You'll see projects from inception to delivery and be able to see your impact on shaping a more sustainable future in a complex environment.
Closes next week Category: Engineering and Project Management
Location: Nambour
Type: Permanent Full-time
Salary: $111K – $130K Total Remuneration Package
Vacancy No: 5654
Why work with us? At Council, we're proud of our region. We collaborate with the community to achieve truly sustainable outcomes, enhance our enviable lifestyle, and create award-winning places and spaces that are uniquely Sunshine Coast. So, if you love it here as much as we do, and you want to shape our region for the future – you'll want to join our team!
The Design & Placemaking Services Branch plays a key role in providing coordinated expert solutions and designs to facilitate the ongoing management of our civil assets and associated services. The Branch focuses on service outcomes when deriving solutions to be delivered through assets, operations, or a combination, to satisfy the specific need or council policy/direction.
Contributing to the success of this Branch, the Design Engineer Project Officer is responsible for managing outsourced designs and external advice to identify and resolve technical issues that will affect delivery of the designs.
Primarily, you will: Manage the design of infrastructure projects and priority projects for the region.Identify project anomalies and risks by applying a due diligence approach, and implement effective risk mitigation strategies to the design.Provide proactive technical design advice (under RPEQ Supervision) to council officers.Support and supervise the allocated Civil Designers resources to deliver the designs required for the capital works program.About you As a professional in this field, you will be well-versed in strong project management experience with a focus on project development, economic analysis, and financial management. You will have demonstrated leadership skills to lead and coach other staff in the team. To be successful in this role, you will have strong time management and communication skills, as well as substantial knowledge of the relevant legislation.
As a requirement of this role, you will possess a Tertiary qualification in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Project Management, Planning, or other similar qualifications relevant to the field, along with substantial relevant experience.
Our Culture & Employee Benefits Council is committed to creating an inclusive, culturally diverse, healthy, skilled, and dedicated workplace culture. As an employee, you will enjoy a range of benefits and working styles to suit you:
Wellbeing: Your wellbeing is important to us, therefore we offer a number of different initiatives such as discounted health-related memberships, fitness passport, employee assistance program, and development opportunities.Flexibility: We know it is important to balance life and work, therefore we offer flexible working including a 9-day fortnight and a hybrid WFH model that helps you be your best.Extras: Those extras make a difference; therefore we offer salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation, smartphones, and devices. We also pay you 17.5% leave loading and generous superannuation where council will contribute 12% superannuation in addition to your 6% superannuation contribution.How to apply Your written application should include:
A 1-2 page cover letter demonstrating your ability to fulfill the mandatory and desirable requirements on the Position Profile. Keep the key responsibilities in mind when addressing this criteria; andA current resume or curriculum vitae.Once you have these two documents ready, click 'Apply Now' and follow the prompts to complete your application.
Further Information Helpful information to assist you in completing your application is available on the Sunshine Coast Council website.
For specific enquiries, contact Sudershan Kanthakadi during business hours on .
We're working hard to create an inclusive workplace that reflects the diverse community we serve. If you require adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to the Recruitment Team at .
At Sunshine Coast Council, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background including First Nations, disability, religion, and sexual orientation. To deliver the best service to our region, we want a workforce that reflects the diverse community that we serve. Sunshine Coast Council strongly encourages all suitable applicants to apply for this role.
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