Senior Engineer - Developments

Tweed Shire Council; Murwillumbah; On-site; AUD 124,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary + 12% super

9 day fortnight

Lease back vehicle

Training & development

Flexible work options

Generous employment conditions

Job summary

Tweed Shire Council is seeking a qualified Civil Engineer to lead development engineering assessment and infrastructure delivery from its Murwillumbah base. Provide specialist advice to staff, developers and stakeholders, and mentor the engineering team to ensure compliant, high-quality outcomes.

The role offers a base salary with increments, 70-hour 9-day fortnight, lease-back vehicle, and flexible work options to support work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) required and eligible for Associate or higher membership with Engineers Australia.
• Substantial experience in development engineering assessment, certification and infrastructure delivery.
• Experience in assessing complex subdivision and development infrastructure and related standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist engineering advice to staff, developers, applicants, Councillors and community.
• Mentor engineering and technical staff; undertake peer reviews and knowledge sharing.
• Support succession planning and business continuity across the Unit.

Skills

Development engineering

Infrastructure delivery

Subdivision works

Stakeholder engagement

Technical reports

Engineering standards

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)

Job description

About The Role

Use your civil engineering expertise to help deliver compliant, sustainable and high-quality development outcomes for the Tweed community.

As a senior technical leader, you will provide specialist engineering advice to staff, developers, consultants, applicants, Councillors, the community and internal stakeholders. You will also mentor engineering and technical staff, undertake peer reviews and support knowledge sharing, succession planning and business continuity across the Unit.

If you are a capable civil engineering professional who combines sound technical judgement with clear communication and a collaborative leadership style, we would welcome your application.

What's On Offer

• a base salary ranging from $123,791 per annum with performance-based increments up to $137,643 per annum, plus 12% super
• 70-hour, 9 day fortnight
• Fully maintained lease back vehicle option
• training and development opportunities
• flexible work options for a healthy work/life balance
• generous employment conditions (we have too many to list - )

We are seeking

• A qualified Civil Engineer with a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil), eligibility for Associate or higher membership with Engineers Australia, and substantial experience in development engineering assessment, certification and infrastructure delivery.
• Demonstrated expertise in assessing complex engineering designs, subdivision works and development infrastructure, with a strong understanding of engineering standards and best practice.
• Extensive experience in the inspection, assessment and certification of civil infrastructure construction within subdivision and development environments.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to prepare technical reports, provide specialist advice, and effectively negotiate and resolve complex issues.
• Knowledge of Local Government development engineering, infrastructure delivery and statutory approval processes highly regarded.

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 an employer 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 Murwillumbah, and can be directed to work from any Council work site.

Position closes

Friday 18 September 2026 at 12 noon sharp (NSW time). Late applications will not be permitted.

TIPS for Addressing the Selection Criteria

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 will not be considered).
• Background screening - verifies that the information you have provided throughout the recruitment process is true and correct.

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.

Thinking of relocating?

• Eligible applicants can access the Welcome Experience , a free NSW Government service designed to support workers and their families as they move to regional NSW.

Selection Criteria

If you'd like to COPY and PASTE question fields into a separate Word document to work on over time, please find them listed below:

• Why are you interested in working at Tweed Shire Council, and what excites you most about this particular opportunity?
• Do you hold a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)? Please provide details of your experience and high-level competence in development engineering assessment, certification and infrastructure delivery.
• Describe your experience in assessing and determining complex subdivision and development applications.
• Provide details of a complex infrastructure project that you have inspected, certified and/or managed through construction to completion.
• Describe a situation where you were required to manage competing stakeholder interests or resolve a complex conflict relating to a development or infrastructure project.
• Provide an example demonstrating your ability to provide senior technical leadership, specialist engineering advice and mentoring within a development engineering environment.