Join us to lead a high-performing engineering team, passionate about delivering exceptional services for our communities.
- Community impact
- Lead important engineering services and projects
- Enjoy great flexibility and working arrangements
About us
Alpine Shire Council is a values-based organisation that delivers meaningful outcomes for its community. We are led by Councillors and a leadership team that genuinely cares, and at our core, passionate colleagues who enjoy what they do. We offer flexibility and invest in developing our people.
We also happen to be located in the stunning high-country region of North East Victoria. We are surrounded by spectacular mountains with plenty of natural waterways for you to enjoy. Renowned as one of Victoria’s premier holiday destinations, this spectacular region is an adventure and nature lover’s paradise, just a stone’s throw from the Victorian ski fields. It is a lifestyle like no other.
Appreciate a flexible work life balance with an adventure, nature and foodie lover’s paradise on your doorstep. Enjoy the rural lifestyle and be welcomed by a friendly community who love where they live. Apply today, to join us in delivering meaningful work with dedicated people.
How you'll make a difference
Are you a natural leader who can inspire innovation? Do you have a record of delivering complex and challenging projects with outstanding results? With your positive and enthusiastic personality, you will bring out the best in your engineering team. Don’t miss this opportunity to work for a high performing organisation in a spectacular part of Victoria.
You will be responsible for ensuring that a high level of customer service satisfaction is achieved through the delivery of the development engineering service and the provision of engineering support.
Leading a team of engineers, you will invest in their growth and development whilst delivering a responsive engineering service to both internal and external customers, identifying practical and cost-effective solutions, and applying innovation where appropriate.
Your positive track record of delivering services and designated projects within budgets and in accordance with agreed and legislated timeframes will put you in good stead for securing this position.
How is Alpine different?
- Modern and innovative office space – just wait until you see it, you’ll love it!
- Friendly, supportive and dedicated – our staff are our greatest asset
- Like the Hybrid model – sure work from home a couple days of week to get your focused work done
- Make a real difference to our community - achieve exceptional outcomes
- Work where you love to live – why not make the most of your time off in our stunning region
- Monthly RDO’s to enjoy your time off and explore our region
Our ideal candidate
You will have many qualities, in particular inspirational people leadership, experience across development engineering, general engineering, interpretation of relevant legislation and project budgeting, relationship skills, and a standout passion for service excellence. Your record of achieving outstanding results will speak for itself, and you will bring a set of skills that will be of great value to the Alpine Shire.
Your skills will include:
- Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field
- Qualifications and experience in Civil Engineering will be highly regarded
- Leadership experience in the public or private sector
- Financial management skills
- An energetic and engaging personality
Apply now
- Temporary Full-time 6 month parental leave position
- Based in Bright
- Band 8, Alpine Shire Council Enterprise Agreement 2023
- Salary range $116,156 to $130,554 per year + 12% superannuation + monthly RDO
- We welcome applicants of all genders, abilities, ages, and cultural backgrounds