Integrated Water Cycle Engineer - Flooding

• Lead the way in building our flood risk management program
• Option to be fully remote within Australia -Temporary Full-time,12-month opportunity
• 35 hour working week

With the recent approval of our Newcastle Environmental Strategy the City of Newcastle's newly established Environment and Sustainability Service Unit is looking for an experienced Integrated Water Cycle Engineer to join their team.

As the Integrated Water Cycle Engineer - Flooding you will lead CN's flood risk management program, including undertaking flood studies, advising on flood management, emergency response and mitigation works, managing CN's Flash Flood Alert System, ground water and sea level rise monitoring.

You will apply your skills and technical knowledge to lead the development, appraisal, and implementation of CN's flood studies and flood risk management investigations.

As the subject matter expert, you will also provide specialist advice to internal and external stakeholders and the community regarding the application of best practice flood risk and water cycle management into CN's policies, plans and projects, state government and stakeholder projects. This will include executive management and councillor briefings and representing CN at external advisory workshops.

Core Projects for the role:

• Project manage and lead the technical working group overseeing the Hexham and Woodberry Swamp Flood Study.  This will involve facilitating input from Maitland and Cessnock Councils and DCCEEW, grant management and the re-establishment of CN's flood risk management committee.
• Review of CN's Flash Flood alert system against current best practice, and upgrade recommendations.
• Facilitate Executive Management, Councillor and community awareness of the outcomes of the Lower Hunter Flood Plain Cumulative Infill and its integration into in CN's planning framework.
• Investigate opportunities for community engagement and education on flood risk.
• Internal advice for flood impact queries, particularly within high flood risk areas such as Wallsend and Broadmeadow, with a focus on achieving multiple benefit outcomes.
• Support for flood risk emergency management, and the development of the water-sensitive cities action plan.
• Representing CN in external stakeholder forums and workshops.

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

Why join CN?

• 35-hour week with flexible/hybrid work arrangements/model as well as an optional 9-day fortnight
• 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.

Whilst this role is a remote based role travel to Newcastle may be required from time to time.

Application Closing Date: Sunday 29 September 2024

Remuneration: $120,061.83 + 11.5% Superannuation per annum for a 35-hour week.

Contact: Philippa Hill - Environmental Strategy Manager - 02 4974 2615

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.