Engineering Compliance Officer

City-of-Gold-Coast; Gold Coast City; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid work options

Personal and professional development

Fitness facilities access

Counselling sessions

Nutritionist and financial advice

Job summary

City of Gold Coast is seeking an Engineering Compliance Officer to provide specialist expertise in assessing, approving, and ensuring compliance of water, recycled water, and wastewater infrastructure. This role involves site inspections, review of construction methods, and cross-team collaboration to uphold approvals and standards.

Key tasks include managing non-standard connections, live works, and bypass arrangements, plus input into standards and best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent knowledge.
• Extensive knowledge of design and construction of water and sewer assets.
• Strong knowledge of the SEQ D&C Code and its requirements.
• Understanding of WHS Act, Environmental Protection Act, and Water Act 2000.
• Understanding of development planning and approval processes.
• Experience with quality management systems (9001, 14001, HACCP, 4801).
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation and communication skills.
• Ability to interpret and apply legislation, policies and procedures.
• Team oriented with ability to build relationships across levels.
• Ability to engage with all users of water, recycled water and sewer networks.
• High level technical expertise with influencing and negotiation skills.
• Experience in office, construction site and client premises.
• C Class Driver’s Licence (Unrestricted)
• General Construction Induction White Card

Responsibilities

• Assess development applications and apply compliance conditions for water, recycled water, and wastewater services.
• Manage non-standard water and sewer connections, including live works, shutdowns, and bypass arrangements.
• Review and approve construction methodologies, QA documentation, commissioning, and As-Constructed data.
• Conduct site inspections and resolve design or construction conflicts to ensure compliance with approvals and standards.
• Provide technical input into standards, products, and best-practice outcomes with cross-team collaboration.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation

Oral and written communication

Team collaboration

Legislation interpretation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Quality management systems (ISO 9001, 14001, HACCP, 4801)

Job description

The Engineering, Design and Standards Branch is responsible for infrastructure engineering, design, survey, specifications, asset standards, electrical infrastructure and contributed assets across all customer and community facing infrastructure classes.

About the role

We are seeking an Engineering Compliance Officer to provide specialist technical expertise in the assessment, approval, and compliance of water, recycled water, and wastewater infrastructure.

Key responsibilities include:

• Assess development applications and apply compliance conditions for water, recycled water, and wastewater services
• Manage non-standard water and sewer connections, including live works, shutdowns, and bypass arrangements
• Review and approve construction methodologies, QA documentation, commissioning, and As-Constructed data
• Conduct site inspections and resolve design or construction conflicts to ensure compliance with approvals and standards
• Provide technical input into standards, products, and best-practice outcomes, working collaboratively across teams

We’re looking for people who have:

• Bachelor’s degree of Civil or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent knowledge
• Substantial knowledge and/or experience in the design and construction of all facets of water and sewer assets
• Substantial knowledge of the SEQ D&C Code and the requirements within
• Knowledge and understanding of legislation and by-laws including: Workplace Health and Safety Act and relevant Code of Practice, Environmental Protection Act, Water Act 2000
• Knowledge and understanding of the development planning and approval process, the conditions and their application
• Knowledge and experience using quality management systems, including 9001, 14001, HACCP and 4801.
• Demonstrates a high level of interpersonal, negotiation, oral and written communication skills including an ability to articulate complex issues in a changing environment.
• Ability to interpret and apply relevant legislation, policies and procedures
• Ability to work productively in a team environment and to foster good relationships with other team members and all levels of management
• Ability to engage with all users of water, recycledwaterand sewer networks in a positive manner
• High levelof technicalexpertise, with strong influencing, interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work in an office environment, on a construction site and in a customer’s premises.
• C Class Drivers Licence Unrestricted
• General Construction Induction White Card

Be part of shaping the Gold Coast’s future

The Gold Coast is inspired by lifestyle and driven by opportunity. We are the second largest Council in Australia.

We care about being the most flexible government organisation in Australia. We have a range of benefits to help you create the right balance:

• Flexible work arrangements to suit your lifestyle, including hybrid/work from home options, flexible working hours and locations
• Personal and professional development courses
• Access to 350+ fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
• 4 free confidential counselling sessions a year for you or an immediate family member
• 1 free nutritionist and financial advice session per year

We pride ourselves on our shared mission of being a high-performing, customer-focused organisation which delivers value-for-money services to the community.

Closing Date

Monday, 26 October 2026 at 11:59pm AEDT

Our selection process may include a one-way video interview via Criteria, a face-to-face or virtual interview via Microsoft Teams, reference checks via Xref and additional checks including police checks, employment history checks, qualification checks, pre-employment medical reviews and drug and alcohol testing.

We’re committed to creating a diverse workplace and inclusive culture. We take pride in people who align with our high-performance principles. We believe that the diverse makeup of our workforce reflects the community we serve. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences and identities, and encourage candidates to discuss any support or adjustments they may need throughout the recruitment process.