Road Worker

Location: North East Region | Yarra Glen

Job type: Full Time - Fixed Term

Organisation: Department of Transport and Planning

**Salary**: $61,325 - $74,611

Occupation: Engineering

Reference: 5599

**About the Role**
- Full-time, Fixed term **until 31st Dec 2025** opportunities (flexibility available).
- Salary: $61,325 - $74,611 + 11,5% superannuation.
- Location: Lilydale Depot

In this role you will undertake a variety of road maintenance and civil construction activities including network inspections and hazard and defect rectification works and perform manual labour-intensive tasks in accordance with established safety, environmental and quality procedures. After hours Emergency response capabilities and overtime are requirements of this role, and opportunities may be available to travel within the state to assist with broader Emergency responses. Whilst this role is primarily based in the VRMC Metro Region at Lilydale Depot, you may be occasionally required to work from other locations across the state of Victoria based on the operational needs of the broader SRS business. The standard hours for this position are 7.30am to 4.00pm. There may occasionally be a requirement to work overtime outside these hours, work away from home for periods of time, and attend after hours call outs as required.

To access the** Position Description, **please click **here.**

**Position Outcomes / Accountabilities**

As a key member of the SRS Road Maintenance team, your responsibilities include promoting a safety culture, supporting team operations, ensuring cost-effective and timely maintenance services, adhering to the VPS code of conduct, role modelling positive behaviours, providing emergency response, assisting maintenance teams across Victoria, and striving for continuous improvement and innovation.

**Key Selection Criteria**

**Personal Attributes**

**Qualifications and Experience**

**Mandatory**
- Current Victorian Drivers licence
- Current Medium Rigid truck licence
- Current licences and tickets in plant operation; traffic management, chainsaw and first aid, construction induction card.
- Construction Induction White Card
- Working knowledge of computer tablets / mobile devices.

**Desirable**
- Certificate III in Civil Construction
- Understanding of Asset Maintenance Management Systems
- Strong knowledge of the Road Management Plan
- Strong understanding of Maintenance Specification Section 750

**What we offer**
- Meaningful work making Victorian communities more accessible and liveable
- Professional growth and development opportunities across the department and the wider Victorian Public Services
- A hybrid working model focused on collaboration and teamwork
- Optimal work-life balance initiatives including flexible working arrangements
- Opportunity to work across multiple urban and suburban hubs
- We prioritise the development of a safe and inclusive culture

**Culture Value**

We are an equal opportunity employer, embracing a diverse range of applicants such as veterans, and people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, LGBTQIA community members, individuals with disabilities and/or health conditions, as well as those from varied faith and cultural backgrounds. At our department, we prioritize the development of a safe, inclusive, and high-performance culture through shared actions and behaviours that align with our strategy and direction. This empowers our employees to effectively contribute to our goals.

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Applications close **11.59pm on** **Tuesday, 8th of November 2024.