Water Infrastructure Engineering Manager

Lismore City Council; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive remuneration

Flexible work options

Employee Assistance

Health & Wellbeing Programs

Training & development opportunities

Gym and pool facilities

Job summary

Lismore City Council in Australia is seeking a Manager Engineering (Water) to lead strategic planning, design and delivery of water, sewer and urban stormwater infrastructure, ensuring safe, sustainable services for the community. You will oversee capital projects, provide technical leadership, manage budgets and contracts, and guide development applications.

A Chartered Engineer or eligibility, and extensive water utilities experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Civil or Environmental Engineering or a related discipline.
• Chartered Engineer status or eligibility to attain engineering certification with Engineers Australia, or equivalent engineering body.
• Extensive experience in water, sewerage and stormwater planning and operations.
• Strong knowledge of relevant legislation, standards and codes e.g. WSAA, Australian Drinking Water Guidelines, NSW EPA regulations, NSW regulatory and assurance framework for local water utilities.
• Technical proficiency commensurate with a diverse water, sewerage and stormwater infrastructure-base.
• NSW Class C Driver Licence.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop multidisciplinary teams, Strategy, Planning & Investigation, and Capital Delivery.
• Develop strategies for infrastructure development and the continued provision of services to our distributed and growing community.
• Oversee planning, design and delivery of capital investment projects for water, sewerage and urban stormwater infrastructure.
• Provide technical leadership to achieve effective long-term planning, prudent capital investment profiles, and rigorous design and construction management oversight.
• Manage budgets, procurement, contracts and contractor performance for water, sewerage and urban stormwater infrastructure.
• Manage engineering input into development applications and subdivision approvals.
• Develop and implement policies, procedures, and service improvements to enhance efficiency and customer experience, and support assessment teams with interpretation and application of required standards.

Skills

Civil Engineering

Environmental Engineering

Chartered Engineer status

Water & sewerage planning

NSW Class C Driver Licence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering

Job description

Lismore City Council in Australia is seeking a Manager Engineering (Water) to lead strategic planning, design and delivery of water, sewer and urban stormwater infrastructure, ensuring safe, sustainable services for the community. You will oversee capital projects, provide technical leadership, manage budgets and contracts, and guide development applications.

A Chartered Engineer or eligibility, and extensive water utilities experience are essential.