Development Officer (Engineering)

• Provide high-level professional and technical engineering advice to support a continuously improving City of Newcastle
• Permanent, Full-time opportunity
• 35-hour working week, flexible work arrangements

City of Newcastle (CN) is looking for an experienced Development Officer (Engineering) to provide professional development engineering advice to external and internal customers, along with processing a range of development engineering applications including engineering referrals, applications for flood certificates, subdivision works and public infrastructure. You will be exposed to a broad range of developments ranging from inner city projects through to large scale subdivisions.

Your experience working in similar roles will see you hit the ground running, enabling you to apply and satisfy sound environmental planning principles and meet all relevant legislative requirements.

Your professionalism will promote CN’s reputation as a competent, efficient, and courteous service provider, consistently delivering high-quality development outcomes while maintaining a strong customer service focus.

Find out more about your new career by viewing the position description here.

Why join CN?

• 35-hour working week with flexible/hybrid work arrangements/model.
• 4 weeks of annual leave, 3 weeks of personal leave plus 2 additional paid public holidays
• 17.5% annual leave loading yearly payment 
• Paid parental leave for primary carers
• Industry leading employment conditions
• Corporate Fitness program from as little as $6.45 per week
• Access to a range of exclusive CN employee benefits programs including Novated Lease options as well as access to reward and recognition vouchers
• Annual performance development plans and ongoing training and development opportunities
• Leading the CN Way leadership program
• Inclusion, Diversity & Equity (IDE) employee networks and initiatives
• Access to Health & Wellbeing programs including an Onsite Physiotherapist, Yoga and Mental Health Ambassador Groups

Life at CN

At CN, we value our employees, and their wellbeing takes priority. We encourage employees to make time for what's important and provide the benefits to enable a work life balance.

We are focused on making a real difference in our community and achieving our vision of creating a smart, liveable, and sustainable global city.  We are proud to deliver services valued by our community. 

We champion inclusion so that everyone is valued, and we encourage innovation and creativity. We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive workplace where different styles, backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, encouraged, and respected.

People with diverse lived experiences (including but not limited to, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, people with diverse gender identities and sexualities, people from different cultural, racial, ethnic, religious and linguistic backgrounds, people with disability, carers, and veterans) are encouraged to apply.

Application Closing Date: Sunday 28 July 2024

Remuneration: $104,536.76 + 11.5% Superannuation per annum for a 35-hour week.

Contact: Brian Cameron - Engineering Assessment Section Manager - 02 4974 2637

If you need any adjustments to be made to the recruitment process or if you would like to discuss any accessibility requirements, please contact recruit@ncc.nsw.gov.au for a confidential discussion.

You must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this job.

CN do not accept unsolicited resumes and we respectfully ask that recruitment agencies do not contact us at this stage.