Concrete Maintenance Team Leader

Concrete Maintenance Team Leader

• Up to $81,732.09 p.a. total salary package ($70,605.15 - $73,302.33^ + 11.5% super)*

• Permanent full time

• 9 day fortnight

^Minimum 3% increase from 1 July 2025

• Dependent on skills and experience

Join a team that keeps the City moving. Hands-on leadership. Solid work. Real impact.

We’re on the lookout for a skilled and motivated Concrete Maintenance Team Leader to take charge and guide a hard-working crew. If you take pride in a job well done, enjoy leading by example and aren’t afraid to get your hands dirty, this is the role for you.

About the Opportunity

In this full-time position, you’ll be a key part of our Civil Maintenance Team, leading concrete repair and maintenance work from start to finish. You will have a variety of tasks such as operating small plant and power tools, brick paving, repairing bus seats, pouring and finishing concrete, setting up formwork and even managing basic traffic control when required. This is a varied role where no two days will be the same.

Your day-to-day will include but not limited to:

• Leading a team of concrete maintenance workers

• Using and maintaining tools, equipment and machinery

• Carrying out all aspects of concrete work, brick and slab paving

• Ensuring safety standards and procedures are followed at all times

• Liaising with other teams, contractors and the community

• Completing daily progress reports and assisting with planning

This is a hands-on leadership role, ideal for someone who’s ready to take the next step in their career or bring their existing leadership skills to a new challenge.

What are we looking for?

You’re a team player who knows how to lead. You’ve worked with concrete before – both in-situ and precast – and know your way around a job site. You take safety seriously, communicate well and have a knack for problem-solving on the fly. You’re a morning person who enjoys early starts and appreciates a nice work life balance.

To be successful in this role, you will possess:

Essential

• Current ‘MR’ Class Driver’s Licence

• White Card

• Excellent customer service skills

• Considerable practical experience with in-situ and precast concrete maintenance and repairs

• Demonstrated experience in the safe operation and maintenance of plant and equipment.

• Demonstrated knowledge of Work Health and Safety standards

• Effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills

• Effective time management and organisation skills

• Effective decision making and problem-solving skills.

How to Apply

If you are ready to step up and lead a crew that builds and maintains the foundations of our community, apply now and bring your experience to a team that values hard work, safety and teamwork. We strongly advise you to apply as soon as possible, we will be conducting interviews as suitable applicants are identified.

Please provide:

• A comprehensive resume that outlines your skills and experience

• A cover letter of no more than 2 pages addressing the Essential Requirements

For further queries regarding the position, contact: Mark Snedden - Concrete Maintenance Supervisor on 08 9364 0733

Why The City of Melville?

We are a welcoming and diverse community that enjoys a blend of retail and business precincts and an abundance of open spaces in a unique, natural landscape, along the shores of the beautiful Swan and Canning Rivers. We are proud to be recognised as an Inclusive Employer 2024-2025—a prestigious award that benchmarks workplace inclusion across various diversity areas. This recognition is the only one of its kind in Australia and highlights our commitment to fostering a workplace where diversity is celebrated, and inclusion thrives. In everything we do, we focus on our EPIC values of Excellence, Participation, Integrity and Caring and we aim to achieve an inclusive, vibrant, and sustainable future.

Why Belong?

Elevate your work experience with the City of Melville’s benefits!

• Be part of an award-winning, Inclusive Employer recognised for creating diverse, accessible, and welcoming workspaces.

• Professional growth support with our structured professional development and study assistance programs

• Enhance your health and wellbeing with complimentary membership to our LeisureFit centres^, Employee Assistance and Wellness programs.

• An active social club to connect with colleagues and make lifelong friends.

• 2 additional days of annual leave PLUS generous purchased annual leave options - take up to 10 weeks^ off per year.

• Superannuation package with a co-contribution of up to 15%^

• On site gym and end of trip facilities at both Civic and Operations Centre

^conditions apply

The City of Melville celebrates diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We welcome and strongly encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, and people living with disabilities.

All candidates applying for a position where the use of ‘plant and machinery’ or driving a vehicle is an inherent requirement of the role and other ‘high risk’ facilities where public safety is at risk, will be required to pass a drug and alcohol test as part of a pre-employment medical.

We appreciate the interest from Recruitment Agencies in collaborating with us, however, at this time, the City of Melville is managing the recruitment process for this role. Please refrain from submitting candidate profiles to our team. Rest assured, should the need for external assistance arise in the future, we will not hesitate to reach out to recruitment agencies.