Manager Civil Delivery

• Accelerate your Career in Tropical North Queensland
• Opportunity to be Innovative and to be a 'go to' person for the City of Townsville
• $190-205K + Super + Relocation Assistance

Do you have a genuine desire to live in a regional area and work with pride and passion to truly make a difference to a Community?

About Council

Townsville City Council is the largest regional Council in QLD employing over 1700 staff and has an annual budget of approximately $868M and community assets of nearly $9 billion. They see the world is changing so they are changing too. Their people and their jobs are as diverse as the communities they serve. Townsville City Council's "Civil Delivery" department is responsible for maintaining and constructing civil infrastructure within the council area. Strong fiscal management will be a core focus of both short- and long-term planning for the city during the 2024/25 financial year, with every action undertaken focused on meeting the needs of their residents today without impeding residents' needs into the future.

The Position

Reporting to the General Manager Construction Maintenance and Operations you will play a key role in advising the Senior Leadership Team and working collaboratively across the cohort to champion Council's purpose of Growing Townsville and to delivering the Corporate Plan in consultation with the Townsville community. Underpinning everything you do will be to deliver exceptional customer service to the community, whilst continuing to innovate and create value in all work undertaken by Council.

As the Team Manager Civil Delivery, you will work for a highly respected leader and manage construction and maintenance teams (150 staff) across all civil delivery activities and projects.  This position offers a genuine chance to broaden out your experience and expand your learning and expertise in civil delivery. Leading and galvanising the team at every level you will demonstrate your leadership skills and ability to drive cultural change. If your goal is to ultimately be one of the leaders in civil delivery and maintenance this is a role where you can realise your ambitions and leverage yourself into more senior roles within Council

About You

As a qualified engineer with ideally both private and public sector civil construction experience your career has developed to the point where you are now renowned as someone who enjoys and is effective in a leadership role. With a passion for the environment and for the role reliable civil infrastructure and its maintenance plays you can demonstrate where your innovative ideas and solutions have benefitted communities through better processes, cost efficiencies and capability.

Confident and resilient, you will lead the team through a transitional phase balancing the priorities of delivering a significant portfolio of capital and maintenance projects including DRFA works whilst improving efficiency and effectiveness to build on the existing team capability. Underpinning this will be creating a culture that allows you to make decisions that matter so together you can play a role in shaping the lifestyle of Townsville City.

Why this Role?

Providing a laid-back tropical lifestyle that is complemented by capital city comforts, no other Australian city boasts the resilience, diversity, lifestyle, and economic potential that the Townsville North Queensland Region enjoys.

As with many Councils, there is aging infrastructure however Townsville City Council is at the forefront of the technology being used, so the opportunity is there to fully utilize this and manage the interface to residents and councillor's talking them through issues and helping them to understand what resolutions are being adopted. With a sizeable budget, you will take the lead on identifying and scoping plans to get in and prioritise civil delivery projects and maintenance.

Known as the Second Capital of Queensland and with a population of just over 200,000 people, Townsville offers a dynamic lifestyle coupled with strong economic prosperity. It is a thriving precinct with access to a variety of world class education facilities, leading edge health care, affordable housing, unique retailing, spectacular events and entertainment, dining precincts and a wide range of outdoor recreation options. With over 300 days of sunshine each year, Townsville's lifestyle is second to none.

You may currently be working in local government managing civil delivery and maintenance and see this as an opportunity to leverage into the largest regional council in QLD or you could working be in the private sector managing civil construction. Regardless, this is a unique opportunity to work in beautiful North Queensland and to continue building and growing your skills on a different scale and level.

How to Apply

For a confidential conversation, please call Rona Horsfall on at Peak Recruitment Services.

Applications will close at 10pm on Monday 26th January 2026.

Alternatively, please click on 'Apply' and you will be able to access our website where you can download a Candidate Briefing Pack with further details and register your interest.