Field Leader (Civil)

Why work with us?

At Council, we’re proud of our region. We collaborate with community to achieve truly sustainable outcomes, enhance our enviable lifestyle, and create award-winning places and spaces that are uniquely Sunshine Coast. So, if you love it here as much as we do, and you want to shape our region for the future – you’ll want to join our team!

With the vision to be Australia’s most sustainable region -Connected. Liveable. Thriving, our region is a model of sustainability, where caring for our environment, creating vibrant communities and growing our local economy is a way of life.

About the Role

At Council, we’re proud of our region. We collaborate with community to achieve truly sustainable outcomes, enhance our enviable lifestyle, and create award-winning spaces and places that are uniquely Sunshine Coast. So, if you love it here as much as we do, and you want to shape our region for the future – you’ll want to join our team!

The Transport Network Operations branch provides high level maintenance, construction and asset management services for all road and related infrastructure assets (pavements, bridges, drainage, pathways and street furniture).  Continuous performance improvement through leadership and employee engagement is a critical focus of the group.

As a Field leader, you are responsible for coordinating and delivering day-to-day activities involved in the construction and maintenance programs including leading staff safety, fostering a work culture reflective of council’s values and assisting with the formulation and monitoring of capital works asset rehabilitation and maintenance programs.

We are looking for candidates that have performed and supervised designated tasks through construction and maintenance phases, including roads, concrete and timber structures, drainage infrastructure and, disaster related events.

Primarily, you will:

• Assist with ordering of plant and materials as required for allocated projects.
• Exercising precision skills in areas involving advanced and specialised processes or technology.  Having skills that you enable you to detect and rectify of problems requiring detailed knowledge (beyond that applicable at the trade or equivalent level) of a specialised area.
• Exercise a significant level of discretion in relation to the organisation of work, the application of appropriate skills and timeframes for completion under remote supervision

About you

You will possess a Certificate III in Civil Construction and have demonstrated experience and the ability to coordinate the delivery of civil construction and maintenance functions or project-based activities without direct supervision.

You will possess previous experience involving Local Government concreting, kerb & channel & pathway maintenance (or equivalent) work, including supervisory experience and a current Queensland ‘C’ driver’s licence.

Essential to your success is physical agility and the level of fitness, strength and dexterity to carry out labouring and frequent heavy lifting & bending. As such, appointment to this position is subject to completion of a pre-employment medical assessment.

Our Culture & Employee Benefits

Council is committed to creating an inclusive, culturally diverse, healthy, skilled and dedicated workplace culture. As an employee you will enjoy a range of benefits which include but are not limited to:

• Salary Packaging
• Pay you 17.5% loading when taking annual leave (4 weeks entitlement per year)
• Discounted health related memberships and other wellbeing initiatives
• Corporate Healthcare

How to apply

Your written application should include:

• a 1-2 page cover letter expressing your interest and summarising your suitability for the role with reference to the Position Profile;
• A current resume or curriculum vitae.

Once you have these two documents ready, click ‘Apply Now’ and follow the prompts to complete your application.

Further Information

Helpful information to assist you in completing your application is available on the Sunshine Coast Council website.

To learn more about Council’s vision and projects, you can view the Corporate Plan 2025-2030.

For specific enquiries contact:

Bill Groth during business hours on 0429 596 684.

We're working hard to create an inclusive workplace that reflects the diverse community we serve. If you require adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to the Recruitment Team [email protected].

At Sunshine Coast Council, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background including First Nations, disability, religion and sexual orientation. To deliver the best service to our region we want a workforce that reflects the diverse community that we serve. Sunshine Coast Council strongly encourages all suitable applicants to apply for this role.