Project Assessment Officer (Shellharbour)

A newly created position to play a pivotal role in overseeing, guiding and supporting our team to ensure that all project activities comply with relevant Acts, Regulations and environmental standards.

You will act as a key advisor, providing expert guidance that our projects align with our commitment to environmental sustainability and community well-being.

Supported by the wider projects team, you will report to the Senior Design Engineer to champion our commitment to creating a sustainable, resilient and vibrant environment for our current and future communities. Join our team to help us achieve this vision!

**About us**: Shellharbour City, located in the Illawarra region, is just 80 minutes south of Sydney and is home to over 82,000 people in a city that spans 154 square kilometres. It's an area of great natural beauty
- stretching west from the picturesque coastline to rolling pastures, set against the majestic backdrop of the Illawarra escarpment.

Our dedication to be financially sustainable in an evolving environment, while striving for a great organisational culture and committing to employing staff who embrace our core values, has made Shellharbour City Council an employer of choice.

We have been recognised with numerous state and national awards in recent times, including eight wins for our First Nations Community the Yirran Muru (many pathways) playspace, as well as being presented as winners in the NSW Landscape Architecture Awards, Regional Achievement Awards, and Parks and Leisure Australia Regional Awards of Excellence.

**We offer**: Shellharbour City Council offers a high performing and sustainable organisation to deliver outcomes for the community through leadership, collaboration and innovation. We have exciting, rewarding career opportunities and flexible working arrangements to support a healthy work/life balance.
- Permanent full time, 35 hours per week with access to flexi-time
- Commencing salary range from $86,720
- $95,746 per annum (based on qualifications, skills and experience)
- Plus 12% superannuation
- Great organisational culture with a strong, values led and progressive team
- Enjoy our employee perks programs and access to Novated lease options and significant retail discounts and corporate fitness programs, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Provident Fund activities, weekly payrun and more.
- Access to local government and employee benefits such as; LSL after five years, three weeks sick leave per annum, Health and wellbeing leave and more.

For further information about the position, click **here** for the position description.

**Contact**: Sheree Gillen, Capital Works and Design Manager on 02 4221 6143.

**Closing date**: Wednesday, 18 June 2025 at 11:30pm.

Your Resume and qualifications can be attached on the NEXT page.

For further information about the selection process including tips on how to address the selection criteria, please view our Guide To Applying.

Shellharbour City Council are an equal opportunities employer and promote the following; We are a workplace free from discrimination and harassment. It is the responsibility of all employees to ensure that they treat our Community, Councillors, Customers and each other with respect and professionalism without regard to non-relevant criteria or distinctions.

We are committed to being a Child Safe Organisation. Our commitment promotes the rights of all children and young people to be safe from harm when interacting with our services and spaces. To realise our vision for a child-safe Shellharbour, we know that we must work together to ensure our children are given every opportunity to be safe, happy and thrive.

**_ Our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Integrity, Respect and Sustainability represent who we are and what we expect of one another._**

**_ To work with us, you must be committed to role modelling our core values._ Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3qzuk0