
RMPC, Transport and Drainage Operations Manager
19 hours ago
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Transport and Drainage Operations Manager
Permanent Full time
Location – Whitsundays
$119,756 - $134,626 salary per annum
+ Limited Private usage of vehicle
The Whitsunday Regional Council is situated at the heart of the Great Barrier Reef. The region encompasses the 74 tropical Whitsunday Islands, the coastal towns of Cannonvale, Airlie Beach, Jubilee Pocket, Shute Harbour and Bowen along with the rural towns of Proserpine and Collinsville. The Whitsunday region offers a dynamic environment and is perfectly placed to live, work, play and invest.
Your opportunity:
Take the helm as Transport & Drainage Operations Manager at Whitsunday Regional Council
You'll direct daily operations, oversee budgets, implement asset and service standards, manage our RMPC arrangements and ensure full compliance with legislation, Council policies, and contractual obligations across our varied region—from Airlie Beach and Proserpine to Collinsville.
You will serve as our trusted service provider, delivering exceptional asset maintenance in line with our established service standards. We're committed to investing in our people and are offering a growth opportunity for an Engineer who is ready to assume ownership of a team of approximately 50 operational staff. You'll be fully supported by a skilled team, including a management accountant, dedicated administrative assistants, works coordinators, and asset inspectors across our three main depots.
Whilst our preferred location for this position is based in Bowen, we are open to candidates based anywhere in the Whitsunday Region.
Our offer to you:
- Save more with our salary sacrifice scheme
- Additional Locality Allowance
- Health and Wellbeing Benefits
- 3 free confidential counselling sessions per year for you or an immediate family member
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide operational leadership for road maintenance, transport, pavement and drainage services.
- Develop, implement, and monitor levels of service and operations plans in alignment with asset management principles, regional budgets, and resource needs.
- Handle customer requests per policy and service standards, ensuring timely and consistent regional response.
- Lead negotiations and management of the Road Maintenance Performance Contract with the Department of Transport and Main Roads QLD.
- Support achievement of Council's Corporate and Operational Plan objectives.
- Deliver technical advice to the Director of Infrastructure Services and Manager Transport & Drainage Assets.
- Supervise team members with clear direction and visible leadership, ensuring consistent communication and service delivery across the region.
Your skills and experience:
- Proven highly developed managerial and supervisory skills including the use of contemporary techniques such as team building, quality assurance, total quality management and time management.
- Highly developed communication, negotiation and conflict resolution skills, including demonstrated interpersonal, oral and written ability as well as having a solution focused mindset.
- A strategic and operational understanding of Department of Transport and Main Roads Road Maintenance Performance Contracts (RMPC).
- Tertiary Qualifications in Civil Engineering or relevant experience in Road Construction and Maintenance.
- Construction white card.
- Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ)
- Understanding of RMPC specific programs ie REFLECT
If you are ready to bring your leadership, technical expertise and passion for community projects, APPLY NOW
Join the team:
To view the position description please click on the job attachments tab above. To apply, click the 'Apply' button above. For any further information regarding this role, please contact a member of our Human Resources Operations team on (07) 4945 0694 .
Council is committed to providing a healthy work environment for individuals working, visiting or conducting business at Council workplaces and is transitioning to a Smoke Free Workplace.
Council practices Equal Employment Opportunities and Workplace Health and Safety Principles.
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The Whitsunday region encompasses a total land area of 23,862 square kilometres and includes the major townships of Airlie Beach, Bowen, Cannonvale, Collinsville and Proserpine, with numerous rural and coastal communities and residential areas scattered throughout the area. The Whitsunday region is home to approximately 35,500 permanent residents.
As the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef and the magnificent 74 Whitsunday Islands, the Whitsunday region has one of the fastest growing populations in Queensland. Boasting a strong and diverse economy driven by the agriculture, construction, mining and tourism industries; the Whitsunday region has the potential to become the economic powerhouse of North Queensland.
Renowned for its relaxed lifestyle, the region boasts beaches, rainforests and large tracts of national parkland. While the region is rural and coastal in its nature, residents and visitors alike enjoy access to contemporary facilities including museums, art galleries, cafes, hotels and restaurants, entertainment facilities and cinemas.
Whitsunday Regional Council has been undergoing a culture transformation to build a confident proactive culture delivered across the organisation with values to underpin it and translate it into day to day operations and behaviours.
As we continue to embark and evolve on our journey, we encourage staff to be open minded, and look for positive ways to move towards new levels of performance and innovation.
Our goal is to become one of the most progressive, inclusive and best places to work anywhere in Queensland.
To do this, we need people to align with our values of:
Accountability - being open, diligent and ethical in our decisions and actions
Unity - Working together to get things done
Trust - in our team mates, our service partners and our customers
Community - building pride, strength and confidence amongst our region, residents and ratepayers
Continuous Improvement - always looking for solutions and ways to do things better.
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The Whitsunday region encompasses a total land area of 23,862 square kilometres and includes the major townships of Airlie Beach, Bowen, Cannonvale, Collinsville and Proserpine, with numerous rural and coastal communities and residential areas scattered throughout the area. The Whitsunday region is home to approximately 35,500 permanent residents.
As the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef and the magnificent 74 Whitsunday Islands, the Whitsunday region has one of the fastest growing populations in Queensland. Boasting a strong and diverse economy driven by the agriculture, construction, mining and tourism industries; the Whitsunday region has the potential to become the economic powerhouse of North Queensland.
Renowned for its relaxed lifestyle, the region boasts beaches, rainforests and large tracts of national parkland. While the region is rural and coastal in its nature, residents and visitors alike enjoy access to contemporary facilities including museums, art galleries, cafes, hotels and restaurants, entertainment facilities and cinemas.
Whitsunday Regional Council has been undergoing a culture transformation to build a confident proactive culture delivered across the organisation with values to underpin it and translate it into day to day operations and behaviours.
As we continue to embark and evolve on our journey, we encourage staff to be open minded, and look for positive ways to move towards new levels of performance and innovation.
Our goal is to become one of the most progressive, inclusive and best places to work anywhere in Queensland.
To do this, we need people to align with our values of:
Accountability - being open, diligent and ethical in our decisions and actions
Unity - Working together to get things done
Trust - in our team mates, our service partners and our customers
Community - building pride, strength and confidence amongst our region, residents and ratepayers
Continuous Improvement - always looking for solutions and ways to do things better.
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