Sunshine Coast Council – Sunshine Coast QLD

At Council, we’re proud of our region. We collaborate with community to achieve truly sustainable outcomes, enhance our enviable lifestyle, and create award-winning places and spaces that are uniquely Sunshine Coast. So, if you love it here as much as we do, and you want to shape our region for the future – you’ll want to join our team

With the vision to be Australia’s most sustainable region -Connected. Liveable. Thriving, our region is a model of sustainability, where caring for our environment, creating vibrant communities and growing our local economy is a way of life.

About the Role

Step into a hands-on role where you'll help deliver and maintain the infrastructure that keeps the Sunshine Coast connected. Working within Council's Transport Network Operations team, you'll be out in the field working with Council’s Civil Construction Teams and overseeing contractors to deliver civil construction works across our region, ensuring projects are completed safely, efficiently and to a high standard.

You’ll play a key role in protecting Council's assets and reputation by conducting on-site audits, monitoring safety, quality and environmental compliance, and providing valuable insights to support project delivery. If you enjoy being out on site, solving problems and making a visible impact in the community, this is your opportunity to help shape the region's future.

- Lead the delivery of civil infrastructure projects that are safe, compliant, on budget and built to a high standard.
- Coordinate construction activities, resources and contractors to ensure projects are delivered efficiently and on schedule.
- Conduct on-site audits and inspections, championing safety, quality and environmental compliance across all works.
- Provide technical expertise, project oversight and practical solutions to support successful project outcomes.
- Build strong relationships with contractors,



supervisors and stakeholders to drive performance and continuous improvement.
- Help shape a positive safety culture while delivering infrastructure that benefits the Sunshine Coast community.

About you

You're a motivated Construction Engineer who thrives on delivering quality infrastructure outcomes. With strong civil construction experience, a team-oriented approach and a commitment to safety, you'll confidently lead projects, build strong stakeholder relationships and drive results that make a lasting impact on the Sunshine Coast community.

- Degree qualification in Civil Engineering.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to lead contractors and project teams.
- Sound knowledge of WH&S;, environmental compliance and risk management.
- Excellent problem-solving and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Current C Class Driver Licence and Construction White Card.

Our Culture & Employee Benefits

Council is committed to creating aninclusive, culturally diverse, healthy, skilled and dedicated workplace culture. As an employee you will enjoy a range of benefits and working styles to suit you:

- Wellbeing: Your wellbeing is important to us therefore we offer a number of different initiatives such as discounted health related memberships, fitness passport, employee assistance program and development opportunities.
- Flexibility:We know it is important to balance life and work, therefore we offer flexible working including a 9-day fortnight and a hybrid WFH model that help you be your best.
- Extras:Those extras make a difference therefore we offer salary packagingoptions on novated leases, superannuation, smartphones and devices.

At Sunshine Coast Council, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background including First Nations, disability, religion and sexual orientation. To deliver the best service to our region we want a workforce that reflects the diverse community that we serve. Sunshine Coast Council strongly encourages all suitable applicants to apply for this role.

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📌 Construction Engineer (Sunshine Coast Regional)
🏢 Sunshine Coast Council
📍 Sunshine Coast Regional