Civil Works Manager

Public Sector People; North Burnett Regional; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing assistance

Vehicle allowance

Remote locality allowance

Professional development allowance

Relocation assistance

Five weeks annual leave

Job summary

North Burnett Regional Council in Mundubbera, QLD, is seeking a Civil Works Manager to lead civil works and open spaces across the region. The role offers a base salary up to $200,000 with housing support and a vehicle allowance.

The successful candidate will oversee roads, bridges, parks and aerodromes, driving delivery improvements and developing talent across six townships. A hands-on leadership style and strong stakeholder engagement are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience leading operational and geographically dispersed teams.
• Strong asset management and capital works planning capability.
• Hands-on and highly visible leadership style.
• Commitment to coaching, mentoring and developing people.
• Excellent communication with frontline staff, professionals, executives and elected members.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible, hands-on leadership across civil works and open spaces teams across six townships.
• Lead, coach and develop staff; build accountability and succession.
• Oversee delivery and maintenance of rural and urban road networks and related infrastructure.
• Develop maintenance programs and renewal priorities through asset management practices.
• Lead planning and delivery of civil capital works program.
• Manage operating and capital budgets and allocate resources where needed.
• Drive improvements in productivity, plant utilisation, safety, and service delivery.
• Collaborate with contractors, consultants and internal teams for value-for-money outcomes.
• Build trusted relationships with stakeholders and communities across North Burnett region.
• Provide clear, evidence-based advice from issue to resolution.

Skills

Leadership

Civil works

Asset management

People development

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Civil Engineering degree

Job description

North Burnett Regional Council | Mundubbera, QLD | Civil Works & Infrastructure | Base salary up to $200K + housing support + vehicle allowance

North Burnett Regional Council is seeking a Civil Works Manager to lead its civil works and open spaces functions across the region. With a base salary of up to $200,000, this is an opportunity for an experienced infrastructure leader to shape service delivery, develop people and make a visible difference across six townships.

This position suits a pro‑active leader who will get out across the region, spend time with their teams, understand the condition of the network, visit works in progress and actively resolve the issues that impact employees and the community.

With teams operating across six townships, visibility matters. The successful candidate will be expected to build strong relationships with staff, provide clear direction and create an environment where people feel supported, developed and accountable.

The Role

Reporting to the General Manager Works, you will lead the delivery of Council's civil works services across a diverse regional portfolio encompassing rural and urban roads, bridges, parks and open spaces, aerodromes and cemeteries.

The immediate priorities include strengthening delivery across the road network and supporting the people who deliver it.

Council is rebuilding momentum across its civil works program, with a strong focus on road renewals, resheeting, resealing and bridge repairs. You'll inherit capable people within the team, while having the opportunity to strengthen leadership, develop emerging talent and improve how works are planned, prioritised and delivered.

Key responsibilities

• Providing visible, hands‑on leadership across geographically dispersed civil works and open spaces teams
• Leading, coaching and developing staff while building accountability, capability and succession
• Overseeing the delivery and maintenance of Council's rural and urban road networks and associated infrastructure
• Developing maintenance programs and identifying renewal priorities through sound asset management practices
• Leading the planning and delivery of Council's civil capital works program
• Managing operational and capital budgets and ensuring resources are directed to the areas of greatest need
• Driving improvements in productivity, plant utilisation, safety and service delivery
• Working closely with contractors, consultants and internal teams to achieve value‑for‑money outcomes
• Building trusted relationships with stakeholders and communities across the North Burnett region
• Providing clear, consistent and evidence‑based advice while following issues through to resolution.

The formal position description reinforces this emphasis on visible leadership, staff capability, accountability and safety alongside asset management and capital delivery.

About You

You are an experienced civil works or infrastructure professional, but importantly, you are a leader who enjoys being involved.

You’ll be comfortable walking into a depot and talking with frontline employees, visiting a road or project to understand an issue firsthand, mentoring an engineer who wants to progress their career, and then presenting clear and credible advice to senior leadership or elected members.

You will bring

• Strong experience across civil works, roads, infrastructure maintenance or construction
• Proven experience leading operational and geographically dispersed teams
• A hands‑on and highly visible leadership style
• A genuine commitment to coaching, mentoring and developing people
• Strong asset management and capital works planning capability
• Sound commercial, financial and project management experience
• A practical understanding of safety within civil construction and maintenance environments
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to engage equally well with frontline staff, technical professionals, executives and elected members
• Energy, initiative and a willingness to challenge existing ways of working and implement improvementsHigh levels of integrity, accountability and follow‑through.

Council is open‑minded regarding where you have developed your experience. You may already be working within local or state government, or you may come from civil construction, consulting or another infrastructure environment and be looking to bring your experience into a broader community‑focused leadership role. The client specifically confirmed that local government experience is not essential and is interested in candidates who bring energy, ideas and the ability to implement change.

A Civil Engineering background and RPEQ would be highly regarded although this is not essential. More important is having the technical credibility to be an informed client and provide sound leadership across the function.

Why Join North Burnett Regional Council?

This is a role where you can see the impact of your leadership.

You’ll have the opportunity to strengthen an established team, develop future leaders, rebuild momentum across the road network and introduce new ideas that improve how Council delivers services to its communities. Council sees a genuine opportunity for innovation and more cost‑effective delivery as it continues a multi‑year program of rebuilding its road network.

The package includes

• Base salary up to $200,000, depending on experience
• $25,000 vehicle allowance
• Remote locality allowance
• $5,000 professional development allowance
• Five weeks annual leave plus leave loading
• Relocation assistance for the successful candidate
• Access to Council housing in Mundubbera

If you're a civil infrastructure professional who believes leadership means being present, developing your people, communicating clearly and taking ownership of outcomes, this is an opportunity to have a genuine impact across an entire region.

Applications close Friday 9th October at 5pm