Job Vacancy 19/11 – Design Office Coordinator

Burdekin Shire Council is seeking applications for a Design Office Coordinator to lead the Council’s Engineering Design section in the provision of design and drafting related to roads and drainage, water supply and sewerage.

The Position

The key responsibilities include:

Manage internal and contracted design projects.Provide technical assistance and advice for Council’s Water and Wastewater services.Provide direction to Design and Supervision teams to carry out survey, design, and construction of works for the Department.Process and report on applications, submissions and working documents, relating to infrastructure development including town planning, reconfigurations, building and plumbing as they relate to operations.Ensuring that customer requests/complaints in respect of provision of the Department’s services and the undertaking of its works are promptly actioned.Provision of leadership and direction to the Design Office staff.Assist in the preparation and co-ordination of the engineering works programs both within the section and in relation to associated areas and to control works within budgetary limits.Provide technical assistance to the Asset Management Unit for the management of Council infrastructure assets.

The Person

The successful applicant will possess the following attributes at a minimum:

Tertiary qualifications in Civil Engineering.Demonstrated experience in managing design related projects.Demonstrated experience in leading and managing a team of employees.Current “C” Class driver’s licence.

Applicants should familiarise themselves with the entire position description.

The applicable salary is to a ceiling of Level 7 ($100,096pa) with the commencing salary dependent upon the skills and experience of the successful applicant.

Application packages are available from the Human Resources Office on (07) 4783 9800 or you can download the application package using the following link.

Applications for 19/11 – Design Office Coordinator should include:

A cover letterA current resumeStatements addressing the selection criteria found in the Position Description.

Applications can be submitted using one of the following methods:

Email – Mail – Confidential Application No. 19/11, PO Box 974, Ayr Qld 4807

Applications close on Tuesday, 12 March 2019 at 5.00pm. Word or PDF format is preferable.

For further information please contact Kevin Byers – Manager Technical Services on (07) 4783 9800.