Senior Design Draftsperson

Job No: MCC152182

Location: Taree

About the MidCoast Region

From lakes and estuaries to white sandy beaches to world heritage mountain wilderness, the MidCoast region offers an attractive lifestyle for everyone. Our community is characterised by its welcoming attitude, growing economy and natural beauty. These are the pillars of the quality of life we value. To find out more about our beautiful region click here.

Our organisation

At MidCoast Council our people are our most important resource and we believe that we can only reach our full potential when you reach yours. This is the place for those who seek to play a role in the community and have an enthusiasm to learn and grow. Here you can make a real difference.

Our community is our customer and is at the centre of everything we do.  We value, support and empower our people to deliver positive results for our community.

Right now, we are investing heavily in our organisation, and our people. Our Administration Centre is a state-of-the-art facility designed to inspire innovation, creativity and collaboration. The building has been named ‘Yalawanyi Ganya’ which means “sitting/meeting place” in the Gathang language of the indigenous people across the MidCoast Region.

The role & you

The MidCoast is unsurpassed for its incredible lifestyle and it seems the secret's out!

Over the next 3 to 5 years, MidCoast Council will deliver an exciting portfolio of capital works projects that will keep our growing community thriving into the future.  We want you to be a part of it.

As the Senior Design Draftsperson, your position sits within our Water Project Delivery team and we'll look to your high level design drafting skillset to play an integral part in the design and development of construction drawing packages for our state of the art water and sewer treatment infrastructure.

You'll contribute to the management and development of project designs for sewer pump stations, sewerage and water treatment plants, pipework and small infrastructure projects across multi-disciplined engineering including civil, structural, mechanical, hydraulic, electrical and chemical process.  Our state of the art hi tech workplace will support you to do your best work and our work/life balance flexibility gives you the time and space you need to enjoy the environment you live in.

Be excited by a scope of works that will keep you intrigued and motivated with a consistent flow of challenging and rewarding projects .  If you’re ready to join a collaborative dynamic team and deliver projects that will impact the future of your community, we are waiting for your application now.

The package: Commencing salary package circa $84,880 p.a. plus superannuation. 

Location: This position will be based at our Administration Centre in Yalawanyi Ganya at 2 Biripi Way, Taree. You may also be required to be based from other Council sites across the MidCoast Council region.

Tenure: Permanent, Full Time.

How to apply: 

• Before applying please review the POSITION DESCRIPTION 
• When responding to the questions below, please include detailed and relevant examples of your skills and experience. 
• We recommend you prepare your question responses in a separate Word document and once complete, copy each response to the relevant question on the application form.
• Click the "NEXT" button at the bottom of the application form to attach your resume. 
• You will be able to review your application before submitting it.
• We will be in touch via email.

At MidCoast Council, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities. Our aim is to provide all of our staff with an inclusive, safe and healthy working environment.

For enquiries regarding the application process contact Jo Love, Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist on 7955 7310.

For questions relating to the position requirements please contact Mitchell Stace, Manager Water Project Delivery on 7955 7872.

Closing date: Sunday 21 August 2022 at 11.30 pm.