Project Engineer

• Ongoing Full Time
• Work life balance with an opportunity for flexible office and home-based working arrangements
• Salary: $98,667 pa + super + 19-day month
• Location: Ringwood

An exciting opportunity exists for an enthusiastic individual to join Maroondah Council's Engineering and Building Services team in the role of Project Engineer.

This position reports to the Coordinator Engineering Projects & Drainage and will suit an engineer with civil engineering and project management experience.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Liaising with internal stakeholders on the preparation of project scopes / briefs and cost estimates.
• Coordinate the development of concept, functional and detailed designs through the management of external design consultants.
• Prepare contract documentation and specifications for capital works, and management of the tender process.
• Construction supervision to ensure successful completion of capital works projects
• Monitor project expenditure against budget and forecast project costs. Financial control and reporting to ensure works completed on time, within budget and to Council standards.
• Carry out investigations into infrastructure and drainage problems and prepare reports and recommendations to internal and external stakeholders.
• Liaise with the community on project related matters and provide exceptional customer service.

The successful candidate will possess:

• relevant tertiary qualification(s) in Civil Engineering (or equivalent) to allow for you to become a Registered Engineer as per the requirements of Professional Engineers Registration Act 2019;
• demonstrated experience in project management, design consultancy, construction supervision, and contract administration;
• demonstrated experience in dealing with the community, contractors and consultants; and
• excellent written and verbal communication skills.

The successful applicant will be enthusiastic and motivated to provide a high level of service to the community, will be innovative and strive to continually improve processes and systems and will possess the ability to liaise with, influence and negotiate with stakeholders to achieve optimal outcomes in the best interest of Council and the community.

As part of our selection process you may be required to have pre-employment checks. (Psychometric Assessment, CrimCheck and Working with Children Card - Employee).

To apply online please visit our Careers @ Maroondah www.maroondah.vic.gov.au

For further information please call Thomas Dobson, Coordinator Engineering Projects & Drainage on 9298-4276.

Closing Date: Sunday 27 July 2025