Bega, New South Wales

Description

A career with Bega Valley Shire Council offers the opportunity to engage in meaningful and diverse work that supports the vibrant communities of the south-east corner of NSW. Nestled between rolling hills and some of the state’s most stunning beaches, this region is home to a variety of people who enjoy both rural and coastal living.

As an AR Bluett Award winning Council, we are proud of our dedicated and talented team, whose efforts make our success possible.

With a workforce of over 350, we provide essential services to our communities, including libraries, customer service, finance, children’s services, engineering, project management, road maintenance, water management, environment, parks, gardens, and town centres.

We offer a range of employment benefits to support our staff, which may include:

Rostered days offFlexible work arrangementsSalary packaging

The Opportunity

We have an opportunity for a proactive individual to provide daily direction, guidance, resources, and expert advice to team members while carrying out construction and maintenance primarily on BVSC road assets and associated infrastructure.

As a Roads Maintenance Team Leader, you will inspect road assets to determine appropriate repair methods and supervise the operation of specialised plant, vehicles, and pavement maintenance activities. You will lead and mentor teams while overseeing traffic management and a broad range of road maintenance tasks, including asphalting, concreting, drainage works, pothole repairs, and installation of road furniture.

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About You

We are seeking an individual who holds a Cert IV Civil Construction (or similar) and has a minimum of five (5) years’ recent related experience in team leadership in a similar role dealing with an outdoor maintenance focused workforce (Indicative.)

You will have the following skills and experience;

Demonstrated plant operating skills in a variety of plant equipment working on road asset maintenance activities or similar.Demonstrated relevant experience in roads asset maintenance works which may include pavement rehabilitation, stabilisation, grading, re-sheeting, and material selection.Demonstrated ability to interpret both paper and electronically based plans and schedules and apply these to work being performed.Experience in the use of proprietary software to capture maintenance data.

Benefits

This is a permanent full time position working 38 hours per week.

The total remuneration package for this position commences at $83,725.82 gross per annum, comprising of:

$1,437.60 per week base salary$172.51 per week superannuation (calculated at 12%)

Additional Benefits For This Position Include

Commuter use vehicleRostered day off scheme (nine day fortnight)AnnualAwardsalary increases and performance reviewsSalary packaging program (SmartSalary)Wellbeing Initiatives – Fitness Passport, Employee Assistance Program, Telus Health App, social club, health monitoring and annual flu vaccinations.

For further information on this position, please contact Craig Corby - Roads Maintenance Coordinator on 02 6499 2446.

Applications close 11.59pm AEST on 4 February 2026.

Applicants must have the right to work in Australia and address the advertised selection criteria demonstrating their suitability for the role.

This position requires applicants to be suitably immunised in line with recommendations from the Australian Immunisation Handbook, mandated Public Health Orders and/or Councils Immunisation Procedure.

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