Team Leader Roadside Mowing

**Position Number**:P00413

**Directorate**:IPDS

**Service**:Transport and Public Access

**Location**:Katoomba Works Depot

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

June 2025

**Position**
**Classification**:
Band 5

**POSITION PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE**

The incumbent is responsible for overseeing and coordinating all aspects of roadside
mowing operations and general road maintenance activities within the Blue Mountains
LGA. It involves leading a team to ensure the efficient and effective maintenance of road
verges, highways, and other public areas, contributing to public safety and visual amenity.

This position is responsible for providing daily leadership and onsite direction to other
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, Maintenance East

**Report to: (Position Number)**P00513

**Staff Responsibility**:5

**Key Internal Relationships**:Transport and Public Access teams; Customer
Experience Team; Sport, Recreation and
Cemetery 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**
- To effectively manage the day-to-day operation of all roadside mowing and public

domain maintenance, delivering quality outcomes that meet the priorities and
objectives of the organisation
- Maintain road verges, highways, footpaths and other designated public areas as

required and directed to reduce vegetation growth, ensure public safety and enhance
visual amenity.
- Operations of plant and general labouring of plant and equipment on a variety of

construction and maintenance works.
- Ensure assigned plant and tools are maintained to support operational activities.
- Carry out maintenace planning and scheduling as required to meet the team objectives

such as; pre-site establishment, operation of plant and equipment, traffic control and
general labouring duties.
- Provide technical support, advice and assistance to Coordinator, Maintenance East,

with a specific focus on solution driven outcomes.
- Actively contribute and maintain a safe working environment through the development

and implementation of agreed Councils safe systems of work.
- 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
o directly ensuring the Coordinator is informed through agreed reporting systems.
- Utilise technology based systems for construction and maintenance works activities.
- Proactive approach to problem solving and flexible nature to change work direction for

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

**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 accordance with safety instructions, where applicable; use the work equipment supplied
for the job, in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions), and any personal
protective equipment, which the Council deems necessary and has provided; be saf