Manager, Development Engineering & Certification

Division: Environment & Open Space

Business Unit: Environment & Resilience

Title: Manager, Development Engineering & Certification, TRP Contract - Full-time Role, 35 hours per week

Competitive Salary Package circa $200k TRP inclusive of super (subject to skills and experience)

Who we are:

Stretching from Palm Beach to Manly, the Northern Beaches boasts more than half of all the beaches in Sydney and a population of more than 270,000. Northern Beaches Council strives to deliver the highest quality services to our community. 

Join us and you’ll be part of an organisation committed to promoting sustainable growth, leading the community, protecting our environment and creating a great future for the Northern Beaches.

Northern Beaches Council is committed to safeguarding children and young people. Council acknowledges that protecting the safety of children and young people is a whole of community responsibility and is everyone’s business.

Working with us:

Northern Beaches Council provides a comprehensive range of benefits focused on our employees’ lifestyle, health and wellbeing, recognition and career development.  In this role you’ll enjoy -

• Values based culture and a teams oriented working environment 
• High level of technological innovation and systems 

Our opportunity:
The key focus areas of this role include: 

1. Lead the Development Engineering & Certification team on a strategic and day-to-day basis to provide a high quality development assessment and certification service for engineering related applications, to ensure efficient allocation of resources and a strong team culture with a focus on high performance and sustainable results. 
2. Develop, implement and improve systems and processes to ensure high quality assets and services are delivered during development works that do not negatively affect Council’s infrastructure and maintain or improve our natural and built environment
3. Develop and implement a comprehensive suite of development related engineering controls, staying up to date with relevant engineering standards and regulations, and ensuring Council’s responsibilities are met with minimal successful challenges in Land and Environment Court

About you:
We’re looking for an experiences, energetic and driven leader to join our Environment and Resilience team.  You’ll bring expert knowledge, strong leadership experience and strategic thinking to a team that is passionate about making a difference to our community.

Additional Information:

• Position Description
• Applications close on: 19 December 2025
• Expected Interview: Early 2026. 
• Questions? Please call the Hiring Manager: Leanne Laughton on (02) 8495 5751

Northern Beaches Council is a diverse and inclusive employer and encourages applications from differently abled candidates. Reasonable adjustments to the workplace may be made where these are required.

If you would like to contact us to discuss your specific circumstances, please contact the hiring manager for this role. If you do not feel comfortable to do so, please contact HR Services on (02) 8495 5070.