About the City of Ballarat

The City of Ballarat, 100km west of Melbourne’s CBD is one of the largest inland regional cities in the country. Ballarat is uniquely located with easy access to Melbourne, Geelong and Bendigo and is the Western Victorian capital for a region of 250,000 people.

The City of Ballarat has a growing economy that attracts and retains innovative businesses, employs a highly skilled workforce and attracts new residents whilst promoting the city’s unique heritage and vibrant cultural life. It has all the services, retail and entertainment opportunities you'd find in a capital city but with a relaxed country attitude. With affordable housing at a fraction of Melbourne prices and a progressive leadership team, now is a great time to join the City of Ballarat.

The Role

The City of Ballarat currently has an exciting opportunity for a permanent full-time position within the Operations Unit. The position provides direction to all services operated by the Civil Operations unit in the delivery of civil maintenance services including, road maintenance (sealed and unsealed), drainage maintenance (cleaning and repairs) signage, bridge maintenance and line marking.

The Coordinator Civil Operations, will lead a multi-disciplined works unit, ensuring the efficient and effective use of resources whilst maintaining a safe workplace. The Coordinator Civil Operations will develop, implement and maintain works schedules to ensure compliance with Councils Road Management Plan and documented service levels.

About You

This is an ideal opportunity for an enthusiastic person with team orientated values to join this dynamic team.

The successful applicant will be an experiened leader, responsible for works management, plant management, contract management, staffing and health and safety.

Key Selection Criteria

• Qualifications and experience as listed in the position description.
• Demonstrated experience in the delivery of successful maintenance and construction activities including the management of significant resources
• Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate and foster staff development providing succession and business continuity.
• Demonstrated experience in contract/project management
• Financial management skills including budget development and control
• Demonstrated ability to deliver quality customer service outcomes.Demonstrated ability to implement and monitor adherence to health and safety policies and procedures within a team environment.

To Apply

To apply for this position please click on the Apply button and submit your application.

The closing date for this position is Tuesday 25 March 2025. Please ensure that you provide a cover letter, current resume and respond to the key selection criteria.

The successful applicant will be required to undergo a full employment medical and police check.

Contact

For any additional questions, please contact Luke Ives, Executive Manager Operations on 03 5320 7450.

The City of Ballarat is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to providing a safe and inclusive working environment that embraces and values child safety, diversity and flexibility. We welcome applications from all walks of life and celebrate the diversity and richness this brings to our workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from people living with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, culturally, religiously and linguistically diverse people, young people, older people, women, and people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex or queer. We support flexible and accessible working arrangements for all and are committed to ensuring that all jobs in our workforce can be performed flexibly. If you're short listed for a role and are looking for flexibility, we encourage you to start the flexible working conversation with the hiring manager to find out what options may be possible for the role you're applying for.