David Oxenham is a Civil Engineer and was appointed Director Engineering Tweed Shire Council in 2014. David has extensive leadership experience including 15 years at Executive Management level, with significant exposure and input to high level corporate strategy, policy, finance, governance, contract and project management, service and infrastructure management, operational, and human resource management. He has significant experience managing across a broad cross section of local government functions including, construction, project delivery, procurement, contract management, roads, stormwater, floodplain management, water supply, wastewater, solid waste, natural resource management, community services, and cultural services. David also has specific experience in managing a water utility covering the entire spectrum of the “urban water cycle” from catchment to river, including design, construction, operations, strategic planning, financial management and policy development. He has served in various roles for Council over a 30 year career including the positions of Director Community and Natural Resources, Manager Water, and Contracts Engineer. Prior to this he had several years’ experience with State Government, Local Government and the consulting sector in water supply, water treatment and road maintenance both in Australia and the United Kingdom. As Director Engineer he has filled the role for Tweed Shire Council of Crisis Management Controller during various natural disasters including the two largest floods on record in the Tweed in 2017 and 2022.