Crew Leader Pavements

Are you looking to lead from the front and make a real impact by delivering vital road and drainage maintenance across our community?

Permanent Full Time leadership role with competitive salary and long term job security
Opportunity for over time
Access to professional development and further licencing support
Mangrove Mountain Depot location just 25 minutes from Gosford

About the role
The role of Crew Leader is responsible for the delivery of general maintenance, predominantly in the area of roads and drainage., You will oversee a team of staff and contractors delivering both planned and reactive maintenance works, coordinating road, drainage and civil works projects.
It is a role where leadership meets technical expertise and where your decisions will have a visible, lasting impact on the community.
This role will also require you to be our First Aider at Mangrove Mountain Depot.
This position is required to provide quality customer service and create value for the community.
To be successful in this role, you will have:

Valid Construction General Induction card - NSW Work Cover or willingness to obtain prior to commencement
Current MR Licence or higher
Current Provide First Aid certificate or willing to obtain within 4 weeks of commencement
Current RMS Traffic Controller and Implement Traffic Control Plans Certificates (Blue & Yellow Cards) or willingness to obtain prior to commencement
Proven experience in civil maintenance of roads, drains, and associated works
Confident leadership skills with the ability to get the best from your team and achieve project targets
Strong communication and planning skills

Other important information

The commencing salary for this position is up to $68 K.
Central Coast Council also provides progression opportunities for employees to progress up to the maximum salary of $78.8 K on completion of assessment of skills and performance plus 12% superannuation
Tool of trade vehicle is offered
We have a permanent full-time role available
This role will be able to access a 9 day fortnight
This role is located at the Mangrove Mountain Depot

Council may create an eligibility list from this recruitment process and may utilise this eligibility list to fill other permanent or temporary vacancies.
Extra benefits -
At Central Coast Council we provide team members with a range of extras that help them balance their life when they need it.
Fitness Passports give access to a range of gyms.
Wellbeing leave can be accessed twice a year to tick off something that means something to you - volunteering, health check-ups.
And an Employee Assistance Program that offers a range of wellbeing initiatives to help you and your immediate family.
Other extras include:

Long service leave after 5 years of continuous service
Free flu vaccination program
Time provided for you to do annual skin cancer screening, Breast screen and blood donations
Access to professional development with career development and learning programs through various platforms
We reward and recognise our staff with our Cheers program
Novated leasing partnerships.

Central Coast Council is committed to the goals of equal opportunity employment.
We aim to provide a work environment for our employees that fosters equity, diversity and respect.
Council is committed to providing safe environments that protect the physical, emotional, cultural and social wellbeing of children on the Central Coast.

Want to know more?
The contact person for this role is Dick Irving, Team Leader Rural Sealed Roads and Drainage.
You can contact Dick on 0418 245 ***
This position will close for applications at midnight on Sunday, 24 August 2025.
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Location

Central Coast Council is ideally located on the northern fringe of Sydney and just an hour's drive from Newcastle, the Central Coast offers one of the best places in Australia to live and work.
The Central Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in NSW, the third largest Local Government Area (LGA) in NSW and the 6th Largest LGA in Australia.

How to apply
We have put together some additional resources to help you apply for a role at Central Coast Council.

By completing and submitting this online application you confirm that any information that you provide in this application is true and correct and acknowledge that any offer of employment may be withdrawn should the information that you have provided in support of your application be shown to be false.

You also consent to employment screening checks being conducted where appropriate.
This may include associated checks including reference checks, Working with Children Check, Entitlement to Work in Australia, employment history and an Australian Federal Police Check, as well as substantiation of educational qualifications, industry memberships, previous Central Coast Council employment history and association with professional bodies.

You also acknowledge that you will be required to provide proof of eligibility (including photo identification) to work in Australia if selected for an interview.
To lodge your application, please follow these steps:

Answer the on-line questions shown below.
Attach your resume
Attach your qualifications and licences.

Once your application is successfully lodged you will receive an automated response sent to your e-mail address.
If a response is not received this means that your application has not been successfully submitted and you will need to lodge another application.
If you require assistance to lodge your application please contact our Talent Acquisition team by emailing *******@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au to discuss what reasonable adjustments you may need.
If you are deaf, hearing or speech impaired, you can contact us through the National Relay Service TTY call 133 677 or Speak & Listen 1300 555 727.
Applicants who are selected for interview will be contacted by phone or e-mail.
For further instructions please click here.

You will have the ability to save your application as you go using the ' Save Application' button.
You can start an application and return to it later via the automatic follow-up email once you have the time and required information at hand to finalise your application.

If you don't have access to a computer or electronic device, you can lodge your application at any of Council's Library locations.
Pre-book a free 1-hour computer timeslot by contacting your nearest library https://www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/libraries/our-branches or ask at the enquiry counter.
We will not accept unsolicited resumes or applications being presented by recruitment agencies.

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