Infrastructure Planning Engineer

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 within 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. You are skilled in negotiation and stakeholder engagement, building 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 ensures 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 Because we believe we have great staff who are motivated and passionate about what they do, we offer a salary of $99, per annum. As well as 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 Conditions apply Diverse and inclusive work environment Closing Date: 4:00pm, Friday 19 December 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 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. TO APPLY click the "APPLYNOW" button. Applicants should include a current CV and a cover letter describing how you meet the requirements of the role. JEREMY EDWARDS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 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. Attachments How to Apply for Job Vacancy.pdf Information for Applicants.pdf.pdf Inside Industrial Agreement_opt.pdf PD Infrastructure Planning Engineer.pdf #J-Ljbffr #J-18808-Ljbffr