Are you a great people leader who is able to encourage and support teams to construct and maintain our road infrastructure assets and manage operational contracts to build and grow our community at Paroo Shire Council?
Located in Southwest Queensland, the Paroo Shire Council covers an area of 47,623 square kilometres with Cunnamulla being the hub of the Shire incorporating four beautiful rural towns, Cunnamulla, Yowah, Eulo and Wyandra and a growing tourism industry. Its unique name Cunnamulla, means ‘long stretch of water’, as the town sits on the edge of the picturesque Warrego River, a popular spot for boating, water sports, hot springs and fishing.
The Council has a new state of the art Civic and Community Enterprise Centre as its regional office and a growing tourism industry which offers a wide choice of attractions and activities including the $12millon mineral-rich artesian Cunnamulla Hot Springs, Cunnamulla Fella and Historical Railway.
About the Position
If you are committed and keen to make a difference to our rural
Australian community, with a view to building on and improving
your leadership skills in a hands-on role, then we would love to see
you apply for the position of Town Maintenance Supervisor. Your
ongoing supervision and coordination of our crews will ensure that
our infrastructure assets are managed and maintained to the high
standard required by Council and their clients.
Our Supervisors are the core of our outdoor workforce and are
responsible for effectively and efficiently managing the delivery of
Council’s Maintenance Works Program and for coordinating staff,
resources and contractors to provide optimum delivery of services,
while fostering and supporting a positive culture of teamwork,
safety and continuous improvement.
About You
You will be eager to step into a role where your knowledge and
leadership skills will be appreciated, by promoting and fostering pride in
our teams, to focus on maintaining our local community infrastructure
assets and building our strong workplace culture driving Council’s performance and service delivery.
Your communication will be clear and concise with our teams and
community stakeholders, and you will be able to proactively participate
in identifying, recommending, developing and implementing measures
through which allocated tasks and responsibilities may be carried out
more effectively and efficiently.
About Your Experience
You will have or be working towards a Certificate III in Civil Construction
and / or a minimum of 5 years’ experience in road construction and
maintenance. You have previous experience in a supervisory role with
strong leadership and team building skills with the ability to motivate
and influence staff to achieve positive outcomes.
It would be great if you had a Certificate IV in Civil Construction, an MR
Class Licence and Level 2 Traffic Management experience however this
is not essential, although you will need a current ‘C’ Class Queensland
Drivers Licence and a Construction Safety Induction Card (White Card),
as an essential requirement for this position.
We will offer you:
You will find a copy of the Position Description on our website
(www.paroo.qld.gov.au/employment) and if you would like further
information please contact Denise O’Brien, Manager Human Resources
on 07 4655 8400.
Applications close Wednesday 6 November 2024 and we are looking
forward to considering your application and meeting you. To apply
please email a cover letter addressing the position responsibilities and
your resume outlining your qualifications and experiences to
recruitment@paroo.qld.gov.au
For more information about the region visit:
https://www.paroo.qld.gov.au/visit-paroo/visitor-information-centre
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Paroo Shire,Queensland,Australia
Paroo Shire,Queensland,Australia