City of Rockingham

Landfill Engineer

Fixed Term Contract – Three years
Full-time (average of 38 hours per week)

The City of Rockingham is an award winning local government located 40km south of the Perth CBD and is known as the place where the coast comes to life.  One of the fastest growing local governments in the south metropolitan area, we are responsible for the provision and delivery of high quality services, facilities and events that meet or exceed community expectations.  Providing a safe and healthy workplace for our employees is important to us and we are committed to employing team members who share the City’s Values of Recognition, Ethics, Service, Professional Development, Empowerment, Communication and Teamwork – RESPECT. These Values are incorporated into all aspects of employment at the City.

We are looking for a suitably qualified and experienced Landfill Engineer to provide exceptional strategic and operational leadership, direction, development, mentoring and support for the Civil/Capital Projects within waste and landfill services.  This role is responsible for:

• Coordinating the development, implementation and delivery of the civil and capital programmes
• Preparing contract documentation and technical specifications
• End-to-end management of capital projects, from initial scope through to procurement of goods and services, compliance with legislative requirements, management of the project budget and reporting on financial performance, and close-off of the completed project
• Ensuring compliance with work health and safety requirements in construction projects
• Providing practical design and construction support in a timely manner for all type of civil works.

Tertiary qualifications in Civil Engineering and Project Management is essential for this role, as is demonstrated knowledge and experience in project/contract management of civil infrastructure or construction projects.  You have highly developed leadership and team building skills, with the ability to build positive team cultures.  Passionate about safety in the workplace, you are able to manage a range of stakeholders to through the project journey. 

You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills and highly developed financial management skills to manage a range of stakeholders, while prioritising your own work and scheduling the work of others to ensure all tasks are performed within the agreed timeframes.

We are offering a salary of $125,820 - $136,093 (dependent on skills and experience) per annum, and:  

• 11.5% superannuation with the option to co-contribute up to a further 5%
• A variety of health and wellbeing programs including a physical health reimbursement subsidy payment of up to $150 per annum, free flu vaccinations, free skin cancer checks, mental health programs and Employee Assistance Provider (EAP) services
• Flexible working arrangements, including rostered days off and two additional paid days of absence per annum
• Salary packaging opportunities for motor vehicles, etc.

An information package, including the position description, is available on our website.

Applications will be accepted until 4pm, Monday 2 June 2025.

This process may be used to fill future similar permanent or fixed-term positions that may become available in the City during the next 12 months.

If you identify as a person with disability and require adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process please contact the Recruitment Team via email at jobs@rockingham.wa.gov.au or phone 08 9528 0333. We’re happy to discuss options to assist you e.g. we can provide alternate formats for application forms, or alternate methods of applying. 

The City of Rockingham encourages applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds, including First Nations people, people living with disability and people who speak a first language other than English.