Division: Environment & Open Space
Business Unit: Environment & Resilience
Title: Stormwater Operations Officer, Temporary - Full-time Role (3 years), 35 hours per week
Salary Range: $92,604.95 to $107,622.32 per annum + super (subject to skills and experience) + 3.5% Civil Liability Allowance
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.
The Environment & Resilience Unit prepares and plans for complex environmental, sustainability and engineering programs and projects to achieve quality outcomes for the residents and environment of the Northern Beaches.
The Stormwater Engineering Group within the Environment & Resilience Unit provides both strategic and operational management for the Council's stormwater assets. You will be working within the Stormwater Operations and Planning team who are tasked with operating and maintaining the network, undertaking investigations, and asset management tasks across the local government area. Additionally, the group is responsible for ensuring the high-performance delivery of stormwater asset services which include construction, operation, maintenance, and sustainable renewal, all aimed at meeting community needs while minimising environmental impact.
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
* Genuine work life balance
* A culture of supporting continuous professional development
* Flexible working arrangements
Our Opportunity
The key focus of this role is to provide support to the Stormwater Operations and Planning team with daily tasks such as:
* Organising, co‐ordinating, and managing operational and maintenance works for:
* Closed‐circuit‐television (CCTV) inspection works of stormwater assets
* Water quality improvement devices
* Jetting / robotics works
* Proactive stormwater system cleaning and maintenance works
* Preparing request for quotation documents for large operational works such as major stormwater asset clean‐outs (basins, water quality improvement devices, pipes, culverts, and channels)
* Tracking allocated budgets, identifying variances, communicating resource needs, and taking corrective action where required
* Providing administration support for the stormwater planning and operations team
About You
We're looking for a positive and motivated project engineer to join our stormwater team. You'll bring a can‐do attitude and collaboration to a team passionate about making a difference to our community.
Additional Information
Applications close on: 12 June 2026
Expected Interview Date: July 2026
Equal Opportunity Statement
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.
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