Senior Public Domain Engineer

Primary purpose of the position

The Senior Engineer - Public Domain coordinates the delivery of renewed and new assets by private developers and State Government agencies on City owned land and land to be dedicated to the City, for betterment of the City and the community.
Ensuring the assets delivered are of high quality and meet the City's policies, codes and standards.

Key accountabilities

• Supervise construction on public roads by private developers and State Government agencies to ensure delivery of high-quality assets and compliance with approved plans, specifications and standards;
• Apply the City's policies, codes and standards in the review and assessment of applications for works and structure on public roads as part of the development assessment and works on public way process;
• Represent the City as Certifying Authority for civil and infrastructure and public domain works;
• Provide a high standard of documentation / information on the assets delivered by private developers and State Government agencies to the City's asset owners and stakeholders;
• Work collaboratively with and coordinate responses from City's assets owners and internal and external stakeholders on proposed development on public roads;
• Advise and support internal and external customers with general enquires and provide technical advice with respect to civil, stormwater, drainage and on the effects of proposed development and in and on the public domain;
• Contributes to the strategy of improving public spaces, asset management and meeting the City's sustainability targets.

Essential Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field such as civil or stormwater engineering, or relevant qualifications or equivalent relevant experience;
• Highly developed technical skills including the ability to read and analyse design and technical plans and specifications for public domain works;
• Demonstrated experience in one or more of the following:
• Project coordination / project management of design and construction projects relevant to the public domain such as streetscape improvements, landscaping, civil engineering, stormwater or other infrastructure works;
• Design and documentation of projects relevant to the public domain such as; streetscape improvements, landscaping, civil engineering, stormwater or other infrastructure works;
• Construction of public domain works, including site supervision and certification, and an understanding of related construction costs;
• Sound problem solving and decision-making skills, including experience working in design and / or construction related activities to resolve conflicting issues; and
• Demonstrated time management skills, including the ability to effectively manage competing priorities and interests.

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