PRINCIPAL ENGINEER - ELECTRICAL & LIGHTING ASSETS

at  City of Sydney

Division: City Services
Unit: City Infrastructure & Traffic Operations (CITO)
Section: TECHNICAL SERVICES
Salary: AUD 138,505.00 - $155,210.00 per annum plus Superannuation
Employment status: Permanent
Employment arrangement: Full Time
Location: Sydney CBD

CARING FOR OUR CITY, CREATING A FUTURE FOR ALL

Our people are passionate about their communities and connected to their teams. They’re motivated by our genuine commitment to diversity and inclusion, and our clear, compelling plan for our global city: Sustainable Sydney 2030 – 2050 Continuing the Vision.
Be part of a purpose-led organisation, with care at its core. You’ll make a difference by acting in the best interests of our communities and city. Be better together with collaborative and inclusive partnerships. Embrace possibilities and be open to new ideas and creating bold solutions.
We are seeking a Principal Engineer for Electrical and Lighting Assets to join the City Infrastructure & Traffic Operations team. In this role, you will be responsible for managing the City of Sydney’s network of electrical and lighting assets, ensuring that the asset inventory is maintained, renewed, upgraded, or expanded to meet the City’s strategic objectives.
This position involves leading a team of professionals to develop and implement plans, programs, and strategies related to the City’s electrical and lighting assets. The goal is to ensure these assets are environmentally and financially sustainable while meeting the community’s needs.
To be successful in this role, you should have tertiary qualifications in Electrical Engineering or a related field, a current Class C NSW driver’s license, proven experience in asset management of electrical and lighting assets in public domain, strong leadership skills, excellent oral and written communication skills, and experience in building and maintaining positive relationships with clients, stakeholders, and service providers.
At the City of Sydney you’ll join a dedicated team where individual effort is part of something much bigger – creating great things for our city’s dynamic future.
Select ‘Apply’ to complete your online application.
The successful applicant is required to complete a pre-employment health declaration.
Position description: View or download the position description
Applications must be submitted online by 11:59pm, Wednesday 15 May 2024.
For further information contact: Gamini Weththasinghe, Assets Services Manager on 02 9246 7814.
A challenging and rewarding career: Why joining the City of Sydney might be the right move for you.
We offer a teams-based approach to flexibility. Our flexible working benefits include 26 week parental leave, paid partner leave of 6 weeks and paid super for up to 52 weeks of parental leave. You’ll have the opportunity to work a 19-day month with flexible working options.
We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and celebrate a workplace as diverse as our communities. We’re passionate about gender balance in the workplace, with an executive team that is two-thirds female and 50% of our leadership roles held by women.
We encourage all applicants, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, and people of diverse sexualities and genders to join us.
We’re a disability confident recruiter. If you identify as a person with disability and require adjustments or support for your application and throughout the recruitment process contact the Recruitment Team recruitment@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au or 02 9265 9333.

Please refer the Job description for details