Senior Civil Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Materials Engineer

Do you want to join a team serving your community by managing critical water and sewer infrastructure? This role will provide you the opportunity to investigate, scope and develop infrastructure solutions for unique problems. We are currently seeking a range of different engineering discipline focused Senior Asset Engineers to join a growing team and if you have these skills this might be the 2025 opportunity for you!

• Work in a dynamic and service focused team
• Multiple permanent full-time engineering positions available for Civil, Electrical, Materials and Mechanical Engineering disciplines
• Vehicle Allowance 

About the role

This role will see you preparing asset management strategies, maintenance, renewal and rehabilitation programs to manage asset risks, and ensure management of whole of life costs for all Central Coast Council water supply and sewerage infrastructure assets. 

Central Coast Council owns, operates and manages three dams, 11 treatment plants, over 50 reservoirs, 350 pumping stations and nearly 5,000km of pipelines for you to plan and manage as well as undertaking planning and investigations to support an expanding annual capital program of over $100M per year. 

Reporting to the Lead Engineer Asset Management, the role of Senior Asset Engineer is responsible for identifying projects and development activities in response to operational events, scoping projects, working right through the inception, selection and preparation of business cases stages and finally to handover for construction and delivery stage, while always being on hand to provide technical guidance, mentoring and support on the management of current and future assets. 

This position is required to provide quality customer service and create value for the community.

About you

• You enjoy a challenge and navigating solutions for diverse projects in Water and Sewer asset management and development
• You enjoy being able to mentor and provide technical skills and knowledge to others in a senior capacity
• Having a work/ life balance is important to you

About us

• We provide a critical service to the community that directly impacts the health and safety of the residents and visitors to the Central Coast, while protecting the natural environment and striving to ensure a safe, sustainable future for the region
• You'll be joining a team of Water and Sewer professionals who excel at what they do
• We offer a supportive work environment with opportunities for career development
• We provide opportunities to collaborate with subject matter experts from a variety of areas across the organisation

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A degree qualification in Engineering (Civil, Electrical, Environmental or Mechanical) or related field OR demonstrated solid contemporary experience in a similar role, combined with ongoing professional development
• A current Class C Drivers Licence
• A current Construction General Induction Card (or willingness to obtain)
• Experience in asset management and planning within a water business related area with experience in project delivery 
• The ability to lead small teams or work as part of teams that consist of multi-disciplinary professionals and trades-based staff

Our position description provides more information for you to learn more about this role.

Other important information

• The salary range for this position ranges between $99.7k to $119.6k plus market loading (dependent on skills and experience for the right candidate) plus 11.5% superannuation plus 3.5% Civil Liability Allowance (in accordance with the Award) + Vehicle Allowance of $207.31 per week.
• We have permanent full-time roles available.
• This role will be able to access a 9 day fortnight.
• We are able to offer hybrid and flexible working conditions for this role - 2 days from home and 3 days onsite.
• This role is located at the Nexus Business Hub.
• Successful candidates will be required to be vaccinated for Hepatitis A and B and Tetanus.

Council may create an eligibility list from this recruitment process and may utilise this eligibility list to fill other permanent or temporary vacancies.

Extra benefits

At Central Coast Council we provide team members with a range of extras that help them balance their life when they need it. Fitness Passports give access to a range of gyms. Wellbeing leave can be accessed twice a year to tick off something that means something to you - volunteering, health check-ups. And an Employee Assistance Program that offers a range of wellbeing initiatives to help you and your immediate family.

Other extras include:

• Long service leave after 5 years of continuous service
• Free flu vaccination program
• Time provided for you to do annual skin cancer screening, Breast screen and blood donations
• Access to professional development with career development and learning programs through various platforms
• We reward and recognise our staff with our Cheers program
• Novated leasing partnerships. 

Central Coast Council is committed to the goals of equal opportunity employment. We aim to provide a work environment for our employees that fosters equity, diversity and respect.

Council is committed to providing safe environments that protect the physical, emotional, cultural and social wellbeing of children on the Central Coast.

Central Coast Council is ideally located on the northern fringe of Sydney and just an hour's drive from Newcastle, the Central Coast offers one of the best places in Australia to live and work. The Central Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in NSW, the third largest Local Government Area (LGA) in NSW and the 6th Largest LGA in Australia. 

How to apply

To lodge your application, please follow these steps:

1. Answer the on-line questions shown below.
2. Attach your resume 
3. Attach your qualifications and licences.

Once your application is successfully lodged you will receive an automated response sent to your e-mail address. If a response is not received this means that your application has not been successfully submitted and you will need to lodge another application.

If you require assistance to lodge your application please contact our Talent Acquisition team by emailing recruit@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au to discuss what reasonable adjustments you may need. If you are deaf, hearing or speech impaired, you can contact us through the National Relay Service TTY call 133 677 or Speak & Listen 1300 555 727.

Applicants who are selected for interview will be contacted by phone or e-mail. For further instructions please click here. 

You will have the ability to save your application as you go using the 'Save Application' button. You can start an application and return to it later via the automatic follow-up email once you have the time and required information at hand to finalise your application.  

If you don't have access to a computer or electronic device, you can lodge your application at any of Council's Library locations. Pre-book a free 1-hour computer timeslot by contacting your nearest library https://www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/libraries/our-branches or ask at the enquiry counter.

We will not accept unsolicited resumes or applications being presented by recruitment agencies.