Division: Environment & Open Space
Business Unit: Environment & Resilience
Title: Team Leader, Stormwater Design & Delivery, Permanent - Full-time Role, 35 hours per week
Salary Range: $130904.05 to $152132.9 per annum + super (subject to skills and experience)
Who we are:
Stretching from Palm Beach to Manly, the Northern Beaches boasts more than half of all the beaches in Sydney and a population of more than 270,000. Northern Beaches Council strives to deliver the highest quality services to our community.
Join us and you’ll be part of an organisation committed to promoting sustainable growth, leading the community, protecting our environment and creating a great future for the Northern Beaches.
Environment and Resilience:
The Environment & Resilience Business Unit manages complex environmental and engineering programs and projects to achieve quality outcomes for the residents and the environment of the Northern Beaches. The Business Unit delivers the strategic and operational management of:
• Bushland and biodiversity protection and restoration including threatened species and pest species management and the control of bush fire risk
• Catchment, waterway and coastal management including ecological, risk and restoration programs
• Strategic environmental systems & programs, climate change adaptation/resilience and corporate sustainability
• Environmental education, volunteering and engagement
• Development engineering including subdivision works, development approvals, and certification of development works
• Stormwater asset maintenance, renewals and design and construction of new assets
• Floodplain risk planning and management
Northern Beaches Council is committed to safeguarding children and young people. Council acknowledges that protecting the safety of children and young people is a whole of community responsibility and is everyone’s business.
Working with us:
Northern Beaches Council provides a comprehensive range of benefits focused on our employees’ lifestyle, health and wellbeing, recognition and career development. In this role you’ll enjoy -
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Work from home opportunities
• Mentorship opportunities available for aspiring leaders
Our opportunity :
The key focus areas of this role include:
1) Lead the Stormwater Engineering Design and Delivery team on a day-to-day basis to provide a high quality, and performance focussed service, and to ensure a strong team culture with a focus on high performance and sustainable results.
2) Co-ordinate and lead the effective delivery of Council's stormwater design and delivery of assets, timely renewal of failed or underperforming assets.
3) Effectively lead the delivery of a program of high-profile projects with competing and varying complexity within set deadlines, budget and resourcing constraints.
4) Work collaboratively with other asset classes to bring efficiencies, continual improvement and quality of service
About you :
We’re looking for a Team Leader to join our Environment and Resilience team. You’ll bring strong leadership and project management skills and an team leader passionate about making a difference to our community.
Additional Information:
- Position Description
- Applications close on: 29 January 2026
- Expected Interview Date: Week commencing 16 February 2026
- Questions? Please call the Hiring Manager: Glyn Jackson, Manager, Stormwater Engineering on (02) 84955529
Northern Beaches Council is a diverse and inclusive employer and encourages applications from differently abled candidates. Reasonable adjustments to the workplace may be made where these are required.
If you would like to contact us to discuss your specific circumstances, please contact the hiring manager for this role. If you do not feel comfortable to do so, please contact HR Services on (02) 8495 5070.
