Road Construction Supervisor Vrn 10/25

**Award Classification**: Level 5-8

**Employment Conditions**:
Queensland Local Government Industry (Stream A) Award - State
2017

**Department / Branch**: Engineering / Road Construction

**Principal Location**: Council Depot, Hughenden

**Reports to**: Senior Civil Works Coordinator (or as directed)

**Direct Reports**: 15

**Flinders Shire**

**Our Vision**:Flinders Shire - a place of discovery, opportunity and lifestyle

**Our Mission**:To promote quality of life through leadership, attitude and respect

**Our Values**:

- A Caring Philosophy
- Pursuit of Excellence
- Teamwork
- Local Ownership
- Communication
- Leadership
- Recognition

**Council Structure**

**Position Objective**

The Road Construction Supervisor is responsible for developing and implementing road construction
work plans across Flinders Shire while leading and mentoring a team to deliver on Councils Strategic and
Operational Objectives.

As a representative of Council, demonstrated professionalism and a commitment to a high level of service
and continuous improvement in the best interest of Council and the Community are essential.

**Office of the Chief Executive Officer**:

- Investment, Attraction & Economic Development
- Executive Support
- Human Resources

**Corporate & Financial**
**Services**
- Financial Control
- Information &
Communication Technology
- Business & Customer Services
- Governance & Regulatory

Services
- Workplace Health & Safety

**Engineering**
- Open Spaces & Community

Assets
- Asset Management
- Project Management
- Roads & Infrastructure

**Community Services &**
**Wellbeing**
- Community Development &
Engagement
- Tourism
- Community Care
- Regional Marketing &
Promotion
- Media / Communications

**Key Responsibilities**

**_Operational _**
- Develop and implement operational plans to achieve timely, appropriate resourced, on budget

projects across Flinders Shire
- Ensuring all works comply with relevant standards, specifications, codes of practice, regulations,

and policies relevant to work tasks and health and safety
- Manage and lead team including managing all people management matters, ensuring appropriate

plant/equipment are allocated to licence and skilled team members and timesheets are completed
on time and accurately including appropriate job costings and hours of work
- Ensure stores and materials are ordered to job specification and in appropriate quantities and in

compliance to Council Procurement and Finance Policies
- Maintain accurate records on work activities including labour, plant hours, use of materials, safety

data sheets and job safety analysis
- Comply with, ensure team and contractors comply with all Council Policies and Procedures on job

sites and plant and fleet maintenance schedules
- Provide reporting as required to supervisor on work tasks, activities and projects against allocated

operational plans
- Ensuring all daily checks of plant/fleet are completed and work with workshop to reduce down time

through proactive maintenance and repairs
- Ensuring plant/fleet are well presented, tidy and secured
- Provide high level of customer service on behalf of Council ensuring a positive reflection with

members of the public is maintained
- Develop and maintain positive communications between Council departments and teams including

participation in team/Council meetings
- Sharing of knowledge and skills between team members
- Develop and maintain positive relationships with members of the public by self and team, explain

works and answering questions, protect private property in vicinity of works being undertaken
- Implement traffic management plans as required

**_General _**
- Consistently complete allocated tasks to a high standard and within agreed timeframes
- Undertake other tasks up to and including your competency and level
- Actively promote the values of the organisation to staff
- Actively participate in identifying, recommending, developing and implementing measures through

which allocated tasks and responsibilities may be carried out more effectively and efficiently
**_Administration _**
- Ensure general administration and records management requirements are being met
- Provide courteous and professional customer service to internal and external customers and

conduct all transactions in an ethical and efficient manner
- Contribute positively to a supportive team-based work environment and participate in team

meetings and training sessions as required
- Ensure that requests are acted on and reported upon in accordance with Council Policy
- Keep your supervisor/manager appropriately and adequately informed on the current state of

activities relevant to your role and to highlight in advance any points likely to influence Council
operations or relations with ratepayers and/or the public
- Maintain a personal time management system to ensure deadlines are met; to ensure that other

staff of the Council are given due notice and time to comply with deadlines so th