Step into a role where your engineering expertise directly shapes the future of our community’s essential services. As our Wastewater & Stormwater Engineer, you’ll play a pivotal part in ensuring the reliability, sustainability, and compliance of Council’s wastewater and stormwater networks.
You’ll work alongside dedicated operational teams, provide high-level technical advice, lead strategic planning initiatives, and help deliver infrastructure that protects public health and our local environment. From system performance analysis to capital works input, this role offers the chance to influence long-term outcomes for our region.
If you’re an experienced engineer with strong analytical skills, a passion for best-practice water management, and the ability to collaborate across teams and stakeholders, we’d love to hear from you.
Join us and help build a resilient, future-focused water network for our community.
* Permanent, full-time position (35 hours per week).
* Remuneration package of $4,101.76 gross per fortnight with the opportunity to progress to $4,922.11 gross per fortnight + superannuation (12%).
* Access to Council’s Flexible Working Arrangements.
* Ongoing training and development opportunities.
* Generous leave entitlements.
As the Wastewater & Stormwater Engineer, you will be responsible to:
* Provide technical advice and engineering support to the wastewater treatment and underground operations teams.
* Manage the development and implementation of wastewater and stormwater strategic plans.
* Prepare analytical data, technical reports, studies, and presentations for internal stakeholders, senior management, Council, government agencies, and funding bodies.
* Coordinate and manage consultants, contractors, and project teams engaged to undertake investigations, studies, or infrastructure projects relating to wastewater and stormwater systems.
* Research, develop and implement best practice engineering solutions to improve wastewater treatment processes, stormwater management outcomes, and overall system performance.
* Work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation to support works programs, asset management planning, resource planning, and maintenance and construction activities aligned with service delivery outcomes.
* Support the monitoring and management of compliance obligations associated with wastewater infrastructure, including environmental licences issued by the NSW Environment Protection Authority under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997.
* Undertake consultation and maintain effective working relationships with consultants, contractors, government agencies, public authorities, and members of the community as required.
* Provide engineering input into capital works planning, asset renewal programs, and infrastructure improvement initiatives relating to wastewater and stormwater systems.
As the successful applicant, you will bring:
* Tertiary qualifications in Civil, Environmental, Mechanical, and/or related Engineering discipline relevant to wastewater and stormwater infrastructure.
* Class C Driver’s Licence.
* General Construction Induction Training Card.
* Professional Engineer’s Registration, or eligibility to obtain.
* Demonstrated experience and technical knowledge relevant to wastewater and stormwater infrastructure.
* Demonstrated experience contributing to strategic planning or long-term infrastructure planning for water, wastewater or stormwater systems.
What is next?
Applications close Sunday, 10 May 2026 at 11.59pm AEST with interviews to be held in the week commencing Monday, 18 May 2026.
If you are interested in this role and would like more information, please contact Ray Graham, Manager Sewer & Stormwater Services on 02 6971 4657.
As part of the recruitment process, pre-employment checks will be conducted in line with requirements of the position.
Selected candidates for this position will be asked to consent to a police check. Please note that people with a criminal record are not discouraged from applying for the position. Each application will be considered on its merit.
For more information and to apply, please visit https://wagga.pulsesoftware.com/Pulse/jobs
https://wagga.nsw.gov.au/the-council/careers/why-work-in-wagga
Council is an inclusive employer. We strive to reflect the community in which we work, as a result we welcome and encourage applications from skilled people from all walks of life. This includes women, men, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with a disability, veterans, sexually and gender diverse people, people with lived experience and people of all ages.