Description:
Assets Engineer
North Sydney Council administers the North Sydney local government area on Sydney’s picturesque lower North Shore. Our 400 employees look after 77,000 residents spread across 10 square kilometres of land on the foreshores of Sydney Harbour providing spectacular harbour views, beautiful parklands and a bustling CBD.
The roleWe are seeking a detail-oriented and technically proficient Assets Engineer to join our Capital Works and Asset Management team. This role plays a vital part in supporting efficient and effective asset management by collecting, validating, and maintaining high-quality asset data across Council.
The Assets Engineer will assist in the collection and management of asset inventory and condition data as well as develop database queries to validate data, ensure its integrity, and check that data matches between various systems. This role will also assist in ensuring that Council’s asset inventory is up to date, including updating renewed or new assets built by Developers or from Council’s Capital Works Programs.
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic and supportive environment where your skills will directly contribute to the sustainable and strategic management of Council’s assets.
The person- You’ve got a knack for working with data and systems (bonus points if you’re great with GIS and databases).
- You’re curious, methodical, and enjoy solving problems.
- You’re comfortable reading technical drawings and translating them into meaningful data.
- You know how to keep things organised – especially when dealing with lots of moving parts.
- You’re a great communicator and can work with different teams and stakeholders.
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic and supportive environment where your skills will directly contribute to the sustainable and strategic management of Council’s assets
Why work at NSC?We're committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and positive workplace. Our teams are reflective of the communities in which we operate, and we value the unique contribution each member makes to the North Sydney Council. The work we do makes a real difference to the lives of our residents and contributes to their economic and social wellbeing.
North Sydney Council as an employer offers excellent employee benefits such as:
- Easy accessibility to work with spectacular harbour view work locations
- Access to Fitness Passport
- Excellent work-life balance with a 35-hour working week for indoor employees or fortnightly RDO’s for outdoor employees
- Flexible working hours with access to flexi-time for indoor employees
- Freedom to direct contributions to any compliant superannuation fund
- A holistic health and well-being program offering exercise classes, flu vaccinations, skin checks, and a touch football team
- Health and Well-being programs for all employees such as Yoga, Pilates, Kick Boxing
- Access to employee recognition and reward program
- Weekly fruit baskets
- Free access to counselling sessions through our Employee Assistance Program
- Free financial advice by a certified Financial Planner
- Monetary transport allowance
- Invitations to local government events, training and planning sessions
- Access to corporate social events at picturesque harbour locations
- Close locale to transport options including train, bus, metro and bike ways
Salary Range: $84,730 to $101,174 per annum + 3.5% Civil Liability allowance + $1,000 pa Transport allowance + 12% superannuation
How to applyApplicants are required to submit a resume and provide a brief summary of how your skills and experience meet the key requirements of the role.
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About Us
With a cohort of approximately 400 permanent (full time and part time) employees, we consider ourselves not too big, not too small - just right! At North Sydney Council we're committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and positive workplace. Our teams value the unique contribution each member makes, and genuinely strives towards making North Sydney Council a fun place to work! The work we do makes a real difference to the lives of our residents and contributes to their economic and social wellbeing. Our commitment to our staff at North Sydney Council is: To optimise employee performance in an enjoyable, safe, fair and equitable workplace
North Sydney Council is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity in order to provide a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. North Sydney Council also adheres to the principles of a child safe organisation and is committed to the care and protection of all children and young people. We strongly encourage candidates from wide-ranging backgrounds, identities and experiences to apply.