Engineering & Technical Services

What do Council Engineers do? Many are civil or environmental engineers, but there are also many engineering drafters and other technical people who make up an engineering team. As an engineer with Local Government, you will enjoy a number of unique challenges, including:

Planning and strategising using engineering and economic principles
Designing and developing civil engineering projects such as hydraulic systems, roads, airports, water supply systems, bridges and buildings. Undertaking engineering computation and analysis. Applying design concepts, and preparing specifications and estimates
Studying, evaluating and reporting on the environmental implications of projects
Determining construction methods, materials and quality standards
Drafting and interpreting specifications, drawings, plans, construction methods and procedures.
Organising and supervising construction of community infrastructure, managing community relations and administering contracts and verifying and certifying satisfactory completion
Working with the community to identify needs and opportunities, and developing levels of service.
Managing people and projects and controlling finances. Achieving the highest levels of corporate management
Building roads, drains, water and sewerage, buildings, cycle ways and skate parks
Design and maintenance of parks and gardens
Planning the creation of new residential estates
Building new bridges over railway lines or rivers
Improving traffic flow and safety
Organising roundabouts, islands and traffic lights at busy intersections
Planning new children's playgrounds
Providing new sporting facilities, such as sports fields, gyms and pools
Designing environmentally friendly recycling facilities
Developing sea/beach environmental programs
Managing rainwater runoff
Managing the Council's fleet of heavy vehicles, such as graders, loaders and trucks, and the light fleet of utilities, vans and cars
Keeping council's infrastructure in good condition for the community of the future
Stores management
Planning and spatial data collection, validation and maintenance
Designing spatial data storage systems

Qualifications

It's usually essential to have a qualification to start in these jobs, so the following will be useful:

Diploma of Engineering - Technical
Diploma of Civil Engineering (Drafting)
Diploma / Advanced Diploma of Civil Engineering (Design)
Advanced Diploma of Engineering
Graduate Certificate in Civil Engineering
Graduate Diploma in Civil Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering)
Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering), Bachelor of Biodiversity, Environmental & Park Management
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering)
Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Systems Engineering/Electrical and Mechatronic Engineering/Electronics and Microengineering/Telecommunications), Bachelor of Management
Bachelor of Science/Engineering
Master of Engineering (Transport Systems Engineering)
Bachelor of Technology
Certificate III in Spatial Information Services
Diploma / Advanced Diploma of Spatial Information Services
Bachelor of Geomatics
Bachelor of Surveying
Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Systems
Graduate Diploma of Spatial Information Science

For more information on Education and Training go to:

Local Government Association Education & Training Service

tafeSA http://www.tafe.sa.edu.au/

University of South Australia http://www.unisa.edu.au/.

University of Adelaide http://www.adelaide.edu.au/student/future/

Flinders University's http://www.flinders.edu.au/courses/

For more information visit Engineers Australia at:
http://www.wa.engineersaustralia.org.au/careers

For more information on Public Works Engineering:
www.ipwea.org.au/careers
www.ipwea.org.au/skills

Trades

Trade roles usually involve working outdoors in a very hands-on capacity and may include working or undertaking a trade in the any of the following areas:

Automotive
Bricklaying, blocklayingand plastering
Carpentry and joinery
Electro technology
Fittingand machining
Gas, plumbingand refrigeration
Landscapingand gardening
Metal fabrication
Painting, decoratingand glazing
Drainage
Urban irrigation
Automotive mechanical technology
Automotive retail, serviceand repair
Carpentry
Concreting
Electrician
Engineering - fabrication trade
Engineering - mechanical trade
Gas fitting
Horticulture (parks and gardens)
Painting and decorating
Plumbing
Mechanical services

Qualifications

It's usually essential to have a qualification to start in these jobs, so the following will be useful:

Certificate III in Automotive Mechanical Technology
Certificate III in Automotive Retail, Service & Repair
Certificate III in Bricklaying/Blocklaying
Certificate III in Carpentry
Certificate III in Concreting
Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician
Certificate III in Engineering - Fabrication Trade
Certificate III in Engineering - Mechanical Trade
Certificate III in Painting and Decorating
Certificate III in Solid Plastering

Certificate II in Drainage
Certificate II in Irrigation
Certificate III in Irrigation
Certificate IV in Irrigation
Diploma of Irrigation
Certificate III in Gas Fitting
Certificate III in Plumbing
Certificate III in Plumbing (Mechanical Services)

Certificate II in Horticulture
Certificate III in Horticulture
Certificate IV in Horticulture

For more information on apprenticeship programs go to:

http://www.youthworks.sa.gov.au/

http://www.gtasa.com.au/jsas.php

For more information on Education and Training go to:

Local Government Association Education & Training Service

tafeSA http://www.tafe.sa.edu.au/

University of South Australia http://www.unisa.edu.au/.

University of Adelaide http://www.adelaide.edu.au/student/future/

Flinders University's http://www.flinders.edu.au/courses/

Operational Works

These roles involve:

Construction of:
o Roads and footpaths
o Airports
o Parks
o Playing fields
Design and maintenance of parks and gardens
Provision of water and sewerage services involving the storage and filtration of water for both industrial and domestic purposes and control of sewerage treatment and disposal works, including:
o Sewerage schemes
o Soil erosion projects
o Traffic management
o Flood mitigation and protection schemes

Qualifications

It's not always essential to have a qualification to start in these jobs, but the following would be useful:

Certificate I & II, III & IV in Water Industry Operations
Diploma of Water Industry Operations
Certificate III in Civil Construction (Bridge Construction and Maintenance)
Certificate III in Civil Construction (Road Construction and Maintenance)
Certificate II, III & IV in Horticulture (Parks and Gardens)
Bachelor of Applied Science (Horticulture)
Diploma of Horticulture (Parks and Gardens)
Double Certificate III in Conservation, Land Management and Horticulture
Certificate I, II, III, IV in Local Government (Operational Works)
Diploma of Local Government (Operational Works)
Advanced Diploma of Local Government (Operational Works)
Certificate II in Civil Construction (Bituminous Surfacing)
Certificate III in Civil Construction (Bituminous Surfacing)
Certificate III in Civil Construction (Pipe Laying)
Certificate II in Civil Construction
Certificate III in Civil Construction
Certificate III in Civil Construction (Plant Operations)
Certificate I in General Construction
Certificate I in Horticulture
Certificate II in Horticulture (Arboriculture)
Certificate III in Horticulture (Arboriculture)

For more information on Education and Training go to:

Local Government Association Education & Training Service

tafeSA http://www.tafe.sa.edu.au/

University of South Australia http://www.unisa.edu.au/.

University of Adelaide http://www.adelaide.edu.au/student/future/

Flinders University's http://www.flinders.edu.au/courses/

Construction Industry Training Board http://www.constructionskills.com.au/training_civil.cfm

Civil Train South Australia http://www.ntis.gov.au/Default.aspx?/RTO/40239

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