Indigenous Manager Civil, Road and Waste

Reporting to the Operations Manager you will be leading the Civil, Roads and Works team to maintain, construct, parks and gardens, waste management, waste collection, transfer and disposal works, roads, footpaths and drainage.

Describe the client:

Our client is sensitive to the needs of our growing community. With a vision to building capability, stability and positive outcomes into the future they are striving to build enterprise and industry that create employment and self-determination for their community.

Position Requirements:

• Exemplary leadership and communication skills
• Ability to establish and maintain effective risk management and regulatory compliance
• Self-starter, proactive and able to motivate teams
• Sound knowledge of plan and design interpretation
• Experience in road, footpath and drainage construction and maintenance works
• Experience in waste collection, transfer and disposal works
• "C" and "HR" class driver's licences
• Current White Card (Construction Safety Induction)
• Strong connection to and knowledge of local Indigenous Community

Desirable:

Candidate Attributes and Approach:

• Knowledge of local area and working conditions
• Undertaken formal training/studies in the road construction/maintenance field
• Desirable to have undertaken formal training/studies in supervision/management
• Desirable to have undertaken formal training/studies in the road construction/maintenance/parks and gardens/waste management fields
• Desirable to have at least 10 years' practical work experience within the works and services department of a Local Government
• At least 5 years' practical supervisory experience

Application requirements:

Candidate will be screened by IWS and will need to apply through IWS link

Indigenous Workstars specialises in the engagement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people into employment in a variety of communities and industries across Australia.

***Please note only candidates that are successful in moving to the next stage of recruitment will be contacted further***