Design engineer Jobs in Australia

A career with Bega Valley Shire Council offers the opportunity to engage in meaningful and diverse work that supports the vibrant communities of the south-east corner of NSW.

Nestled between rolling hills and some of the state's most stunning beaches, this region is home to a variety of people who enjoy both rural and coastal living.

As an AR Bluett Award winning Council, we are proud of our dedicated and talented team, whose efforts make our success possible.

With a workforce of over 350, we provide essential services to our communities, including libraries, customer service, finance, children's services, engineering, project management, road maintenance, water management, environment, parks, gardens, and town centres.

We offer a range of employment benefits to support our staff, which may include : Rostered days off Flexible work arrangements Salary packaging The Opportunity We have an opportunity for a technical individual to undertake a range of engineering activities including pre-construction, design, implementation, and finalisation of projects; civil, public domain and structures.

As a Design Engineer, you will be responsible for undertaking the design and documentation of civil infrastructure, public domain works, and structures for BVSC, while also inspecting works carried out by contractors and the Works Team to ensure compliance with approved designs and specifications.

You will maintain accurate project documentation in line with the Project Management Reporting Framework and stay up to date with current best-practice design and project delivery methodologies.

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About You We are seeking an individual who holds a degree-level qualification in engineering or related discipline degree and has demonstrated experience in project, consultant and contractor management.

You will have the following skills and experience; Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the scoping, investigation, survey and design of civil works projects.

Two (2) years' experience (indicative).

High level written and verbal communication skills including the ability to liaise and negotiate effectively with internal and external stakeholders Demonstrated high-level experience in computer-aided design (CAD) such as Autocad, Civil Cad and Civil 3D (Demonstrated through holding a recognised computer-aided design course qualification or 5 years' experience – indicative).

Benefits This is a permanent full time position working 35 hours per week.

The total remuneration package for this position commences at $111,

• gross per annum, comprising of : $1,
• per week base salary $
• per week superannuation (calculated at 12%) Additional benefits for this position include : Leaseback vehicle Rostered day off scheme (nine day fortnight) Annual Award salary increases and performance reviews Salary packaging program (SmartSalary) Wellbeing Initiatives – Fitness Passport, Employee Assistance Program, Telus Health App, social club, health monitoring and annual flu vaccinations.

For further information on this position, please contact Brenton Blair - Technical Services Coordinator on

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Applicants must have the right to work in Australia and address the advertised selection criteria demonstrating their suitability for the role.

This position requires applicants to be suitably immunised in line with recommendations from the Australian Immunisation Handbook, mandated Public Health Orders and / or Councils Immunisation Procedure.

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