Fleet Contracts and Administration Lead

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 - Healthy, Smart, and Creative, council is at the forefront of delivering a number of region-shaping projects that will see the region become a hub for innovation, entrepreneurship and creativity, along with opportunities and a lifestyle for all to enjoy.

About the Role

The Fleet Services Team is part of Council’s Asset Management Branch. The role in Fleet Services is to provide specialised senior contract administration services to drive high performing contracted services in relation to Fleet Contracts and Administration while leading the Fleet Administration Team on the establishment of systems, practices and work instructions contributing to development of the team environment.

We are looking for a candidate who is a great team fit and will contribute positively to Council’s Fleet Services Team, 

Key responsibilities will include:

• Provide specialised senior contract administration services, adhering to Council’s Procurement and Contracting Framework, to drive high performing contracted services in relation to the responsibilities of the Fleet Contracts and Administration team.
• Providing leadership, operational backup and support to the Fleet Administration Team through coaching, mentoring, advice and assistance.
• Application administrator for Fleet related systems used for vehicle monitoring, asset records and vehicle bookings. by maintaining information for currency, undertaking regular data analysis and providing proactive reporting and improvements.
• Actively lead business development, planning and improvement activities through the analysis and review of existing services, policies, procedures and systems to identify service delivery improvements and develop alternate approaches.

About you

As the successful candidate, you will possess a degree such as a Bachelor of Business, Business Administration and substantial relevant experience or equivalent.

You will have senior contracts administration knowledge and experience of Procurement and Contract Management strategies / processes for the initiation, negotiation and establishment of and administration of a range of contracted agreements.

Pivotal to this position is your highly developed interpersonal and communication skills with particular emphasis in the areas of building effective relationships, consultation, negotiation, conflict resolution and assertiveness in order to resolve issues and meet changing organisational needs.

You will have strong leadership skills and experience with demonstrated commitment to establishing and maintaining standards of compliance to organisational Policies and Procedures and ability to promote an organisational culture reflective of Council’s corporate value.

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 and working styles to suit you:

• Wellbeing: Your wellbeing is important to us therefore we offer a number of different initiatives such as discounted health related memberships, fitness passport, employee assistance program and development opportunities. 
• Flexibility: We know it is important to balance life and work, therefore we offer flexible working including a 9-day fortnight and a hybrid WFH model that help you be your best.
• Extras: Those extras make a difference therefore we offer salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation, smartphones and devices. We also pay you 17.5% leave loading and generous Superannuation where council will contribute 12% Superannuation in addition to your 6% superannuation contribution.

How to apply

Your written application should include:

• A 1-2 page cover letter demonstrating your ability to fulfil the mandatory and desirable requirements on the Position Profile. Keep the key responsibilities in mind when addressing this criteria; and
• 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 2024-2028.

For specific enquiries contact Amanda Carthy during business hours on 0448 192 929.

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.