Team Leader - Parks Amenity & Maintenance

Council Jobs; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 86,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9 Day fortnight

36 hour week

16 days of personal leave per year (FT

20 weeks paid parental leave (FT)

8 weeks partner leave

Training and professional development

Make a positive impact in local社区

Job summary

Brimbank City Council is seeking a Permanent Full-Time Team Leader for Parks Amenity and Maintenance based at the Sunshine Operations Centre in Melbourne. You will lead the Parks Amenity and Maintenance team, ensuring timely and high-quality maintenance and strong customer service.

The role requires hands-on leadership, scheduling of maintenance programs, staff development and a focus on safety compliance. A HR driver licence is desirable and benefits include a 9-day fortnight and generous leave.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising and leading operational staff in a parks/open space setting.
• Strong knowledge of OHS requirements, SWMS, JSAs and safety audits.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day leadership, supervision and support to Parks Amenity and Maintenance staff.
• Plan, schedule and monitor annual, monthly and daily maintenance programs.
• Coordinate programmed and reactive works with available resources.
• Lead triage and scheduling of customer requests and engage with residents as needed.
• Support safety inspections of playgrounds and other facilities and action identified works.
• Contribute to contractor management, reporting and budget monitoring.
• Drive continuous improvement in work practices and service delivery.

Skills

People leadership

Parks maintenance

Contractor management

OH&S knowledge

Customer service

Team coordination

Communication skills

Job description

Team Leader - Parks Amenity & Maintenance

Team Leader – Parks Amenity and Maintenance

$101,515.60per annum + superannuation

Permanent Full Time

Based at Sunshine Operations Centre

Exciting opportunity to join one of Melbourne’s largest municipalities. Located just 10 kilometres west of the CBD, Brimbank City Council sits at the heart of Melbourne’s fast-growing west and serves a vibrant, diverse community of more than 196,000 residents across 25 suburbs, with over 160 languages spoken.

Being community-first underpins everything we do. Innovative, future-focused and proud, we’re working together to shape a transforming City and make our community the best it can be.

Brimbank is situated on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri and Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.

Every person working for Brimbank City Council shares our aspiration to make our City the best it can be!

We are currently seeking a Permanent Full-Time Team Leader - Parks Amenity and Maintenance to join our Parks Services team based at the Sunshine Operations Centre.

The role:

Reporting to the Coordinator Parks Amenity and Maintenance, this position provides leadership and direction to the Parks Amenity and Maintenance team and supports the delivery of timely, efficient and high-quality maintenance programs and customer service.

• This is a hands-on operational leadership role suited to someone who enjoys leading people, coordinating works, solving problems and continually looking for ways to improve service delivery.
• The successful candidate will play an important role in creating a positive, safe and high-performing team culture while ensuring programmed and reactive maintenance activities are delivered effectively.
• Key responsibilities include:
• Providing effective day-to-day leadership, supervision and support to Parks Amenity and Maintenance staff.
• Planning, scheduling and monitoring annual, monthly and daily maintenance programs.
• Coordinating programmed and reactive works while ensuring staff, plant, fleet and other resources are effectively deployed.
• Leading the triage and scheduling of customer requests and engaging directly with residents where required.
• Supporting playground and other safety inspection programs and ensuring identified works are appropriately actioned.
• Conducting operational, plant and safety audits and ensuring compliance with Council's OHS requirements, SWMS, JSAs and safe work procedures.
• Supporting the Coordinator with contractor management, reporting, KPI monitoring, purchase orders and operational budget monitoring.
• Driving continuous improvement across work practices, systems, programs and service delivery.
• Supporting staff development, performance discussions, training and competency requirements.
• Assisting with the day-to-day management of the Sunshine Depot, including site security, emergency management, fire prevention, contractor access and general depot operations.
• Providing field-based support to operational crews when required to assist with service delivery.

To be considered you will have:

• Demonstrated experience supervising and leading operational employees and developing positive, high-performing teams.
• Demonstrated experience within parks, open space infrastructure maintenance or a similar operational environment.
• Experience planning and preparing work programs and coordinating day-to-day operational activities.
• Strong knowledge and practical application of Occupational Health and Safety requirements, including SWMS, JSAs and workplace safety audits.
• Experience managing contractors and coordinating operational resources.
• Strong customer service, communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to professionally respond to customer enquiries and complaints.
• Experience monitoring KPIs, maintaining accurate operational data and contributing to performance reporting.
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to respond to changing operational priorities.
• The ability and willingness to provide hands-on field support to operational teams when required.
• A Heavy Rigid (HR) Driver Licence is desirable.

Benefits of working at Brimbank include:

• 9 Day fortnight
• 36 hour week
• 16 days of personal leave per year (FTE)
• 20 weeks paid parental leave (FTE)
• 8 weeks partner leave
• Opportunities for training and professional development
• Make a positive impact in your local community

To view a full list of employee benefits, please view Council's Employee Value Proposition.

To view a copy of this Position Description, please go to the Brimbank City Council Careers page and click on the Job Listing.

Brimbank City Council actively encourages applicants from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people living with disability, LGBTQIA+ people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to explore the opportunity of a career at Brimbank.

If you have any support or access requirements, or would like to speak to someone about the employment process, please contact People, Culture and Wellbeing on 9249 4000.

Brimbank City Council is a Child Safe organisation and endeavours to promote child safe, child friendly practices.

To be eligible for employment at Brimbank City Council you must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident of Australia or be legally entitled to work in Australia.

Direct any queries regarding the role to David Tripepi – Coordinator Parks Amenity & Maintenance: *******@brimbank.vic.gov.au

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