Professional Positions - Construction and Contracts Section

at  Tweed Shire Council

These professional positions, within the high performing Construction and Contracts Section, are responsible for managing multiple projects and contracts within Council’s annual $100M plus capital works program.
We’re looking for people with sound project management, construction management and contractual management and/or procurement experience, who are a good communicators. You’ll be a motivated forward thinker, dedicated to driving improvements and value for money for the organisation.

ABOUT US:

• Located on the picturesque far North Coast of NSW, bordering the Gold Coast.
• The Tweed is a vibrant, diverse location offering a lifestyle near the water, in a rainforest or on a farm.
• Tweed Shire Council is committed to employment equity and diversity and encourages applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds in both traditional and non-traditional roles. We provide workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options.
• Join an employer of choice. Professionals Australia (Local Government Engineers’ Association) has named Council the 2021 Employer of Choice for our great employment practices within NSW local government.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

• Engineer Construction
• Graduate - Engineer
• Procurement Officer
• Project Manager - Contracts - JG7
• Project Manager - Contracts - JG8
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• Provides high quality project management, construction management, procurement and contract management to all areas of the organisation
• Requires a high degree of initiative and independence and will normally resolve issues with minimal reference
• Requires strong written and communication skills
• Will have required technical knowledge to deliver projects in the fields of Water, Sewerage, Civil, Structural Building, Mechanical, Instrumentation and Electrical Engineering (Project Management and Construction Engineer roles).