid parental leave (16 weeks primary and six weeks secondary) and superannuation payments on all 52 weeks primary parental leave
IVF, surrogate and miscarriage bereavement leave
Training and career development opportunities
A healthy and safe environment
Our employee wellbeing program
Corporate membership rates at Swim Sport and Leisure facilities
Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning

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