Inspections Lead / Senior Inspector

Reporting to the Planning & Optimisation (P&O) Manager, the Inspections Lead coordinates and contributes to safe, compliant and efficient completion of the VRMC Routine Inspection Program.

Specifically, the Inspections Lead is accountable for: 

• Working closely with the Pre-works team to develop the annual, quarterly, monthly and weekly Routine Inspection schedules 

• Defining, implementing and continually refining processes for identifying, recording and reporting hazards and defects across all asset categories in line with Section 750 requirements and data management standards 

• Carrying out allocated Inspection activities and overseeing the day-to-day activities and performance of the Inspections team 

• Liaising with the Works Monitoring team to address jeopardy management issues and prioritise completion of urgent rectification works identified during Inspections 

• Reviewing and analysing Inspection data for quality assurance purposes and to support training of AI models for hazard and defect identification 

In a typical week, you’ll spend around 60% of your time in the field carrying out Inspections, coaching your team, and performing quality assurance activities. 

You’ll have at least five years’ experience in road maintenance and operations, including at least two years’ experience leading a small team of direct reports carrying out inspections of pavement, roadside and / or structural assets. 

An emerging leader who enjoys being out in the field, you’ll demonstrate: 

• An inclusive approach to managing and developing your team, underpinned by an ability to make best-for-Contract decisions within your span of control  

• A history of establishing the Inspections team as network custodians, sensitive to changing network condition, performance and amenity  

• Well-developed digital and data analysis skills, including familiarity with AI / ML tools 

• Exceptional time-management skills and a proven ability to maintain effective, professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders.  

Formal qualifications (Cert IV or higher) in a technical discipline are a bonus, but not essential if you can demonstrate equivalent capability and experience. Ideally, you’ll be a Level 1 accredited Structures Inspector, but we’re happy to support you in gaining this accreditation.   

Why you should join the VRMC team:

• The work we do connects communities and makes them stronger.  
• You’ll thrive and grow as part of the VRMC team if you’re passionate about safety, service excellence and sustainability, you strive for continuous improvement, and you embrace learning and change.  
• We’re determined to be known as a diverse and inclusive place to work. We want everyone who joins us to feel confident bringing their authentic self to work, knowing that what makes them unique also makes them uniquely valuable.  
• We embrace flexible working options that reflect business and customer needs, role requirements and individual circumstances. Part-time, compressed work hours, job-share and hybrid working arrangements are common across our business. 
• The safety and prosperity of our people, our customers and the communities in which we work every day is central to our culture and purpose. We’re proud that our positive safety performance consistently ranks among the leading companies in Australia. 

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How to apply – and what happens next!

If this sounds like you, apply now via the online application button, below. One of our Recruitment Specialists will call you if anything in your application needs checking. We promise to let you know within two weeks of receiving your application if you’re progressing to interview/assessment stage. 

About Us:

Service Stream is an equal opportunity ASX-listed business that develops and operates Australia's essential services networks across telecommunications, utilities, transport, defence, and social infrastructure industries. Specialising in designing, constructing, and maintaining new and existing networks, we provide end-to-end engineering and asset management solutions for our blue-chip client base. Committed to fostering a workplace culture that values diversity and inclusion, Service Stream actively promotes the employment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people with disabilities, LGBTQIA individuals, and other diverse groups.

We celebrate diversity at Service Stream, and would absolutely welcome applications from people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with a disability or neurodiversity, and those from LGBTQIA, Veteran or other diverse groups.  Feel free to email *********@servicestream.com.au for any inquiries on how we can best support you and a designated person will contact you regarding your inquiry.