Drainage Team Leader

Do you want to be part of something challenging and rewarding? Are you passionate about our community? If so, joining the Glen Innes Severn Council might be the right career move for you.
Working for Council means you'll be joining a dedicated team where your individual effort is part of something much bigger – delivering great things for our community.

The Council covers an area of 5,487km², and is located in the beautiful New England area of NSW.  This area encompasses the town of Glen Innes and villages of Deepwater, Emmaville, Glencoe, Wellingrove and Red Range. We're proud of the contribution our community makes to this vibrant, dynamic and attractive area in which to live and work. Glen Innes offers an attractive lifestyle including a well serviced and friendly rural community, laid back living, short commuting times, affordable housing, easy access to NSW north coast beaches and larger regional centres, and terrific recreational and sporting facilities.  A GREAT PLACE TO WORK
As part of our team you will have the opportunity to make a real difference to our community, working with a diverse range of passionate, supportive and engaging people within a collaborative environment. You will also be part of a workplace that offers competitive employee benefits and opportunities and encourages professional development including:

• Salary packaging (including novated motor vehicle leasing and remote area housing benefits) for all permanent staff
• Long service leave after 5 years
• Corporate wellbeing programs
• Employee vaccinations
• PPE supplied
• Training and development programs
• Education assistance

THE POSITION
The Drainage Team Leader will supervise and coordinate the activities of the drainage team to inspect, maintain and construct Council’s drainage infrastructure.

Reporting to the Maintenance Works Coordinator you will:

• Receive and act on written work orders or verbal instructions from the Maintenance Works Coordinator or other assigned supervisor.
• Oversea the construction and maintenance of drainage assets in the local government area. This includes open drains, pipes, box culverts and other associated infrastructure.
• Determine work requirements and allocate duties to team members and contractors engaged on projects within the position’s area of control. Complete basic procurement including quantity take-offs, requesting quotes and ordering equipment and materials,
• Operate plant items such as excavator, backhoe, skid steer loader, rollers, trucks and similar to repair and maintain the shape and condition of drainage assets.
• Ensure that all work conforms to required safety standards, including the completion of site-specific risk assessments and safety training for employees and contractors, installation and maintenance of safety signage, proper maintenance of equipment, review and implementation of Safe Work Method Statements and Traffic Control Plans.
• Maintain records relevant to the duties of the position, including work diaries, timesheets, daily running sheets, inspection reports, maintenance logs and WHS records.
• Perform routine inspections, cleaning, maintenance and minor repairs to plant and equipment to maximise the useful life of machines and accessories, including regularly checking oil and hydraulic fluids, changing oil and filters, lubricating parts, and assisting Council's workshop staff with major services and repairs as required
• Assist new staff or trainees to learn aspects of the job, including plant and equipment operation, construction techniques, record keeping and safety measures.
• Participate in essential overtime work and callouts as required.
• Ensure attendance at staff meetings and training courses as directed / required.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Specifically, you will have: 

Essential 

• Class HR driver’s licence (Heavy Rigid)
• Demonstrated ability to correctly interpret written instructions, procedures and plans and set out works from engineering plans and specifications
• Demonstrated ability to work to levels, and maintain and construct unsealed roads using construction equipment
• Understanding of road drainage best practice management
• Demonstrated willingness and ability to mentor staff in the application of best practice methods in road and urban drainage maintenance
• An understanding of basic mechanical principles and the ability to perform routine maintenance and minor repairs on plant and equipment
• Safe Work NSW WHS General Construction Induction (White Card)

 Desirable

• Certificate III or IV in Civil Construction (Road Construction and Maintenance), Frontline Management or similar qualification
• Certificates/accreditations in:

• • Dogman’s Certificate of Competence
  • Crane and Plant Electrical Safety Training Certificate
  • Traffic Controller
  • Implement Traffic Control Plans
  • Chainsaw operations (Cross Cutting)
  • Chemical Use

 HOW TO APPLY

• Applications close: 5:00pm on Monday 20 May 2024
• Carefully read the Information Package to familiarise yourself with the role and application process
• Please ensure that you attach a copy of a recent resume
• Position specific enquiries may be directed to Luke Eliot, Maintenance Works Coordinator on (0403) 202 504 or email leliot@gisc.nsw.gov.au
• Any enquiries relating to the application process may be directed to Helen Stapleton on (02) 6730 2303 or email jobs@gisc.nsw.gov.au
• Please note that as part of Glen Innes Severn Council's recruitment process, prior to an offer of employment being made, recommended candidates will be required to undertake referee checks, police checks and a functional assessment with Council’s physiotherapist. 
• All correspondence will be via the email address you supply as part of your application, therefore please ensure that the email address is valid and that you check it regularly (please be sure to check your junk email also).

Council is an EEO employer. Women, Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders, people with a disability, and members of racial, ethnic, and ethno-religious minority groups are encouraged to apply. 

Bernard Smith - General Manager
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