Crew Member Bridges, Wharves and Signs

Enjoy working outdoors and in hands on role? Every day is different when you work in our Bridges, Wharves and Signs team.

• Work in a dynamic and customer focused team
• Variety of work across the Central Coast waterways
• Balance your life with a 9 day fortnight 

About the role

As a crew member you will be responsible for the delivery of construction and maintenance of traffic and direction signs and devices. You will have experience in truck driving in a civil works environment and be able to provide minor construction of bridges, wharves and signs. You enjoy working in a team environment.

This position is required to provide quality customer service and create value for the community.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Current SafeWork NSW Traffic Control Work Training Card
• SafeWork NSW White Card
• Current Class MR drivers licence
• Demonstrated relevant experience in truck operation associated with civil works
• Demonstrated experience in the erection and maintenance of Council's signage assets
• Willingness to perform labouring duties and work in a team situation
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with staff and the public
• Demonstrated experience in the implementation and maintenance of Sedimentation and Erosion Control measures
• Demonstrated knowledge of, and commitment to, Work Health & Safety Principles
• Demonstrated knowledge of, and commitment to, Environmental Management Principle.

Our position description provides more information for you to learn more about this role.

Other important information

• The salary range for this position sits between $57.1k - $65.9k plus 11.5% superannuation
• This is a permanent full time role
• This role will be able to access a 9 day fortnight
• This role is located at a Central Coast Council depot
• Successful candidates may be required to have vaccinations against Hepatitis A and B and Tetanus or demonstrate their immunity.

Council will be creating an eligibility list from this recruitment process and may utilise this eligibility list to fill other permanent or temporary vacancies.

Extra benefits

At Central Coast Council we provide team members with a range of extras that help them balance their life when they need it. Fitness Passports give access to a range of gyms. Wellbeing leave can be accessed twice a year to tick off something that means something to you - volunteering, health check ups. And an Employee Assistance Program that offers a range of wellbeing initiatives to help you and your immediate family.

Other extras include:

• Long service leave after 5 years of continuous service
• Free flu vaccination program
• Time provided for you to do annual skin cancer screening, Breast screen and blood donations
• Access to professional development with career development and learning programs through various platforms
• We reward and recognise our staff with our Cheers program
• Novated leasing partnerships. 

Central Coast Council is committed to the goals of equal opportunity employment. We aim to provide a work environment for our employees that fosters equity, diversity and respect.

Council is committed to providing safe environments that protect the physical, emotional, cultural and social wellbeing of children on the Central Coast.

What to know more?

The contact person for this role is Mark Maloy, Team Leader Bridges and Wharves. You can contact Mark on 0418 677 198.

This position will close for applications at midnight on Sunday, 24 August 2024.

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Location

Central Coast Council is ideally located on the northern fringe of Sydney and just an hour's drive from Newcastle, the Central Coast offers one of the best places in Australia to live and work. The Central Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in NSW, the third largest Local Government Area (LGA) in NSW and the 6th Largest LGA in Australia. 

How to apply

We have put together some additional resources to help you apply for a role at Central Coast Council.

By completing and submitting this online application you confirm that any information that you provide in this application is true and correct and acknowledge that any offer of employment may be withdrawn should the information that you have provided in support of your application be shown to be false. 

You also consent to employment screening checks being conducted where appropriate.  This may include associated checks including reference checks, Working with Children Check, Entitlement to Work in Australia, employment history and an Australian Federal Police Check, as well as substantiation of educational qualifications, industry memberships, previous Central Coast Council employment history and association with professional bodies.

You also acknowledge that you will be required to provide proof of eligibility (including photo identification) to work in Australia if selected for an interview.

To lodge your application, please follow these steps:

1. Answer the on-line questions shown below.
2. Attach your resume 
3. Attach your qualifications and licences.

Once your application is successfully lodged you will receive an automated response sent to your e-mail address. If a response is not received this means that your application has not been successfully submitted and you will need to lodge another application.

If you require assistance to lodge your application please contact our Talent Acquisition team by emailing recruit@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au to discuss what reasonable adjustments you may need. If you are deaf, hearing or speech impaired, you can contact us through the National Relay Service TTY call 133 677 or Speak & Listen 1300 555 727.

Applicants who are selected for interview will be contacted by phone or e-mail. For further instructions please click here. 

You will have the ability to save your application as you go using the 'Save Application' button. You can start an application and return to it later via the automatic follow-up email once you have the time and required information at hand to finalise your application.  

If you don't have access to a computer or electronic device, you can lodge your application at any of Council's Library locations. Pre-book a free 1-hour computer timeslot by contacting your nearest library https://www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/libraries/our-branches or ask at the enquiry counter.

We will not accept unsolicited resumes or applications being presented by recruitment agencies.