Manningham City Council

Senior Project Engineer (Drainage)

• Permanent Full-time position
• Salary
  starting circa $110K (based on skills/experience) + 12% superannuation
• Doncaster
  East Depot location

Exciting opportunity to use your
key engineering design skills to help deliver complex civil projects for the
Manningham community. This role plays a vital role in scoping and managing
civil infrastructure projects with a water focus, so works could include
easement drainage design or solving flooding issues with other civil related
works thrown in for variety. You will join a collaborative and people focused
team that are all able to assist your growth.

Manningham Council proudly
delivers over 100 different services to our vibrant and diverse community. From
parks and galleries to shopping hubs and leisure facilities, it is our focus to
ensure that Manningham remains a liveable and harmonious place to reside, work
and visit.

Civil infrastructure is
important to our community. Having an extensive road and drainage network in
both urban and rural settings, we aim to provide a sustainable, safe, equitable
and efficient networks to cater for our people. Improving safety and accessibility
for residents to and from the local road networks along with improving flood
and stormwater management is our focus.

We provide challenging and
rewarding employment opportunities to innovative, enthusiastic, and driven
people. We have a positive and friendly working environment, and we offer our
employees a range of benefits, including flexible work options, opportunities
for career development, and health and wellbeing initiatives.

We are constantly transforming
our organisation to best support the needs of our local community. And we are
looking for a new game changer to join the team. A high performing individual
who wants to shape positive and inclusive outcomes for our community. You will
have the opportunity to take ownership of your work while developing and
testing innovative ideas within a culture of learning to deliver excellent
outcomes for Manningham.

About the role

This position is responsible for the design and
administration of the infrastructure projects with an emphasis on drainage for
Manningham. This is achieved through the evaluation of design problems and then
designing or managing consultants to develop construction plans for tendering.
Often, you will be required to think on your feet and adapt to changing
conditions- be that underground services, politics, or topography, amongst
others, to ensure works get designed to a high standard.

Skills and experience

• Equivalent of a Degree or Diploma in Engineering
  or a related field with substantial experience in the design of civil projects
  (a focus on stormwater highly regarded).
• A professional with the ability to design,
  review and manage the design of complex civil projects.
• A project delivery professional who can
  effectively and economically plan, implement, and supervise civil projects to
  ensure compliance with the contract, Council requirements, industry standards
  and legislative requirements.
• A specialist who naturally mentors engineers and
  fosters an environment of collaboration and knowledge sharing.
• A problem solver, able to resolve complex
  operational and service delivery issues to meet the needs of internal and
  external stakeholders.
• Experienced in the use of AutoCAD, Civil 3D
  and/or Civil Site Design for the design/review of roads, drains and traffic
  improvement works.
• Experience and understanding of ESD, IWM and
  WSUD.

Position Description can be viewed below or is available
on the job advertisement on the Manningham careers’ section:Job Vacancies

How to
Apply

Click APPLY to submit your up to date CV
and cover letter addressing the key requirements of the role under the “Who are
you?’ section of the position description. For a confidential discussion please
contact Irfan Hanif, Coordinator Civil Projects on [email protected]
or 03 9210 2615.

For all other enquiries regarding the recruitment
process, please email [email protected] or visit http://www.manningham.vic.gov.au/work-for-us

Applications
close on Sunday 31 May 2026 at 11:00pm

Don’t meet
every requirement for this role? Studies have shown women and those of
underrepresented groups are less likely to apply for roles unless they meet all
the criteria. We recognise that different experiences make for great community
outcomes. If your experience doesn’t perfectly align with the selection
criteria, but you’re excited about this role and keen to work at Manningham
Council, we encourage you to apply now.

Council
recognises the benefits of a diverse workforce for its employees and customers.

To ensure
equity of access to employment opportunities, Council encourages applications
from underrepresented groups including people who are from an Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander background, people from different ages, abilities,
gender identities, sexual orientation and cultural backgrounds.

Manningham Council have a number of policies
and practices to help support our staff, including a Working from Home policy,
flexible work practices and an IT infrastructure to support various
communication methods when working remotely.

If you
require any additional support or adjustments regarding interview arrangements,
please advise the contact listed above in advance.

Manningham Council
is a child safe organisation and, as such, applicants may be required to hold a
Working with Children Check.