Address- Location: Raymond Terrace – Live and breathe flexible working - offering a hybrid work from home/office model designed to support flexibility
- Permanent full-time position. Work within a flexitime band that enables you design your own work patterns for a 35 hour week!
- Immediate start!
About Port Stephens Council (PSC)
Port Stephens is known for its incredible natural beauty and vibrant community, covering an area of close to 900 square kilometers and populated by over 75,000 people.
Port Stephens is diverse – with coastal villages, riverside suburbs, rural lands and historic town centres, it’s the ideal tourism and retirement destination as well as a great place to live, work and play.
We acknowledge the Worimi as the original Custodians and inhabitants of Port Stephens. May we walk the road to tomorrow with mutual respect and admiration as we care for the beautiful land and waterways together.
The Perfect Opportunity
The Capital Works Team are seeking a motivated individual to support the delivery of Council's capital works program through the provision of civil design services.
As the Civil Designer, you’ll work on exciting road and drainage design projects, manage consultants during the design phase, provide advice and information during construction, and carry out these duties and responsibilities in a timely and professional manner.
Your Team
The Design team includes a bunch of Design gurus passionate about delivering the next design related project which includes a number of major urban and rural road rehabilitation projects, road reconstruction projects, drainage projects, shared paths, car parks and town centre revitalisation projects You won’t be bored!
We work hard to deliver for our community — we thrive in an agile environment where change and innovation is the norm. We love to explore, experiment and have lots of fun along the way by challenging the status quo. Bring your high level business skills, commitment and enthusiasm to our dynamic team.
Why our employees love PSC?
When you join PSC, you’ll be joining an organisation who truly believes that one size doesn’t fit all. We offer an inclusive and supportive culture, a focus on personal and professional growth and a deep respect for our community.
We embrace the level of difference that each of our employees bring with them and offer working arrangements that allow you to focus on the things you consider most important to you outside of your career throughout all stages of your life!
PSC values Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) and strives to create an inclusive workplace. We provide fair opportunities for development, progression, and work conditions to all. We celebrate differences in age, ethnicity, gender, religion, language, physical appearance, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, education, and diversity of thought. We’re inclusive and commit to creating a respectful and supportive environment for all individuals and groups, making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process and supportive workplace.
Enough about us, we want to hear about you! So tell us about…
- Why you want this role and how it aligns to your career goals.
- Why do you want to work at PSC?
Please note: Only the criteria above needs to be addressed in the application, however you’ll be assessed against the full list of Essential Criteria located within the Position Description.
We want you to love PSC as much as we do, so here’s a taste of some of the perks you can expect:
- Base Salary Range: $76,006 - $102,830 pa based on a 35 hour week + 11% superannuation + $17,937 motor vehicle allowance + $2,312 retention allowance
- Long service leave when you’ve been with us for just over 5 years
- Paid Parental Leave so you can spend more time with your new little human
- A wellbeing program, including meditation, gym discounts and fitness incentives
- Financial Assistance to assist with further studies and to achieve your career goals
- Ongoing personal and professional development programs available during work hours
- Mentoring in the workplace
- Free parking on site and a convenient local shopping centre
- Coffee and food to keep you sustained at our on-site café
- And lots more…
Ready to change your outlook and join the awesome team at PSC?
- These opportunities don’t come up often… apply by midnight, 12 May 2024.
- For further information on the role, please contact Steven Startin, Team Leader - Civil Design on 0427 925 *** for a confidential discussion.
- We never discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status.
- We’re a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.
- We’ve partnered with the Veterans Employment Program to support veterans finding suitable, sustainable and meaningful employment.
- Port Stephens Council adheres to the principles of a child safe organisation and supports children and young people having safe and welcoming experience in our community, accessing our facilities and in our care.
