Employment Status: Permanent
Days & Hours of Work: Monday to Friday totalling 38 hours per week
Competitive Salary: Band 7 - $114,501 to $128,270 p.a. dependent on experience + 12% superannuation
Location: Corporate Centre in Sandringham, with the flexibility to work from home

About Us:

We are a passionate organisation, connected in our shared goal to be ‘sector leading’ in all that we do for the community and each other. Home to over 100,000 residents, Bayside City Council's enduring purpose is building extraordinary places, thriving communities, and better futures.

Bayside Council is an equal-opportunity employer committed to providing an accessible and safe working environment that embraces and values child safety, diversity, and inclusion. Our organisational strategy is made up of three priorities and we consider these in everything we do: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Customer Experience and Results Matter.

We want everyone to be as proud of what we are achieving – and excited about our future – as we are, and we are committed to working together to achieve this.

About the Role:

The Team Leader Drainage is a new role within the Transport & Engineering team, providing leadership and technical expertise in the assessment of development-related infrastructure referrals, serving as a primary authority on complex hydraulics and stormwater management for private development. 

The role provides high-level technical supervision to ensure assessments are consistent, compliant, and delivered within statutory timeframes. As a critical interface between developers and Council, the Team Leader resolves complex technical conflicts and coordinates multi-disciplinary engineering inputs to support the effective operation of Council’s planning and infrastructure services.

You will be responsible for:

• Leading the engineering referrals function to drive safe and sustainable infrastructure outcomes.
• Proactively influencing development designs to embed IWM principles and Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) into private sites.
• Supporting and advising the Drainage Referrals Engineer with continuous review and improvement in customer service and processes and managing the impact of development and growth on the stormwater system.
• Acting as the primary escalation point for sensitive or high-conflict engineering matters, and representing Council in high-level negotiations with developers, consultants, and service authorities.

Key Selection Criteria:

To be successful in this role, you will bring the following skills and competencies:

• Degree or Diploma in Civil Engineering or equivalent Engineering qualification recognised by the Institution of Engineers, Australia and diverse experience in drainage engineering (Registered Professional Engineer preferred)
• A minimum of four years’ experience in the civil drainage asset engineering field involving stormwater, development referrals, water sensitive urban design and other urban water issues
• Ability to assess and recommend actions in relation to complex stormwater and subterranean water problems using a variety of data sources and tools including Desktop GIS and advanced MS Excel
• An understanding of and ability to apply legislation in relation to stormwater drainage, particularly the Victorian Local Government Act 2020, the Water Act 1989 and developer drainage contributions
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills with the ability to mentor, lead and develop a small team and liaise with a variety of internal and external contacts 

Mandatory pre-employment requirements:

• Be willing to undergo and complete a satisfactory criminal history check
• Provide or obtain an employment-based Working with Children check
• Current Victorian Drivers Licence 

What we can offer you in return: 

• A work life/balance through flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Generous leave provisions, including accrued time off, parental leave, three days of wellbeing leave per year, cultural and ceremonial leave, gender affirmation leave, plus the ability to purchase up to four weeks additional leave per year
• Dedicated Staff Wellbeing programs, events and gym membership discounts
• Learning and development opportunities so our people can grow and thrive
• A Parkland surrounded office that is only short 500m stroll to the beach
• Free onsite staff parking plus hybrid vehicles that employees can book for work related travel

If you are ready to be part of our incredible organisation, and you think this role is the right fit for you, then we look forward to finding out more about you and what you would bring to this role.

How to apply:

1. To discover more about the role and responsibilities review the Position Description
2. Provide a cover letter responding to the Key Selection Criteria and what has motivated you to apply for this role
3. Click Apply to submit your application
4. If you require reasonable adjustment at any point throughout the recruitment process, then please do let us know by contacting the listed Hiring Manager

Applications close: Monday 29 June, 11:55pm

If you would like to learn more about this opportunity or have any questions, please contact Jordan Allan on 03 9599 4676 or via email jallan@bayside.vic.gov.au

Bayside City Council prides itself on its values of Respect Each Other, Own It, Work Together and Find Better Ways.

Bayside City Council proudly acknowledges the Bunurong People of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this land, and we pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging as well as all Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community members with us today.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to an equitable, diverse and socially inclusive work environment. We actively encourage applicants with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people living with disability, LGBTIQA+ people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this opportunity.