Infrastructure Planning Engineer

On-site Posted 4 days ago Fixed Term Full Time About us At the City of Bayswater, we believe that great communities are built by people who care. That’s why we’re guided by strong values, shared purpose, and a real passion for creating meaningful change. We prioritise sustainability, community wellbeing, and welcoming places where everyone can thrive. As an employer, we’re committed to a culture that values inclusion, balance, and personal growth. Whether you're starting your journey or building on experience, we offer the chance to develop your skills, contribute meaningfully to the community, and help shape the future of a vibrant and evolving community. The role Join our Infrastructure Projects team on a 12‑month fixed‑term contract and play a key role in shaping the City’s future. You’ll support a wide range of planning projects – conducting site investigations, preparing designs, coordinating tenders, and administering contracts to ensure compliance and quality delivery. Working closely with internal teams, State Authorities, utilities, contractors and the community, you’ll help develop strategies, masterplans and project scopes that guide long‑term infrastructure outcomes. This role offers variety, meaningful project involvement, and the chance to build strong stakeholder relationships while contributing to a positive, safe and high‑performing team environment. About You You’re an experienced engineering professional with a strong grasp of infrastructure planning, design and construction, and demonstrated project management capability. You excel at preparing clear, detailed reports and communicating effectively with a wide range of audiences. Skilled in negotiation and stakeholder engagement, you build constructive relationships with internal teams, external agencies, utilities and the community to achieve project objectives. Your professional approach, strong interpersonal skills and ability to influence with confidence ensure you represent the City effectively while keeping stakeholders informed, aligned and engaged throughout each project. You will have a relevant tertiary qualification in an engineering field, a current driver’s licence, and experience within a local government engineering environment is desirable. What we Offer You will love working here because we believe we have great staff who are motivated and passionate about what they do. We get to make a difference in the community which brings great job satisfaction. We offer a salary of $99,492.65 per annum and access to City of Bayswater staff benefits including: 12% superannuation plus matching co‑contributions up to 5% Additional 2 days leave per year plus Annual Leave loading Free aquatic and gym membership Training and development opportunities Employee health and wellbeing program Free onsite parking Employee Assistance Program Diverse and inclusive work environment *conditions apply Closing Date: 4.00pm, Friday 19 December 2025. To view the Position Description and information about working for the City of Bayswater, please download the attachments below. For any queries about the role, please contact Bryce Coelho, Manager Infrastructure Projects on 9208 2412. The City of Bayswater reserves the right to close this advertisement prior to the closing date. Candidate screening and interviews may take place prior to the advertised close date. Applications may be used to fill subsequent vacancies. Applicants should include a current CV and a cover letter describing how you meet the requirements of the role. Equal Opportunity Employer The City of Bayswater is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we promote a workplace that values and fosters the diversity of our staff. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, the LGBQTIA+ community, and young people. #J-18808-Ljbffr