1. Assets, Design & Operations roles
2. Earn while you learn from industry professionals
3. October Start
The City of Ryde Council is offering the below Engineering Internships for a period of up to 6 months:
1. Engineering Assistant - Infrastructure Services | Engineering & Project Delivery x1
Principal Duties
4. Contributing to Council’s Works Program for all Council infrastructure assets including; roads, footpaths, bridges, seawalls, retaining walls, streetlights, bus stops, stormwater drainage, kerb & gutter and other civil infrastructure assets
5. Preparing sketches for footpath expansion, road resurfacing surfacing, heavy patches and kerb & gutter repairs using GIS tools such as CADCorp SIS Mapping Software.
6. Assist in the preparation of project briefs and budget estimates
7. Inspecting Council assets including road pavements, kerb & gutter, footpaths, signage and line marking, etc for Asset Management Purposes. Documenting inspection findings and recording condition of assets.
8. Assist in marking out for pavement investigation and heavy patching for road works, quantity calculation and estimation
9. Inspecting utilities within the local government area of Ryde and reporting damaged utilities to relevant authorities
10. Reporting damaged assets using Council’s asset management system (i.e. TechOne, MERIT).
11. Assisting Infrastructure Services with investigations related to customer requests and enquiries
12. Assist in outdoor dining application site inspections
13. Assist in the preparation and release of flood certificates
14. Assist in the preparation of real estate pointer sign permits.
2. Engineering Assistant - Design | Engineering & Project Delivery x 1
Principal Duties
15. Utilising AutoCAD Civil3D software to prepare minor designs for footpaths, kerb and gutter and driveways
16. Assist the Design Section in various task, as required
17. Responding to phone enquires and inspections associated with driveway designs, driveway construction and restorations
18. Assisting Council Design Engineers and Surveyors with the collection of field data & the subsequent setting out for the construction of works for road, drainage, parks, playground & footpath projects
19. Progressing, with experience, to more unsupervised field work & design drafting
20. Surveying of residential driveways with Survey Assistants
21. Letter drops preceding a Council project and courier activities
22. General office duties
3. Engineering Assistant - Restoration Driveways & Civil Maintenance | Operations x 1
Principal Duties
23. Review driveway design plans
24. Using CAD to design driveway long sections and issue design levels to customers
25. Assist Senior Coordinator Asset Restorations Driveways & Civil Maintenance in supervision of contractors undertaking restoration works and driveway construction
26. Assist restorations team in proposing scope of works for restoration of infrastructure assets, primarily road pavements, footpaths and kerb & gutter
27. Liaison with internal and external stakeholders in relation to Council asset restorations
28. Attending to restoration enquiries by conducting necessary site inspections and reporting back to Senior Coordinator Asset Restorations Driveways & Civil Maintenance
29. Other tasks as required by Council Operations Department
30. General office duties.
Rate of pay: Please note that the rate of pay for all positions is $1,042.45 per week, plus superannuation.
Culture & Benefits
31. Enjoy Council's rostered day off (RDO) scheme
32. Health & well-being initiatives (i.e. flu vaccinations, skin checks, fitness passport, etc.)
33. Career development opportunities
34. Annual Award increases and performance reviews
35. A rostered day off approximately once every 3 weeks, 18 weeks paid parental leave, LSL after 5 years, and 3 extra leave days at Christmas
Apply now by completing the application questions shown below. Please note you do not need a “password” to use our on-line application system. In addition to answering the on-line application questions, you will need to attach your Resume to complete the application process.
Closing date:Wednesday, 24 September 2025 at 11:30pm
If you would like to know more, please view the position description or contact Amandeep Singh on 0422925378
City of Ryde is committed to Equal Employment and Child Safety
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