Manager Trades and Fleet Services

Are you passionate about maintaining public assets and enhancing community spaces? As the Manager of Trades and Fleet Services, you'll ensure that trades, fleet operations, and public domain services are delivered responsively and consistently, enabling exceptional open spaces and public amenities across North Sydney.

North Sydney Council administers the North Sydney local government area on Sydney's picturesque lower North Shore. Our 400 employees look after 77,000 residents spread across 10 square kilometres of land on the foreshores of Sydney Harbour providing spectacular harbour views, beautiful parklands and a bustling CBD.

The role

As Manager of Trades and Fleet Services, you'll ensure that infrastructure trades—including carpentry, plumbing, painting—alongside the mechanical workshop, cleaning services, public domain lighting, and contractor‑led essential services such as air conditioning and fire systems, are delivered seamlessly, reliably and in alignment with regulatory and community expectations.

In this dynamic role, you'll shape the future of our maintenance programs by designing robust recurrent service schedules, developing and maintaining service‑level agreements and KPIs, and implementing WHS frameworks that foster continuous operational improvement. You'll oversee procurement strategies and contract management—from drafting documentation and risk assessments to supervising project delivery, ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget, while upholding the highest standards of safety and quality.

Managing the fleet is equally central to your responsibilities. You'll develop and lead our annual operational plant maintenance program and replacement schedule, assist with purchasing specifications, and analyse fleet data to optimise performance, reduce downtime, and minimise whole‑of‑life costs. Your recommendations will support strategic decision‑making and you'll help shape policies around charge‑out rates, operator training, and risk management for plant equipment.

The person

We're looking for someone who combines strong leadership in trades and fleet management with strategic, analytical thinking and excellent stakeholder engagement. Your ability to conceive and refine processes, manage multi‑disciplinary teams, and deliver operational excellence will be crucial to the ongoing care of our assets and public spaces.

Why work at NSC?

We're committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and positive workplace. Our teams are reflective of the communities in which we operate, and we value the unique contribution each member makes to the North Sydney Council. The work we do makes a real difference to the lives of our residents and contributes to their economic and social wellbeing.

North Sydney Council as an employer offers excellent employee benefits such as:

• Easy accessibility to work with spectacular harbour view work locations
• Access to Fitness Passport
• Excellent work-life balance with a 35-hour working week for indoor employees or fortnightly RDO's for outdoor employees
• Flexible working hours with access to flexi-time for indoor employees
• Freedom to direct contributions to any compliant superannuation fund
• A holistic health and well-being program offering exercise classes, flu vaccinations, skin checks
• Access to employee recognition and reward program
• Weekly fruit baskets
• Free access to counselling sessions through our Employee Assistance Program
• Free financial advice by a certified Financial Planner
• Monetary transport allowance
• Invitations to local government events, training and planning sessions
• Access to corporate social events at picturesque harbour locations
• Close locale to transport options including train, bus, metro and bike ways

How to apply

Applicants are required to submit a resume and provide a brief summary of how your skills and experience meet the key requirements of the role.

Please note; this position requires a National Police Check as part of the recruitment process

Salary up to approximately $132,000 pa + $1,000 pa Transport allowance + 12% superannuation
35 hours per week with access to Flexi time
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Closing Date: 09 September pm

North Sydney Council is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity in order to provide a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. North Sydney Council also adheres
to the principles of a child safe organisation and is committed to the care and protection of all children and young people.
*We strongly encourage candidates from wide-ranging backgrounds, identities and experiences to apply.*
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