Mid-Western Regional Council
Mudgee, NSW
Management (Engineering)
$160,000 to $180,000 TRP
Mid-Western Regional Council is seeking an experienced engineering leader to take ownership of a critical infrastructure planning portfolio supporting one of regional NSW’s fastest growing communities.
Reporting to the Director Operations, this role leads Council’s infrastructure planning functions across asset management, development engineering, traffic and transport, road safety and forward capital planning.
Council is looking for a technically capable and people-focused leader who can bring accountability, structure and strong leadership to an important team delivering high impact outcomes for the organisation and community.
The Opportunity
This is a broad leadership role responsible for:
- Asset management planning and infrastructure strategy
- Development engineering and subdivision assessment
- Traffic management and road safety
- Capital planning for transport and drainage assets
- Developer contributions and stakeholder management
- Engineering advice supporting development outcomes
- Contract management and pre-construction planning
- Community, developer and industry engagement
You will lead a direct team of coordinators and specialists across a broader multidisciplinary function, with a strong focus on team alignment, performance, culture and service delivery.
The role will suit someone who can balance technical credibility with practical leadership and knows how to navigate the competing priorities of developers, community expectations and organisational outcomes.
About You
To be successful you will bring:
- Degree qualifications in Civil Engineering recognised by Engineers Australia
- Extensive local government engineering experience
- Strong knowledge of subdivision and development assessment processes
- Experience across asset management and infrastructure planning
- Proven leadership capability including mentoring, performance management and team development
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Commercial and political awareness with sound judgement and decision making capability
- Experience managing complex infrastructure or engineering environments
- Experience in traffic management, road safety, stormwater or floodway planning will be highly regarded.
- Senior leadership opportunity with broad organisational influence
- Opportunity to shape and strengthen a critical function
- Diverse portfolio across planning, development and infrastructure
- Collaborative executive leadership environment
- Lifestyle location with strong community, affordable living and access to regional NSW attractions
Public Sector People have been engaged as the exclusive recruitment partner for this appointment.
To apply, please submit your CV and a brief cover letter outlining your experience relevant to the role.
For a confidential discussion, please contact:
Alex Scott – NSW State Manager
Public Sector People
M: 0424 150 589
E: ascott@publicsectorpeople.com.au
Applications close 11:59pm, Thursday 4th June, please note Recruitment activity will commence prior to the closing date.
