The Assistant Engineer works as part of a multi-disciplinary team within one of the Council’s Directorates to deliver key local authority services which include social housing; transportation infrastructure; environmental protection; water, waste management, recreation and amenity provision and community development.
 
The role requires a clear knowledge and understanding of local authority services and its key stakeholders and relationships, local government structures and its democratic role and mandate, current local government issues, future trends and strategic direction of the sector, management and implementation of change, and Public Works Contracts. The Assistant Engineer shall operate under the direction of and report to the Senior Executive Engineer/Senior Engineer (Supervisors) of the section to which they are assigned.  They must undertake those duties as assigned to them by their Supervisor.