Description

Are you ready to take the next step in your engineering career? We’re thrilled to offer an outstanding opportunity for a passionate and driven individual to join our dynamic Engineering Team as a Project Engineer – Civil based in our Cootamundra Office

In this full-time role, you’ll play a key part in shaping and enhancing our community’s civil infrastructure. If you have experience in civil engineering and project management, this is your chance to make a real impact—planning, delivering, and maintaining vital assets such as roads, stormwater drainage, roundabouts, footpaths, cycleways, bridges, and culverts working collaboratively with both external contractors and Council’s dedicated day-labour team.

Join us in building the future—apply now and bring your energy, expertise, and vision to our forward-thinking team!

Key responsibilities include:

Technical

1. Manage the investigation, planning survey and design of new and upgraded civil infrastructure.
2. Engage and manage external consultants to undertake conceptual and detailed design and cost estimates for major civil & building projects.
3. Plan, co-ordinate and supervise the construction and maintenance of roads, stormwater drainage, roundabouts, footpaths, cycleway, bridges, culverts and ancillary works.
4. Provide technical advice and administrative support to the Manager Engineering Services in managing Council’s civil infrastructure assets.
5. Ensure that all activities are undertaken in accordance with Council’s Work Health & Safety procedures and in accordance with the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.
6. Ensure all planning, design, construction and maintenance activities are completed on time, within the allocated budget and to Council’s and TfNSW standards and specifications as applicable.
7. Ensure compliance with NSW Local Government Act and Council’s Procurement Policy in relation to procurement and tendering of goods and services
8. Prepare tender documentation and specifications, call and evaluation tenders, make recommendations to Council following the evaluation of tenders.

Further information and a Position Description is available by contacting Council on 1300 459 689 or Council’s website www.cgrc.nsw.gov.au.

NOTE: Applicants must adequately address the Essential and Desirable Criteria contained in the Position Description. Failure to do so may result in your application not being considered.  Applicants must also include a Resume.

Requirements

Essential Criteria:

1. Tertiary qualification in Civil Engineering and/or significant and relevant experience.
2. Demonstrated experience and ability to undertake civil designs (e.g. roads, stormwater drainage, roundabouts, footpaths, cycleways).
3. Working knowledge of legislation applicable to this position and demonstrated ability to accurately interpret and apply legislation.
4. Demonstrated experience in managing project costs and controlling and developing budgets/estimates for individual projects.
5. Demonstrated knowledge of quality assurance in the construction industry.
6. Demonstrated computer skills and experience in the use of Microsoft Office, GIS mapping and CAD applications.
7. Demonstrated ability to effectively interact, liaise and negotiate with members of the public, other external parties and agencies and staff at all levels of the organisation.
8. Demonstrated written communication skills and the ability to produce clear and concise reports and correspondence to convey complex and technical information.
9. Demonstrated problem solving capabilities, and ability to contribute to the improvement of policies, work practices and procedures.
10. Demonstrated time management skills to achieve specific and set objectives within required timeframes.
11. Current Australian Driver’s Licence.
12. WHS Construction Induction (NSW White Card).

Desirable Criteria:

1. Sound knowledge of the Local Government Act 1993, NSW Roads Act and an understanding of the functions of Local Government.
2. SafeWork NSW Traffic Control Work- TCR Traffic controller.
3. SafeWork NSW Traffic Control Work- IMP- Implement Traffic Control Plans.
4. SafeWork NSW Traffic Control Work- PWZ- Prepare Work Zone.