About us

At Penrith City Council, we’re passionate about people; in our community and in our workplace. We want you to be able to be your best self and we get that work is just one part of your life, so we’re here to support you in the moments that matter. As the winner of the 2020 Local Government Excellence in People and Culture Award and an Excellence Award winner in the 2020 Australian HR Awards, you can be confident in joining a workplace that offers truly outstanding benefits, including:

• A range of flexible work arrangements
• 18 weeks paid maternity leave
• Health and wellbeing leave
• 15 days personal leave
• Significant financial and leave support for undertaking further education
• Diverse salary packaging
• Free access to all Ripples venues
• And much, much more!

The Design and Projects department is responsible for the delivery of Council’s major capital works, which include buildings, roads and civil infrastructure. Joining our team means working in a progressive City Council within a region on the rise. Penrith is expected to receive significant growth and investment in the next 20 years, and this position will offer the successful candidate the opportunity to work alongside a team of professionals responsible for achieving quality outcomes for architecture, landscape architecture, civil design and project management.

About the role

A permanent full-time opportunity is available for the position of Major Projects Coordinator. This role coordinates and manages the delivery of major projects from investigation through to concept and detail design, construction, completion and handover.

Essential criteria

• Tertiary qualifications in Civil Engineering, Building, Construction Management or related field
• Extensive experience on large scale ($10-$100M) complex civil infrastructure projects in design, project and construction management including experience of major road projects.
• Considerable experience in tendering including the preparation of tender and contract documents
• Considerable experience in contracts management, administration of contracts and the knowledge of AS4000 and AS4902
• Demonstrated understanding of Project Proposals, infrastructure financing models and best practices in engineering and architecture
• Ability to understand high level technical and commercial issues.
• Class C Driver Licence.

Salary: The salary for this position ranges from $125,617.00 - $145,407.00 per annum, plus 11.5% Superannuation, and will be negotiated commensurate with the skills, qualifications and experience of the preferred applicant.

Access to a Motor Vehicle Allowance is available with this position; however, it is not a condition of employment.

You will be required to undertake employment checks, which may include a Criminal History Check, Qualification Check, Working with Children Check, Medical Declaration and/or a Functional Test, as relevant to the position for which you have applied. Where a Criminal History Check is required and has returned a result that indicates disclosable court outcomes, you will be required to provide a copy of the report to Penrith City Council, for review, in order to progress through the recruitment process.

Visit careers.penrith.city to view the position description and to find out more information about employment with Penrith City Council. To submit your application, please apply online using the link below.

In addition to a cover letter and resume, applicants are required to submit comprehensive responses to the selection criteria (listed above) as a part of their initial application. Applicants who do not meet the essential criteria will not be considered.

Completed applications must be received by 11.55pm on 19 June 2025. Please allow 4 weeks from the closing date for the processing of your application.

For further information about the position, please contact Tariq Rasheed, Head of Projects, on 4732 7838.

Council is a Child Safe Organisation, for more information about this please see our website.

Applicants must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this position.