Work Group Leader, Trades Services

**Work Group Leader, Trades Services** **-** **(**2401098**)**
- Make an impact on your capital city
- An office unlike any other
- Full Time, Permanent Role | Starting at $100,882 + 11.5% super

**About the Opportunity**

As the Work Group Leader, Trades Services, you will be leading the day-to-day coordination and operations of our Trades Services Team to deliver essential services across the city. You’ll oversee resource allocation, task scheduling, and quality assurance to ensure high standards and meaningful outcomes for the community.

This role is central to maintaining our public infrastructure safely and effectively. Working closely with the Team Leader and Manager, City Maintenance, you’ll bring your expertise to support compliance with WHS, environmental, and statutory responsibilities, while identifying improvement opportunities to enhance service delivery.

Your leadership will foster a positive team culture focused on growth, performance, and quality service. If you enjoy the challenge of balancing operational oversight with hands-on team support and are passionate about community impact, this role is for you.

**About You**

To be successful in this role you will have:

- A tertiary qualification Diploma or higher in leadership/management and/or significant experience in leading Trades Maintenance teams or extensive experience in a relevant field.
- Extensive track record of providing impactful leadership that consistently strengthens and elevates the team's capabilities and performance.
- Sound knowledge and experience in planning and co-ordinating the allocation and deployment of staff, equipment and materials based on daily/weekly/monthly work programs.
- Sound understanding of the capabilities of plant and equipment used in maintenance activities.

**About Us**

Located in the geographic heart of Kaurna Country, the City of Adelaide celebrates its cultural heritage, unique natural surrounds and structures its footprint in a way that allows it to adapt to the changing needs of the community and a dynamic global landscape. Our focus is on our community’s wellbeing and quality of life - investing in city improvements and on future planning, so we continue to design a liveable city where future generations can continue to live authentic and meaningful lives. This is an exciting opportunity to join our team and be a bigger part of our amazing city

The City Operations Program ensures our City’s assets, including streets, parks and other public spaces are attractive, clean, well presented and maintained so we all have a city to enjoy and be proud of.

To find out how a role with City of Adelaide impacts the community, please watch this video here.

At the City of Adelaide, we thrive in an environment that is welcoming, inclusive and safe, and celebrates difference. We value and embrace our diverse perspectives and recognise the value diversity has in fuelling innovation and enabling brilliant experiences for our diverse community.

**For Further Enquiries & How to Apply**

All enquiries regarding this position will remain private and confidential and can be directed to Kevin Potter on 0418 839459.

Please submit a Resume and a Cover Letter expressing the skills, experience and qualities you can bring to this position addressed to Kevin Potter, Team Leader, Trades Workshops & Facilities Services.

**Applications close at 11.59pm, 10 November 2024.**

Please be advised this is for a full-time, permanent position with a starting salary at the salaried Level 6 Classification commencing at $100,882 + 11.5% superannuation. Please note there will be a 3% salary increase commencing the first full pay period in January 2025 to $103,908 + super.
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**Primary Location**: Adelaide - London Road Depot

**Job**: Trade

**Program**: CITY OPERATIONS

**Employment Status**: Permanent

**Hours of Work**: Full-time

**Job Posting**: 27/10/2024, 10:25:30 PM

**Unposting Date**: 10/11/2024, 7:29:00 AM