Senior Stormwater Planning Engineer

We are the Asset Custodian for the City’s stormwater assets totalling over $8.2 billion worth of assets including, but not limited to over 2,800 kilometres of drainage pipe, approximately 300 kilometres of surface drains, 500+ water sensitive urban design (WSUD) assets and 1,200+ gross pollutant traps (GPT’s). Our stormwater team has substantial experience planning and delivering renewals from minor localised drainage to major projects including large culvert crossings, bridges, and significant stormwater network upgrades. Working in this team will provide you mentorship opportunities to improve technical knowledge, learn from specialists in other disciplines and grow as an Engineer.

We coordinate and deliver strategic and tactical asset management planning, asset information and data management and contributed asset review and acceptance functions for the Department.

About the role: We are seeking an experienced Senior Stormwater / Civil Engineer who will contribute their expertise and operate with autonomy and limited direction from management. You will provide technical advice and assistance to operations and maintenance teams, act as an Asset Custodian Representative in relation to the City's stormwater assets in forward planning investigations.

We’re looking for people who have:

• Advanced interpersonal skills and a strong customer focus
• Highly developed analytical, problem solving, negotiation and investigative skills to provide sound advice, options and recommendations to influence project outcomes in particular communicating water engineering findings and outcomes. This will involve preparing technical file notes / briefing notes and even Council Committee reports, attending meetings to represent the stormwater networks interests and assist where necessary on more complex matters.
• A Bachelors Degree Engineering - Civil and / or relevant equivalent experience in stormwater design
• Registered Professional Engineer Queensland (RPEQ) accreditation
• Extensive experience in stormwater design / surface water engineering ideally with some Local Government experience, utilising guidelines: the City’s Land Development Guidelines, QUDM, Austroads, TMR specifications, ARR19
• Experience in software, ArcGIS, TUFLOW, MUSIC, AutoCAD, 12d, URBS (desired but not essential)
• A commitment to undertake continuing professional development (CPD)
• Current Australian C Class unrestricted Driver Licence

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.

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.