Engineer - Projects

Careers at Council; Tweed Heads; On-site; AUD 102,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12% super

70-hour, 9 day fortnight

Training and development opportunities

Flexible work options

Job summary

Tweed Shire Council in Tweed Heads, NSW, is seeking an Engineer - Projects to support the Senior Engineer in planning and managing water and wastewater infrastructure projects, including storage, reticulation and treatment assets. The role requires professional judgment on complex issues across infrastructure types.

You will collaborate with consultants, contractors and stakeholders to achieve project outcomes and contribute to asset management while gaining exposure to diverse local government

Qualifications

• Qualified Civil Engineer with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering and eligibility for Engineers Australia or equivalent experience.
• Experience in civil engineering activities including design, construction, operation and maintenance of infrastructure assets.
• Knowledge of project and contract management with ability to contribute to delivery of engineering projects.
• Understanding of local government engineering infrastructure and asset management principles.
• Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills for stakeholder liaison and managing challenging situations.

Responsibilities

• Support planning and delivery of essential water and wastewater infrastructure projects, including treatment, storage and reticulation assets.
• Provide engineering advice and contribute to decision-making on complex infrastructure projects.
• Work with the Senior Engineer – Capital Works, consultants, contractors and stakeholders to achieve project outcomes.
• Build experience across diverse local government engineering functions and broaden skills.
• Contribute to a collaborative team environment with ongoing professional development opportunities.

Skills

Civil engineering

Project management

Contract management

Stakeholder liaison

Education

Bachelor of Civil Engineering

Job description

The Engineer - Projects position provides support for the Senior Engineer – Capital Works in the project planning and management of the delivery of water and wastewater infrastructure including storage, reticulation and treatment assets. This position requires you to make decisions and provide advice as a professional engineer on complex issues across a range of infrastructure types.

About the role:

• Support the planning and delivery of essential water and wastewater infrastructure projects, including treatment, storage and reticulation assets.
• Provide engineering advice and contribute to decision-making on a range of complex infrastructure projects and initiatives.
• Work closely with the Senior Engineer – Capital Works, consultants, contractors and other stakeholders to achieve project outcomes.
• Build experience across a diverse range of local government engineering functions, with opportunities to broaden your skills and career development.
• Contribute to a collaborative team environment while participating in ongoing professional development and learning opportunities.

What's on offer:

• a base salary ranging from $102,118 per annum with competency-based increments up to $117,528 per annum, plus 12% 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 -for more).

We are seeking:

• A qualified Civil Engineer with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering (or a related discipline) and eligibility for membership of Engineers Australia, or equivalent technical experience and expertise.
• Experience in civil engineering activities, including the design, construction, operation and maintenance of infrastructure assets.
• Knowledge of project and contract management, with the ability to contribute to the delivery of engineering projects.
• An understanding of local government engineering infrastructure and infrastructure asset management principles.
• Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to liaise effectively with a range of stakeholders and manage challenging situations.

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 anemployer of choice. Professionals Australia (Local Government Engineers’ Association) has named Council the 2021 and 2025 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 16 October 2026 at12 noon sharp(NSW time). Late applications will not be permitted.

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 willnotbe considered).
• Background screening - verifies that the information you have provided throughout the recruitment process is true and correct. 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.

Immunisations:

This position is identified as at risk of contracting vaccine-preventable/manageable diseases and as a consequence impacted employees are strongly recommended to participate in Council’s workplace vaccination program.

Thinking of relocating?Eligible applicants can access theWelcome Experience, a free NSW Government service designed to support workers and their families as they move to regional NSW.

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UnitEngineeringJob GradeJG7IndustryEngineeringEmployment TypeFull Time

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