Developing engineering professionals
Designed for engineers, team leaders and co-ordinators
Our Engineering Leadership Program develops the technical skills of emerging public works leaders. With a focus on engineering services, projects and people, the program blends content developed by sector experts with live-online panel discussions in a virtual classroom environment.
The program features pre-recorded content available for 12 months and the opportunity to discuss a range of topics with peers and public works thought-leaders:
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Leading a Technical Directorate
Learning Objectives
- Management of a technical directorate
- Legal perspective – demonstrate action and consequence
- Council Plan & local government engineering
- Community Consultation
- Powers and Duties
- Governance and Probity
- Working with Councillors
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Leading Works and Services Delivery
Learning Objectives
- Capital Works Planning
- Project Management Framework
- Project Management led leadership
- Design Briefs
- Accountability & Transparency in contract management
- Procurement
- Tender Evaluation
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Leading through Sustainability
Learning Objectives
- Introduction to sustainability
- Priority Area: Low Carbon Economic Growth
- Waste and resource recovery
- Collection and Recovery Systems
- Landfill and transfer stations
- Urban Planning for sustainable communities
- Subdivision Checking processes and procedures for the LG engineer
- Water Sensitive Urban Design
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Intelligent Asset Management
Learning Objectives
- Asset Management Framework and Leadership
- Linking Strategies and Plans – understanding the community assets
- Financial Strategy and Plans
- Service delivery - Implementing the asset management plan on the ground
- The asset management plan, information systems and tools
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Leading in Service Operations
Learning Objectives
- Introduction to Service Planning
- Maintenance Planning Overview
- Maintenance Planning
- Facilities management and recreational facilities
- Depot Operations
- Works permit process
- Fleet Management
- Graffiti Management
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Community Engagement for Service Planning
Learning Objectives
- IAP2’s Community Engagement Framework in context to Local Government Act
- A Council’s successful extension to rate capping: how this was achieved
- The importance of a long term financial plan and a long term capital works plan
- Community consultation and works programming
- ESC expectations for rates cap variation submissions
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Schedule
Session 1: Yarra Ranges Council
10:00-11:00am Wednesday 22 June
Session 2: Monash City Council
10:00-11:00am Wednesday 13 July
Session 3: City of Greater Geelong
10:00-11:00am Wednesday 27 July
Session 4: Banyule City Council
10:00-11:00am Wednesday 17 August
Session 5: Stonnington City Council
10:00-11:00am Wednesday 7 September
Session 6: IPWEA
10:00-11:00am Wednesday 5 October
Cost
IPWEA members: $1,650
Non-members: $1,980
Testimonials
Every ELP participant to date has indicated they would recommend the program to others:
- “Very informative and well delivered program”
- “Good content and very well tied together”
- “Excellent session and knowledge transfer”
- “Sessions were interesting and informative”
- “Very good on whole - enjoyed specific project examples”
- “Very informative and worthwhile sessions”
