Manager Infrastructure Design and Development - Hornsby Shire Council

Reference Number: R0009

Closing Date: 17-02-2025

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

Location: Hornsby, NSW

Lead the design and planning of infrastructure projects, ready for delivery

Hornsby Shire Council is seeking a dynamic Manager Infrastructure Design and Development to drive strategic infrastructure initiatives and lead a talented team of 30 professionals delivering high-impact projects that will leave a lasting legacy on our Shire.

Your Mission

Transform our community's landscape by spearheading strategic infrastructure planning, encompassing project planning, asset planning, feasibility and investigation, survey and design, and traffic and active transport initiatives. Your role is crucial in developing and shaping our Council's works and capital expenditure programs, ensuring they align with our objectives, policies, planning instruments, and state and federal codes.

This role focuses on the design and development of infrastructure projects—turning ideas into well-planned, feasible, and ready-to-deliver projects. You’ll ensure each project is strategically planned, designed, and prepared for seamless handover to the teams responsible for implementation.

Your Impact

• Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement frameworks that will guide our capital works programs and project initiatives.
• Team Management: Inspire and mentor the Infrastructure Planning team, fostering innovation and excellence.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Liaise across multiple internal and external stakeholders to ensure integrated, community-focused outcomes.
• Project Oversight: Drive the planning and execution of transformational infrastructure projects that will define our Shire’s future.
• Budget Management: Oversee budgets, ensuring efficient resource allocation and timely expenditure management.

Your Talent

You’ll be an energetic leader with extensive experience in infrastructure planning and project management, have strong technical expertise in engineering, and the ability to approve plans and conduct feasibility studies. You will be an exceptional communicator who can engage with diverse stakeholders, present to executive leadership, and Council and foster a collaborative, inclusive work environment.

Your Benefits

• A competitive remuneration package
• Work-life balance, supported by flexible working arrangements.
• A great workplace culture.
• The opportunity to lead the development of significant projects that shape the future of the Shire.

Hornsby Shire Council

Known as the Bushland Shire, Hornsby Shire has a population of approximately 154,000 residents and is located in Sydney’s northern suburbs, about 25 kilometres from the Sydney CBD. Spanning over 455 square kilometres of stunning natural landscapes, including 6,000 hectares of public bushland, the Shire is rich in history, and has a diverse, vibrant community.

Council’s local government area extends from Brooklyn in the north, to Wisemans Ferry and Glenorie/Dural in the West, Wahroonga in the east and Epping in the south.

Next Steps

Please review the Information Pack, Job Description and Position Requirements for the role by clicking on the links below. Once you have read these, please contact Chris Georgiadis on 0439 813 310 for a confidential discussion regarding the position.

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Applications close 9am Monday, 17 February 2025.

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