AddressAs a member of the Infrastructure and Sustainability Directorate, the Manager Works is key to the overall successful management of a diverse workforce across the Shire, including planning and delivering capital works, programmed and reactive maintenance programs for parks and gardens, trees, roads and civil infrastructure, buildings, heavy and light fleet. This position is also responsible for the management and operations of the Hamilton Regional Livestock Exchange including associated compliance requirements.
Leading a team of four direct reports, your ability to engage broadly to bring out the best in your staff will be critical to your success.
The key objectives of the role are to
- Lead a pro-active approach to routine maintenance and operational functions to enable delivery ensuring key stakeholders are informed.
- Proactively cultivate and maintain collaborative team relationships across all Council functions.
- Bring a change mindset to implement industry best practise and innovation.
- Identify and lead change initiatives that ensure staff contribute to the design and implementation of new ways of working and engaging.
- Contribute to Council's Asset Management Plan and the associated programs including inspections, data management and delivery of works on specific assets.
- Collaboratively contribute to the development and delivery of the Long-Term Capital Works Program and Asset Management Plans.
To be successful in this role you will bring in a similar senior management role with demonstrated capability to lead team culture aligned with the organisations values and motivate and encourage high level performance of team members in order to meet team objectives and timeframes.
You will be rewarded with the opportunity to develop and lead a highly engaged, capable workforce to contribute effectively to Council’s vision, strategic objectives, and Department goals. You will do so demonstrating behaviours that reflect the organisation’s values and deliver a works program that is critical to the highly valued amenity and lifestyle of the Southern Grampians community.
Why Move to Southern Grampians?
Southern Grampians Shire Council spans the heart of Victoria’s renowned Western District. It is located 290 kilometres west of Melbourne and 500 kilometres southeast of Adelaide and is in the centre of the Greater Green Triangle Region. With a population of 16,500, Southern Grampians covers an area of 6,652 square kilometres. Hamilton is the main retail and service centre supported by the smaller towns of Balmoral, Branxholme, Byaduk, Cavendish, Coleraine, Dunkeld, Glenthompson, Penshurst, and Tarrington.
The Shire is ideally situated for transport with three major highways, the Hamilton, Henty, and Glenelg, intersecting in Hamilton and the deep-sea Port of Portland less than an hour away. The municipality has a robust and diverse agricultural base including livestock, cropping and horticulture. The Hamilton Regional Livestock Exchange is a well utilised, important and significant facility for the region.
The Shire is advantaged by a strong regionally focused health and educational sector. Hamilton has four secondary schools and an RMIT and TAFE campus. The Western District Health Service attracts people from across the Great South Coast and South Australia seeking timely access to a range of high-quality General Practitioners, specialist medical and allied Health Services.
Southern Grampians Shire residents are well supported with access to a broad range of community support services. When combined with numerous active sporting, recreational and social clubs and organisations, the Shire achieves a high level of liveability.
For further information or to request a position description please phone Nick Kelly on 0497 476 *** or email ****@gemexecutive.com.au
Applications close Monday 15th July.
