$123K – $130K Total Remuneration Package

$109K – $115K Base Salary

Location: Maroochydore

Vacancy No: 6018

Permanent - Full-time

Applications close: Sunday, 4 May 2025 11:59pm AEST

Why work with us?

At Council, we’re proud of our region. We collaborate with community to achieve truly sustainable outcomes, enhance our enviable lifestyle, and create award-winning places and spaces that are uniquely Sunshine Coast. So, if you love it here as much as we do, and you want to shape our region for the future – you’ll want to join our team!

With the vision to be Australia’s most sustainable region - Healthy, Smart, and Creative, council is at the forefront of delivering a number of region-shaping projects that will see the region become a hub for innovation, entrepreneurship and creativity, along with opportunities and a lifestyle for all to enjoy.

About the Role

As the Senior Development Engineer you will provide specialist engineering advice, assessment and leadership in relation to development applications, politically sensitive requests, corporate activities and other matters, ensuring compliance with statutory timeframes and promoting a consistent approach. Specifically you will be required to:

Coordinate and provide expert technical engineering advice and the efficient assessment of development applications to all internal and external customers.

Lead and provide expert advice to support and facilitate the ongoing delivery of development and infrastructure in the major development areas and other major projects identified for the region.

Provide leadership to other team members through mentoring, coaching, training, advising, guiding, empowering and support.

Project manage, process, assess and negotiate on a range of major project and complex development applications as part of a multi-disciplinary team, in a timely manner, while maintaining a strong customer service focus.

Function as a Project Director and guide the process, assessment and determination of development applications assigned to other officers.

Manage and negotiate the assessment and delivery of complex and potentially sensitive development projects and outcomes in accordance with statutory requirements.

About you

As a highly skilled and experienced engineer, you will be confident providing expert advice and solutions to challenging development projects. Along with this you will have exceptional communication and consultation skills and be confident driving negotiations between internal and external stakeholders as required.

Demonstrated ability to operate effectively within a political environment,

Demonstrated leadership skills to act as a senior member of the team to build strong, customer focussed teams.

Demonstrated high level civil engineering experience and knowledge of a broad range of contemporary civil engineering design and construction practices in relation to complex and major development areas.

Current “C” Class Drivers Licence

Our Culture & Employee Benefits

Council is committed to creating an inclusive, culturally diverse, healthy, skilled and dedicated workplace culture. As an employee you will enjoy a range of benefits and working styles to suit you:

Wellbeing: Your wellbeing is important to us therefore we offer a number of different initiatives such as discounted health related memberships, fitness passport, employee assistance program and development opportunities.

Flexibility: We know it is important to balance life and work, therefore we offer flexible working including a 9-day fortnight and a hybrid WFH model that help you be your best.

Extras: Those extras make a difference therefore we offer salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation, smartphones and devices. We also pay you 17.5% leave loading and generous Superannuation where council will contribute 12% Superannuation in addition to your 6% superannuation contribution.

How to apply

Your written application should include:

A 1-2 page cover letter demonstrating your ability to fulfil the mandatory and desirable requirements on the Position Profile. Keep the key responsibilities in mind when addressing this criteria; and

A current resume or curriculum vitae.

Once you have these two documents ready, click ‘Apply Now’ and follow the prompts to complete your application.

Further Information

Helpful information to assist you in completing your application is available on the Sunshine Coast Council website.

To learn more about Council’s vision and projects, you can view the Corporate Plan 2024-2028.

For specific enquiries contact Damien Frey during business hours on 0428 791 399.

We're working hard to create an inclusive workplace that reflects the diverse community we serve. If you require adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to the Recruitment Team [email protected].

At Sunshine Coast Council, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background including First Nations, disability, religion and sexual orientation. To deliver the best service to our region we want a workforce that reflects the diverse community that we serve. Sunshine Coast Council strongly encourages all suitable applicants to apply for this role.