Civil Services Team Members Six Month Contracts

**Position description Team Member Civil Services**

**Position title **Team Member Civil Services

**Position numbers **1139

**Classification (Level) **ME 6

**Department **City Services

**Division **Operations

**Business unit **Civil Services

**People Leader **Field Supervisor Civil Services

**Key stakeholders **Engineering, Open Spaces, Operational Support

**Our Purpose**
To improve our residents’ quality of life; continuously, smartly, and efficiently. Six themes in
our Community Vision represent the shared value and aspirations that will guide how our
city develops - liveable, valuing nature, engaged, prosperous, innovative,
and connected.

**City of Marion Values**
Our values are critical to us as they help drive behaviours that will enable us to achieve
council’s vision. With the community and safety at the forefront of everything we do, the City
of Marion values: Respect, Integrity, Achievement, Innovation.

**We live our values Our community vision**
**Respect**: treating everyone as we want to be
treated, where all contributions are valued.

**Integrity**: fostering trust and honesty in all
our interactions.

**Achievement**: enhancing our knowledge and
performance to reach our shared goals, while
being dedicated to supporting one another.

**Innovation**: encouraging new ideas and learning
from our experience to do things better.

PD - TM Civil Services - December 2023

**Position description Team Member Civil Services**

**Purpose**

The Team Member Civil position will be responsible for the delivery of capital and reactive civil
works within the City of Marion. This role will provide opportunities in a positive and energetic
collaboration together with Residents, Visitors, Contractors, and other Council Departments.

Strong communication skills and ability to maintain solid relationships (with internal and
external) stakeholders will be vital to this role. - Dependent on role

As an ongoing commitment to the organisation you will be responsible for delivering the best
service to our community and to improve residents’ quality life; continuously, smartly and
efficiently in the scope of your daily work.

**Key Deliverables**

Construction works relating to drainage, road and footpath construction and may include
Operation of plant and machinery such as;
- Trucks (single axle and tandem)
- Back Hoe
- Front End Loader
- Grader
- Water Truck
- Multi-tyred and vibratory Rollers
- Skidsteers

Ability to operate general minor equipment e.g., vibrating compaction plates, concrete
cutting saws.

Locate and depth services.

Backfill and clean-up site.

Reinstate domestic stormwater connections.

Organise reinstatement of irrigation systems, concrete kerb & water table, footpaths, street
side furniture and lawns.

Road Construction

Perform road construction activities. These may include:

- Excavation of existing asphalt and road base.
- Excavation to sub-grade of existing kerb, footpaths, water table and spoon drains.
- Estimate amount and type/quality of material required for reinstatement to achieve

desired compaction ratios.
- Set out levels and gradients.
- Prepare and compact surface for bitumen and/or concrete laying.

Plant & Equipment
- Maintain all plant and equipment in the appropriate manner.

PD - TM Civil Services - December 2023

**Position description Team Member Civil Services**

Drainage Construction

Implement drainage works associated with council’s road construction program. This may
include:

- Liaise with Public Utilities to adjust, lower or shift services.
- Locate and depth services.
- Set out the area to be excavated based on design plans.
- Calculate the depth of excavations based on design plans.
- Calculate the amount of material required for a project.
- Order and pick up materials required for a project within delegated authority limitations.
- Set out levels and grades.
- Excavate trench and prepare base
- Position and lay pipes.
- Set out and construct junction boxes or side entry pits.
- Back fill drainage trench with recommended materials and compact to specification.
- Use trench shoring as required by Australian Standards

Road Services
- Street signage replacement and repair
- Street furniture replacement and repair
- Traffic hazard signs repair and replacement
- Line marking
- Street sweeping

General Construction
- Graffiti removal

Footpath Construction and Maintenance
- Set up works for a concrete pour.
- Level and finish concrete including footpaths, kerb and water table, spoon drains, safety

ramps and all other associated concreting related to council operations.
- Set up works for paving, levels, gradients and compaction.
- Complete laying of pavers and clean up site.

PD - TM Civil Services - December 2023

**Position description Team Member Civil Services**

**Person Specification**

Essential criteria

Advanced communication skills both written and verbal.

**Qualifications**
- Current Class HR (minimum) driver’s licence.
- Previous working