Leading Hand

**Closing date**: 2/03/2025 11:59 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time

**Location**: Wilberforce NSW

**Department**: Infrastructure Services

**Employment type**: Full-Time
- Be passionate. Be progressive. Hawkesbury City Council._
- ** Full Time / 9 Day Fortnight + Multiple positions available**:

- ** Salary from $68K per annum**:

- ** On-Site Parking + Fitness Passport**

Hawkesbury City Council is the largest local government area in metropolitan NSW covering 2,800 square kilometres, incorporating both urban and rural communities. We are committed to working together to deliver outcomes for the community through innovation and best practice.

**The Role**

Reporting to the Team Leader Operations _and internally titled Operations Supervisor - Transport Operation_s_, the purpose of this position is to lead a small team to undertake construction and maintenance activities and projects accordance with Council’s Operations program. As part of this position, there is an on call roster system that requires availability for after hours response (on call allowance is in addition to base rate).

**About You**

You will have team supervisory skills and experience and will be able to lead a small team of operational staff and sub-contractors to ensure construction and maintenance activities are completed to an acceptable standard. You will be keen to foster and build on the positive and safe workplace culture within the team and importantly, you will promote a positive image of Council and its activities.

**Essential Criteria**
- Certificate level qualification in a related field or equivalent experience
- Extensive experience in the field of construction and maintenance
- Experience leading operational staff and sub-contractors
- Experience in the use of systems to collect and record the necessary day labour activity data
- Experienced in championing safety and wellness and complying with safety responsibilities
- Ability to determine plant and material requirements for major road and drainage maintenance and projects, including ability to interpret plans and execute works instructions
- Valid Class C Licence
- Safework NSW General Construction Induction Card (White Card)
- Physically capable/ fit to undertake the manual handling required in the role
- Working with Children Check (WWCC)

**Desirable**
- MR Licence
- Road asset experience

**The Rewards**
- Rostered Day Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- Great working environment
- Flexible work arrangements
- Tertiary Education Assistance
- Health and Wellbeing Program
- Long Service Leave after 5 years
- Training and Development Opportunities
- Employee Reward and Recognition program
- Employee Performance Review and Planning System
- Fitness Passport
- Social Club - BBQs, Christmas parties, raffles and activities
- Employee Assistance Program for employees and their family

**To Apply**

**Applications close Sunday 2nd March 2025**

Applicants who do not address the selection criteria may not be considered for this position.
- Please note that the canvassing of Councillors in relation to these matters will automatically disqualify the applicant from this process._