The details:

Join City of Moreton Bay as a graduate Engineer, and help shape and enhance our communities for today and tomorrow. Our Project Development and Delivery deliver a complex portfolio of multi-facet asset class projects including bridges, sporting facilities, intersections, public amenities and parks, worth approximately $200m each year.

As a graduate Engineer you'll be working with Project Managers and Senior Project Managers sharing their experience and guidance to develop your career in the Project Management field. You'll be:

• Managing a workload of minor construction projects (up to $500K) including administration, procurement, award, construction, defects liability and maintenance periods
• Undertaking routine technical planning and investigation of projects including alternate solutions, cost estimation and constructability considerations
• Providing routine technical engineering advice considering construction legislation, Australian standards, Workplace Health and Safety requirements and accepted work practices
• Assessing, recommending and rejecting progressive payment and variation certificate claims made by contractor

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About you

Are you keen to work with industry professionals to start your career on the way to Project Engineer and Project Manager roles?

We're looking for a recent Civil Engineering graduate, with some experience working on infrastructure projects.  You can bring your knowledge and application of construction legislation, Australian standards and Workplace Health and Safety requirements, as well as:

• Experience providing technical engineering advice and presenting engineering solutions
• Applied understanding of engineering principles and practices
• Ability to manage conflicting priorities and meet deadlines
• Well-developed communication skills with an ability to communicate planning concepts and matters in a simple and concise manner
• Degree qualification in Civil Engineering recognised by Engineers Australia required
• Current C class driver’s licence required
• Construction Induction Card competency (or willing to obtain at own expense).

Why City of Moreton Bay?

What you do with your life matters. It’s the same with your career.

We’re the third-largest council in Australia and one of the fastest-growing areas. As Australia’s newest city, we’re building something that’s never been done before: a new kind of city, inspired and empowered by a new kind of council.

This is your opportunity to develop skills and experience in a truly unique place, at a truly unique point in time.

At City of Moreton Bay, we’re focused on the vital work we do today. But we’re also focused on the future. On what can be – for our city, our Council and your career.

Here’s what you’ll love about a career with us:

• See it. To build a city of the future, first, you have to see it. The polycentric city we’re building will bring greater prosperity, sustainability and affordability to our city. This is your chance to contribute to something that’s never been done before.
• Shape it. You’ll get hands-on in a rewarding career, serving and strengthening our communities for today and tomorrow. Our work is diverse, interesting and it matters – and it’s yours to shape and own.
• Live it. Contribute to the city you and your family want to live in and enjoy the lifestyle you deserve. And if you don’t live here, you’ll still find pride and connection in so many ways with our successful, resilient team.

You’ll also enjoy a range of other benefits:

• Find a better work-life balance with a nine-day (72.5-hour) fortnight, plus a hybrid, flexible working environment with some work-from-home days.
• Advance your skills and career through our Study, Training And Research Scheme (STARS).
• Make your pay go further with salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation payments, smartphones and devices.
• Prioritise your health and wellbeing with discounted health insurance, free annual flu vaccinations and our Fitness Passport Program.
• Get support when you and your family need it most with our 24/7 confidential counselling service, leader support hotline and Mates in Construction program.
• Our Strathpine office has local parking on site and is close to public transport networks, making for an easy commute.

Ready for a career that matters?

Join City of Moreton Bay, and help shape our city of the future.

Click on the 'Apply Now' button below to complete your online application. Please upload a current resume that demonstrates how you meet the requirements for this role.  You will also have the option to add a cover letter should you wish. Applications close 11 May 2025.

As part of the recruitment process, applicants will be required to undergo a National Criminal History Check.

To obtain further details please contact our Careers team at careers@moretonbay.qld.gov.au. 

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Your Future City.
See it. Shape it. Live It.

City of Moreton Bay extends across the traditional lands of the Jinibara, Kabi Kabi, and Turrbal peoples, and we acknowledge and pay respects to our Traditional Custodians. We believe diversity of thought, background and experience creates better outcomes for our people and communities, and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.