Roads Engineer - 12 month contract

Closing date: 11:59pm AEST Friday 28 August 2026

Status: Maximum Term Full-Time (35 hours per week) for 12 months

Salary: From $112,422 per annum pro rata + 12% superannuation + leaseback vehicle/sustainability allowance

• Diverse, collaborative and dynamic environment
• Good work / life balance with 9-day fortnight
• A commitment to ongoing training, professional development and wellbeing programs

Randwick City Council is an innovative and progressive Council committed to serving our vibrant community on the eastern beaches of Sydney. Our Engineering team is seeking a Roads Engineer for a 12-month period.

Purpose:

To strategically plan and manage Council’s roads assets in accordance with all statutory requirements, and Council’s performance objectives.

About the role:

• Prepare, review and deliver capital works and maintenance plans for roads, footpaths and other associated assets in road reserves including specifications and contract documents, to ensure the quality of assets within Randwick City Council are world class in terms of quality, condition and functionality.
• Prepare specifications, arrange for condition-based assessment of roads assets and liaise with the community and Council’s staff in relation to roads assets issues and enquiries.
• Be held accountable for working conditions under your control, initiate corrective action where necessary and follow up to ensure corrective actions are documented, and for detecting any unsafe or unhealthy conditions or behaviour.

About you:

Ideally you will have:

• Tertiary Degree in Civil Engineering and/or equivalent experience.
• A Class C driver’s license.
• Experience in pavement design, inspection and testing of pavement materials.
• Experience writing reports, funding submissions and formal correspondence.

Further information:

View the position description or contact Jake Irvine, Coordinator Engineering on 02 9093 6674.