Team Leader Civil Construction

**Position Number**:P00932

**Directorate**:IPDS

**Service**:Transport and Public Access

**Location**:Katoomba Works Depot

**Date**
**Created/Updated**

May 2025

**Position**
**Classification**:
Band: 6

**POSITION PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE**

The position is responsible for undertaking a broad range of maintenance and civil
construction ctivities including but not be limited to the construction of roads, signage
installation, drainage, footpaths, gravel re-sheeting, heavy patching, bridgework,
reconstruction of culverts, kerb and gutter.

This position is responsible for providing daily leadership and onsite direction to team
members and to provide support to the Coordinator to ensure the section runs efficiently
to complete the required tasks.

**RELATIONSHIPS**

**Reports to**:(Position Title)**:Coordinator Civil Construction

**Report to**:(Position Number)**P00420

**Staff Responsibility**:3

**Key Internal Relationships**:Transport and Public Access teams; Customer
Experience Team; Recreation, Aquatics and
Cemetery Service Teams; Placed Based Teams;
Natural Environment Teams, Mechanical and
Fleet Services, Trades Teams, Asbestos and
Hazards Materials Teams, Safety Team

**Key External Relationships**:Residents and community groups; business and
other representatives; other councils,
government departments and agencies; suppliers
and business contacts for maintenance and
operations support

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Carry out construction and maintenance activities on signs, carparks, retaining walls,

roads, footpaths, bridges, stormwater, culverts, kerb and gutter and weed control
management for civil asset types.
- Coordinate operations of plant and general labouring for plant and equipment on a

variety of construction and maintenance works.
- Interpretation of complex civil plans, works requirements, work set-out and

coordination of works materials and plant.
- Ensure assigned plant and tools are maintained to support operational activities.
- Carry out construction planning and scheduling as required to meet the team tasks

such as; dial before you dig, pre-site establishment, operation of plant and equipment,
traffic control and general labouring duties.
- Provide technical support, advice and assistance to Coordinator and team members,

with a specific focus on solution driven outcomes.
- Determine and implement appropriate safety standards and ensure compliance with

the requirements of the WHS Act for work activities and for team.
- Actively work within Councils environmental policies, procedures and systems of work

such as environmental assessments.
- Manage staff performance, through active leadership, coaching and mentoring, setting

expectations for performance and work with staff to achieve assigned duties for the
team
- Promote a positive and harmonious work environment and a culture of a can-do

attitude through leading staff performance
- Utilise technology based systems for construction and maintenance works activities

and records management
- Proactive approach to problem solving and flexible nature to change work direction for

an operational advantage
- Support your Coordinator, Program Leader and Manager in other duties as directed

that is within the scope of your skills, competenency and training
- During natural disasters, emergencies, significant organisational change and

extraordinatory circumstances you may be required to under reasonable management
direction to undertake alternative responsibilities within your areas of Council in line
with your skills, competence and training.

**Guiding Principles**
- We act as one organisation responding to the changing needs of our LGA and

community
- We are strategy led, driven by our Community Strategic Plan with clear priorities and

focus
- We are service focused we continuously improve service provision and provide

excellent customer service
- We collaborate and work together to achieve our outcomes
- We ensure safety and well-being is at the centre of our organisation, operations and

culture
- We are a financially sustainable organisation, living within our means, ensuring best

value resource allocation
These Guidelines complement the Council’s adopted Values of: Work Together; Work
Safe Home safe; Service Excellence; Value for Money; Trust and Respect; and,
Supporting Community

**Workplace Health & Safety**
Ensure compliance with WHS obligations and responsibilities as outlined in Councils
policies and procedures and under the relevant WHS legislation. These include but are
not limited to: identifying potentially unsafe situations or work practices and notifying your
Supervisor or Manager (or the Health, Safety Manager/Area Safety Representative);
never performing a task that you believe is dangerous or for which you do not have the
experience, or have not received appropriate instructions and training or where the correct
equipment to carry out the task safely is not available; always work in a safe manner and
in accordan