Manager, Stormwater Engineering

Division: Environment & Open Space

Business Unit: Environment & Resilience

Title: Manager, Stormwater Engineering, 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 -

1. Values based culture and a teams oriented working environment 
2. High level of technological innovation and systems

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

1. Lead the Stormwater Engineering team on a strategic and day-to-day basis to provide a high quality, and performance focussed service, and to ensure a strong team culture with a focus on high performance and sustainable results. 
2. Co-ordinate and lead the effective management of Council's stormwater asset portfolio including investigation, design and delivery of assets, timely renewal of failed or underperforming assets, and ongoing maintenance and inspection cycles that ensure service levels and risks are maintained or improved
3. Effectively managing the delivery of a program of high-profile projects with competing and varying complexity within set deadlines, budget and resourcing constraints. 
4. Develop, implement and review Council's Stormwater Asset Management Plan and integration with the Long-Term Financial Plan (including management of asset valuations as required). 
5. Work collaboratively with other asset classes to bring efficiencies, continual improvement and quality of service. 

About you:
We’re looking for a dynamic leader to join our Environment and Resilience team.  You’ll bring strong leadership skills and a strategic thinking to a team 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.