About the role In this role, you will lead the Infrastructure Drainage team responsible for developing and implementing innovative and effective policies, strategies, plans and practices for effective management of the City’s civil infrastructure Work type: Permanent full time Classification: Band 8 ($115,035-$127,911 pa plus super) Key responsibilities include: Undertake a mentoring/coaching role that shares technical knowledge and experience with respect to civil infrastructure, with other engineers and officers Adherence to and advancement of all Council’s policies and procedures as relevant to this position and teams. Actively contribute to the personal development of each member of the Infrastructure Unit to achieve optimum performance, operational and professional goals. Responsible for the development, prioritisation and handover of civil infrastructure work for translation into The City’s future works program and subsequent close out. Accountable for the financial monitoring and reporting of the units Capital Works program along with the preparation and development of any business cases and financial reports as needed. About you To be successful in this role, you will have a Tertiary qualification in Civil Engineering, enabling certification as a Registered Professional Engineer and extensive experience in Civil Engineering at a senior level, including several years in the field of road and drainage engineering. Essential Experience: Demonstrated experience working with professional/technical staff, consultants and contractors, managers, and stakeholders to resolve high priority, and often sensitive and complex matters. Demonstrates a high level of knowledge and leadership in the civil construction industry. Excellent communication skills, including influencing and `negotiating, rapport building, and report writing. Demonstrated experience in investigation, analysis and selection of roads and drainage treatment options, assessment and analysis to ensure service delivery is optimised Ability to analyse complex and significant road and drainage issues and think laterally to come up with innovative and efficient solutions. The health and safety of our people is our highest priority. It is our current policy to ask for your COVID-19 vaccination status. You have the right not to disclose your vaccination status, and successful candidates who are not vaccinated or do not want to disclose will go through a simple risk assessment process. If this sounds like the role for you, then click apply now Create our future together at the City of Greater Geelong At the City of Greater Geelong, we are committed to working together for a thriving community. We do this by delivering over 130 services to our rapidly growing population and working hard to protect and improve what it is that makes Greater Geelong on Wadawurrung Country such a great place to live, work and study. We’re going through an exciting period of change that will help us serve our community better. From digital modernisation to the contemporary, sustainable office we've built in Central Geelong, now more than ever is a great time to join our team at the City of Greater Geelong. Our Community is made up of diverse people from all walks of life, and it’s important to us that our workforce represents and celebrates this strength. We encourage great people from all backgrounds to join us. We encourage authenticity, because inclusion makes us stronger. If you’re excited about working together to create a Clever and Creative Greater Geelong, and joining a workplace where all people can thrive, then hit apply – we’d love to meet you We particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse culture and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability. A career with us Central Geelong-based City employees are now based in our new Civic Precinct, Wurriki Nyal. Meaning ‘speak and talk together’ in local Wadawurrung language. Wurriki Nyal sets the benchmark for what a sustainable, inclusive and culturally safe workplace can be, including industry leading sustainability standards, a flexible and people-focused design, safe and inclusive spaces and public realm. We’re committed to supporting better accessibility for our customers and our people. We encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments or additional support you may require during the recruitment process, as well as how this role can be flexible for you. We offer: salary sacrificing and novated lease options cultural and ceremonial leave study leave paid parental leave (16 weeks primary and six weeks secondary) and superannuation payments on all 52 weeks primary parental leave IVF, surrogate and miscarriage bereavement leave training and career development opportunities a healthy and safe environment our employee wellbeing program corporate membership rates at Swim Sport and Leisure facilities unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning Applications and Enquiries Click the Position Description link to view more information about this position. Enquiries: Aaron McGlade | Coordinator Infrastructure Planning | 5272 4538 | AMcGladegeelongcity.vic.gov.au Click the Apply button to submit your application or find out more about this opportunity. 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