Team Leader Gully Eductor

**Position No**: 009/2025
**Work Type**: Permanent - Full Time
- Are you driven by the opportunity to work for a thriving regional City committed to organisational excellence?
- We work together with you to create a culture based on respect, trust and inclusiveness.
- We embrace flexible working conditions and are always open to discussing your individual requirements so that you get to create your own experience with us.
- A leading survey recently found Mandurah is one of the top 10 domestic regions Australians would choose to work from when working remotely.

**Imagine a future with us**

The City of Mandurah (CoM) is one of the main cultural ambassadors and project leaders for Mandurah. We not only support and empower local businesses, create local jobs and opportunities but foster innovation and creativity in enterprise whilst considering the impact to our beautiful environment. At the City of Mandurah we are building a thriving City connected to its people and nature, delivering possibility for everyone.

At CoM, we look out for one another; prioritise respect, are fair, look after your development and wellbeing; foster an inclusive culture and embrace diversity in all forms. We’re committed to continually building a safe and respectful workplace, where all our people feel appreciated and accepted and achieve their full potential. Every day, your work will make an impact that matters, while you thrive in a dynamic culture of inclusion, collaboration and high performance. At CoM you will find unrivalled opportunities to succeed and realise your full potential.

**But enough about us, let’s talk about you**

We are in the market for an experienced and qualified Team Leader Gully Eductor professional, you are passionate about your profession and enjoy the rewards of a good challenge. At CoM we strive to embrace change as our norm and therefore require a person who is innovative, agile, proactive and enthusiastic.

As a Team Leader you will lead and manage a small drainage maintenance team to deliver proactive and reactive drainage cleaning and flood mitigation works documenting vital information along the way. You will play an important role for continued operation of the City’s drainage systems as well as the safety of the public. Reporting to works Supervisor, you will prioritise, plan, and manage your day to day works as well as resources ensuring a safe and productive workplace.

**What impact will you make?**
- You lead by example and set high standards for yourself and your team.
- You are friendly, supportive and actively listen to the needs of others.
- You enjoy working with people, can build strong relationships and are open to the opinions of others.
- You set challenging but realistic goals, reflect and learn from experiences and problem solve to get the job done.
- You are passionate about leadership and developing collaborative, achievement-based team practices as you know this is how you can best encourage people.
- You have a flair for community engagement and a passion for innovative and proactive communications.
- You have a welcoming and respectful customer service disposition when dealing with both your internal and external customers, our community.
- Ability to “think outside the box” and be flexible in the delivery of services to meet our community’s evolving expectations.
- You will provide information on repairs and improvements needed to improve community safety.

**What can you bring to the team?**
- Experience in implementing and undertaking storm water drainage maintenance programs.
- Ability to manage and plan scheduled works and work requests simultaneously to a high standard.
- Maintaining a high level of customer service.
- Guiding the work of a small team and providing on the job training.
- Maintaining required quality standards.
- Providing leadership to ensure safety standards are maintained.
- Ensuring the proper operation and security of materials, plant and equipment.
- Ability to track and map systems to ensure cleaning is effective.

**To be successful you will have**:

- Experience of drainage operations including operation of pumps.
- Previous experience supervising employees and conducting practical staff training
- Thorough knowledge of drainage maintenance techniques, methods, and quality control procedures.
- Understanding and interpreting drawings/plans.
- Good knowledge of the safe operation, working practices and user maintenance of plant and equipment in a general construction environment.
- Understanding of, and commitment to, the principles and practices of Occupational Safety & Health and Equal Opportunity.
- Knowledge of materials estimating, budgetary preparation and control, costing and administration.
- Understanding of contract management principles.
- Detailed knowledge of local government general procedures and standards.
- Current certificate in Basic Worksite Traffic Management
- Current Senior First Aid Certificate
- Current unrestricted “H