Division: Transport & Assets
Business Unit: Transport & Civil Infrastructure
Title: Engineer - Civil Structures, Permanent - Full-time Role, 35 hours per week
Salary Range: $101751.32 to $118251.57 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.
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.
Transport and Civil Infrastructure
The Transport & Civil Infrastructure Business Unit provides a range of maintenance and delivery relating to road assets, traffic management and street lighting; and infrastructure related to parking system assets. It provides timely and accurate advice and users better practice methods and procedures while developing new and innovative solutions to problems in a cost effective and environmentally sustainable manner. The Transport & Civil Infrastructure Business Unit delivers the following services:
• Maintenance & Construction of Civil Infrastructure
• Traffic and Transport Planning
• Asset Management & Planning
• Community Transport, Parking, Fleet and Stores
• Business Operations
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 -
• Genuine work-life balance and flexible working arrangements
• Employee wellness program and a range of lifestyle benefits
• Values based culture and a teams oriented working environment
Our opportunity:
The Engineer - Civil Structures will manage a portfolio of assets subject to change including but not necessarily limited to Council’s wharves, tidal pools, retaining walls and bridges.
The key focus areas of this role include:
1) Assist in the development and implementation of the Capital Works program/s relating to programs under your care and control to ensure assets are maintained in a serviceable condition.
2) Support the Senior Engineer – Civil Structures in asset management functions including using and updating asset condition, cost and other attribute data to make informed maintenance, renewal and asset disposal recommendations to ensure the long term sustainability of infrastructure assets within your care and control.
3) Identify, analyse, prioritise, and mitigate risks primarily related to Civil Structures to achieve low or tolerable risk profiles for Council infrastructure assets.
About you:
We’re looking for a self-motivated engineer to join our Transport & Civil Infrastructure Assets team. You’ll bring engineering skills and positive mindset to a team passionate about making a difference to our community.
Additional Information:
- Position Description
- Applications close on: 21/06/2026
- Expected Interview Date: 25/06/2026
- Questions? Please call Senior Engineer, Civil Structures – Matthew Holt 8495 6787 or Simon Gray on 8495 6638
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.
