Mackay Regional Council offers you excellent career development opportunities, fantastic benefits and a commitment to work/life balance.
The Mackay Region
Mackay is located halfway between Brisbane and Cairns and is truly the heart of Queensland, covering 7,621 square kilometres of rainforest, Natural Parks, historic townships, miles of golden beaches and more than 70 tropical islands.
The Region boasts a vibrant economy offering an idyllic lifestyle on the Central Queensland coast, from picturesque beaches and nearby island resorts to beautiful rainforests. The Region has a great climate coupled with good quality education and health facilities.
We are a dynamic, progressive and financially sound local government, with responsibility for $3.5 billion worth of assets and employing over 1000 dedicated staff in a vibrant, rapidly growing region where sugar, mining, beef, tourism and retail drive the economy.
About the opportunity:The Senior Civil Engineer will be a key senior member of the Design Services Department whose key priority is the development and delivery of detailed design for MRC’s Capital Works Program. This position reports directly to the Manager Design Services and will provide technical advice and information to internal staff and external consultants to deliver primarily Civil Engineering Designs, as well as detailed designs for other areas and disciplines via management of professional consultants, as well as undertaken in house engineering design.The successful applicant will have Tertiary qualifications in Engineering from a recognised university and/or qualifications acceptable for membership of the Institute of Engineers, Australia as a Professional Engineer. The successful applicant will also preferably have extensive design experience in the water industry and be RPEQ registered or in the process of obtaining registration.In return, you will join a dynamic collaborative team as well as benefiting from:• Annual base salary from $108,399• Up to 18% superannuation (conditions apply)• Choice of 4 or 5 weeks’ annual leave with 17.5% leave loading• Flexible work arrangements with a RDO• May be eligible for salary sacrificing options• Membership to lifestyle benefits program including corporate discounts• Study and assistance programs for career development• Employee Assistance Program• Active social club• Employee health and wellbeing initiativesAre you ready to catapult your career?For us to assess if you’re the one we are searching for, it is mandatory that you submit a resume, cover letter and brief statement addressing the selection criteria. The selection criteria can be found on the Position Description, available to be downloaded from the vacancy on Council’s website.Applications Close: 19 August 2021
We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer, where all applicants are treated with fairness and respect and have equal access to all opportunities available. At Mackay Regional Council, diversity is about creating a respectful and inclusive workplace that recognises the unique contributions and perspectives of our employees, working together to deliver extraordinary results.