Roading Supervisor-tumut

Forestry Corporation of NSW (FCNSW) is the largest manager of commercial plantation and native forests in NSW. We manage more than two million hectares of forests for the environmental, economic, and social benefit of the people of NSW and Australia.
**Why grow your career with Forestry Corporation of NSW**:
At Forestry Corporation of NSW, our values are at the heart of everything that we do. We hope you share our values of:
**1. Wellbeing**: Everyone home, injury free, everyday
**2. Respect**: We care for country, community, and ourselves
**3. Integrity**: We are honest and accountable
**4. Innovation**: We challenge ourselves to think differently, be bold and continuously improve
**The Opportunity**:
**What we can offer you**:

- Permanent, Full-time position located in the Tumut Region
- Great combination of office and outdoor work, with a dedicated and passionate team.
- Competitive remuneration in accordance with the FCNSW classification structure
- Access to self-paced learning through Go1 e-learning
- Exclusive company benefits

**About the role**:
The Tumut Management Area of FCNSW manages 5,791kms of roads and trails, about 90km of which are sealed. These roads form the backbone of the transport network that supports a large forest industry.
We are currently looking for a Roading Supervisor to join our diverse and dynamic team. This role is responsible for the supervision of multi-disciplinary roading staff and a broad contractor base and be involved in a wide variety of activities, including:

- Ensuring the cost-effective, safe, and timely programming of road works, ongoing maintenance of forest roading infrastructure to a standard that meets harvesting, haulage, fire, stewardship, plantation stewardship and public access needs.
- Planning and implementing Forest Operational Plans for maintenance and construction of roads and crossings.
- Procurement of heavy plant contractors and materials to enable efficient scheduling and completion of works.
- Operational Compliance Monitoring to strict environment and safety compliance standards.

**We would love you to have**:

- Demonstrated ability to lead and manage a small team.
- Proven organisational skills - ability to plan and prioritise work, meet standards and deadlines.
- Knowledge and understanding of forestry management and protection, including weed and pest control, fire management, planning and suppression, and silviculture.
- Relevant tertiary qualifications.
- Sound experience and knowledge of roading construction and maintenance operations, including good understanding of cost/quality requirements, ideally within a forest context.
- Excellent understanding and commitment to safety within an operational environment.
- Understanding of, or ability to quickly learn plant production capabilities.
- Experience in field forest operations at grass roots or management level is desirable.
- Ability to efficiently develop site-based plans using planning systems.
- Ability to manage an operation according to the site-based plan.
- Well-developed planning, supervisory and contractor management skills.
- Well-developed communication, team building and interpersonal skills.
- Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, Outlook.
- Knowledge of and willingness to learn Geographic Information Systems for Mapping.
- Current Drivers licence.

For further information about the role please contact Lisa Davies, Roading Operations Coordinator on 0428 113 362
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