Team Leader, Infrastructure Project Delivery

Adelaide, SA; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 133,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12% superannuation

Full-time permanent position

Job summary

City of Adelaide is seeking a Team Leader, Infrastructure Project Delivery to steer a team delivering capital upgrades and major infrastructure initiatives in Adelaide. You will guide planning, consultation and design, ensuring safety, efficiency and high standards for the community.

The role requires project management expertise, commercial acumen and leadership to manage time, cost and quality while collaborating with internal teams, contractors and partners to maximise value.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience at a management level with a focus on delivery of infrastructure projects.
• Understanding of project planning, cost control and quality management.
• Stakeholder engagement with the public and partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team delivering capital upgrades and major infrastructure projects.
• Oversee the works delivery program and manage time, cost and quality.
• Collaborate with internal teams, contractors and industry partners to achieve value-for-money outcomes.
• Shape how the team works by building relationships and driving continuous improvement.
• Unite people, projects and priorities to transform ideas into lasting infrastructure outcomes for the City of Adelaide.

Skills

Team leadership

Project management

Strategic risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Customer service

Education

Tertiary qualification

Job description

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• Full time, permanent position | $147,460 + 12% superannuation
• Lead a team of 6 employees

About the Opportunity

As Team Leader, Infrastructure Project Delivery, you’ll lead a team responsible for delivering projects that make a visible difference to Adelaide. From capital upgrades through to major infrastructure projects, you’ll guide the team through planning, consultation and design, ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently and to a high standard for our community.

This is a role where your project management expertise, commercial acumen and leadership will make a real impact. You’ll oversee the works delivery program and take accountability for the time, cost and quality of projects, while working closely with internal teams, contractors, service providers and industry partners to achieve value-for-money outcomes.

You’ll also have the opportunity to shape how the team works. By building strong relationships, encouraging innovation and driving continuous improvement, you’ll create a collaborative and accountable environment where people can do their best work and deliver great outcomes for the city.

This is an opportunity for a confident and collaborative leader to unite people, projects and priorities, transforming ideas into lasting infrastructure outcomes for the City of Adelaide and its community.

About You

To be successful in this role you will have:

• A tertiary qualification in a related field and/or a broad range of professional and technical skills and experience gained through a range of relevant employment, including at management level.
• An appropriate mix of knowledge and experience to ensure that the projects for which the team is responsible are planned, designed, implemented and maintained at the highest standard and at the optimum levels and cost.
• Working knowledge of current legislation, regulations, and codes relevant to the position.
• Demonstrated ability in strategic risk identification and management.
• Excellent customer service skills, including the ability to effectively liaise and engage with members of the public and community groups.

Working Rights – Eligibility

We welcome applications from candidates with valid Australian work rights, including those holding a visa with sufficient and appropriate work rights for the position. Australian citizenship is not required; however, visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

About Us

Located in the geographic heart of Kaurna Country, the City of Adelaide celebrates its cultural heritage, unique natural surrounds and structures its footprint in a way that allows it to adapt to the changing needs of the community and a dynamic global landscape. Our focus is on our community’s wellbeing and quality of life - investing in city improvements and on future planning, so we continue to design a liveable city where future generations can continue to live authentic and meaningful lives. This is an exciting opportunity to join our team and be a bigger part of our amazing city!

At the City of Adelaide, we thrive in an environment that is welcoming, inclusive and safe, and celebrates difference. We value and embrace our diverse perspectives and recognise the value diversity has in fuelling innovation and enabling brilliant experiences for our diverse community.

Applications close at 11.59pm, 1 October 2026.

Please be advised this is a full time, permanent opportunity with starting salary at the Level 9 Classification commencing at $147,460 + 12% superannuation.

As part of the recruitment process candidates will be required to undertake a National Police Check

We continue to work hard to ensure our recruitment process is safe for people of diverse backgrounds.

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process and supportive workplace. Our commitment to inclusivity means we welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disabilities, and candidates from with a range of lived experiences.