Manager Plant, Fleet

3 days ago


Wagga Wagga, Australia City of Wagga Wagga Full time

**Closing date**: 22/06/2025 11:59 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time

**Location**: Alan Turner Depot - 151 Fernleigh Road, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650 - Wiradjuri Country

**Department**: Infrastructure Services - Plant, Fleet and Buildings

**Employment type**: Permanent Full-time

Wagga Wagga City Council is one of the largest inland regional cities in NSW and currently has an outstanding opportunity available for an experienced Engineering Professional with exceptional leadership skills to join the organisation to assist with and drive an organisational change and growth agenda.

Our City is growing, and the organisation is preparing to support this growth. Our population is forecast to increase by over 21 per cent by 2036. Our prime location between Sydney, Melbourne, and Canberra, combined with an increase in business and industry as well as affordable prime industrial land, has attracted a number of Federal and State Government major infrastructure projects such as Inland Rail and the Wagga Wagga Special Activation Precinct.

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**The Role**:
Reporting to the Director - Infrastructure Services, the Manager - Plant, Fleet & Buildings is responsible for managing and leading the Plant, Fleet & Buildings Division in the delivery of effective, efficient and value add processes and services for Council-owned and Council-controlled plant, fleet, equipment, mechanical workshop, stores and building (facility) infrastructure. Key to this role is providing high level support to Council’s operational areas to ensure Council’s annual works programs, strategic priorities and business needs are delivered.

The ideal applicants will bring to this position demonstrated experience in leading multi-disciplinary teams across multiple, high-risk worksites with the ability to effectively lead an agenda of cultural change.

**Other key responsibilities will include**:

- Oversee and manage the replacement, purchasing, hiring, preventative maintenance, repair and disposal programs for all of Council’s plant, fleet and equipment assets.
- Oversee all functional areas of building and facility maintenance including service levels, capital renewal and upgrade works and the development and maintenance of budgets.
- Oversee Council’s store including the coordination of the warehouse inventory system functions and stock analysis.
- Oversee Council’s mechanical workshop to ensure it is efficient and effective and compliant with Work Health & Safety and Environmental legislation.
- Lead, and deliver, the implementation of Council’s Fleet transition plans to support Council’s Net Zero Emissions goals
- Ensure appropriate processes, systems, procedures and work schedules are implemented within Council’s workshop for the delivery of effective maintenance and repair work programs for mobile and fixed plant, vehicles and equipment.
- Ensuring a proactive Work Health & Safety culture is adopted across the division.

**What we will offer**:

- An attractive remuneration in accordance with skills and experience.
- Training and development opportunities.
- Access to Council’s Flexible Working Hours Agreement.
- The opportunity to further develop your career with a large regional Council with enviable and diverse projects already in motion or coming online.

**Skills and Experience**

We are looking for experienced professionals with:

- Tertiary degree and/or post graduate qualifications relevant to the position (i.e. Business or Fleet)
- Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia (IPWEA) Fleet Management Certificate
- Significant experience in plant, fleet, workshop and stores management including experience in major programs of acquisition and disposal and building and facilities maintenance
- Strong forward planning and strategic thinking skills with a focus on service delivery
- Extensive financial management experience i.e. budget control, estimations, resource planning, and project management
- Extensive leadership experience including the ability to effectively manage staff performance and to develop and maintain a positive workplace culture. This will require excellent communication and engagement skills at all levels across the organisation as well as externally.

**What is next?**

Applications close **Sunday, 22**June 2025**at 11.59pm AEST with interviews to be held in the week commencing Monday, 30 June 2025.

If you are interested in this role and would like more information, please contact **Henry Pavitt on 02 6926 9401.**

As part of the recruitment process, pre-employment checks will be conducted in line with requirements of the position.


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