Senior Leading Hand Maintenance

Senior Leading Hand Maintenance

Mackay Regional Council is seeking an experienced Senior Leading Hand Maintenance to join our Civil Operations team. This is a hands-on leadership role focused on delivering safe, high-quality road and drainage maintenance and construction works across the region.

At Mackay Regional Council, we create opportunities that help our region become the best place for liveability and livelihood. Enjoy job security, a supportive team environment, and the chance to lead meaningful work that makes a visible difference in our communities.

About This Opportunity

In this role you will work under limited direction from the Supervisor Roads & Drainage, providing daily supervision and support to a work crew while also undertaking road and drainage maintenance/construction tasks. You’ll plan and coordinate works, lead safety practices, operate and maintain plant and equipment, and deliver responsive customer-focused outcomes on site.

Qualifications, Experience & Skills

• Certificate III in Civil Construction (or relevant experience) (Desirable)
• General Construction Safety ‘White’ Card.
• Traffic Management Implementation (TMI)(Desirable)
• Current QLD ‘C’ Class Driver Licence (or interstate equivalent).
• Sound experience supervising and motivating small to medium work teams, including planning, coordinating, and monitoring day-to-day works.
• Well-developed experience in road and drainage construction/maintenance, including safe operation and basic maintenance of a range of plant and equipment.
• Good communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with a focus on customer service and representing Council positively on site.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and survey information; competent with relevant technology (work orders, data collection, corporate systems and Microsoft Office).

Our Salary Package

• Annual salary of $77,651.24
• Choice of 4 or 5 weeks’ annual leave with 17.5% leave loading.
• 9 day fortnight roster.
• May be eligible for salary sacrificing options.
• Membership to lifestyle benefits program including corporate discounts.
• Study and assistance programs for career development.
• Learning and career development opportunities.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Employee health and wellbeing initiatives.
• Active Social Clubs.

Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity, the position may close earlier than expected. Submit your application today to avoid missing out on this fantastic career prospect.

How To Apply

Prepare and submit your cover letter and resume, outlining your relevant experience for this role. If applying for this job via a 3rd party job board such as SEEK, LinkedIn etc. you will be redirected to the Mackay Regional Council Careers (eRecruit) websiteto apply. Follow the prompts to submit your application (the eRecruit Job Application Quick Reference Guide or the eRecruit Job Applicant Guide can assist).

After submitting, you will receive an automated confirmation email. Should you not receive this, please ensure you have submitted your application and your email address on your account is correct.

Having troubles submitting your application?

Reach out to one of our friendly Recruitment Officers by phoning 1300 MACKAY (1300 622 529).

To be considered for this position, all candidates must have the appropriate working rights for Australia, Please visit Mackay Regional Council - Careers at council webpage regarding International Applicant criteria. Your Australian work rights will be verified during the recruitment process.

Applicants who progress beyond the interview stage will be required to undergo a pre-employment process, which includes comprehensive Pre-Employment Medical Assessments (inclusive of Drug and Alcohol testing)

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer, where all applicants are treated fairly and respectfully and have equal access to all available opportunities. At Mackay Regional Council, diversity is about creating a respectful and inclusive workplace that recognises our employees' unique contributions and perspectives, working together to deliver extraordinary results.