Central Coast Council

Team Leader Process and Projects

Do you have a passion for strategic leadership and serving your community? Do you love to identify unique solutions to complex problems? We are currently seeking a new Team Leader Process and Projects in our Water and Sewer Directorate to lead a team of professionals and if you have these skills this might be the chance to rewrite your future with us!

• Exciting opportunity to work within an innovative water and wastewater team
• Lead a dynamic and community focused team in this newly created role
• Permanent full-time position with leaseback vehicle 

About the role

The role of Team Leader Process and Projects will provide day to day strategic leadership to a team of professional staff to oversee the delivery of operational initiatives and infrastructure objectives. This role will see you contribute to the day-to-day work and functioning of the Treatment Plants and Catchments Section through collaboration with the wider Water and Sewer Directorate to complete the programs and projects that impact the Section. 

Additionally, this role will see you use your experience in the operational aspects of water and sewerage treatment facilities to lead and assist in investigating faults, complex process/ operational issues and providing technical input and advice to staff across the Unit as required. 

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

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A degree qualification in Science, Civil / Chemical / Mechanical Engineering, Project Management or related field and demonstrated solid contemporary experience in a similar role, combined with ongoing professional development. 
• A current Class C Drivers Licence. 
• A current Confined Spaces Certification. 
• A Valid Construction General Induction Card SafeWork NSW or equivalent. 
• Experience and skills in motivating, leading and supporting employees and coordinating the activities of a multi-disciplinary team to achieve outcomes. 
• Experience in the operational aspects of water and sewerage treatment facilities, and the associated regulatory and reporting requirements. 

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

Other important information

• The salary range for this position ranges between $99.7k to $119.6k per annum plus market loading (dependent on skills and experience for the right candidate) plus 3.5% Civil Liability Allowance (in accordance with the Award) plus 11.5% superannuation 
• We have a permanent full-time role available. 
• This role will be able to access a 9 day fortnight.
• We are able to offer hybrid and flexible working conditions for this role - 2 days from home and 3 days onsite. 
• This role is located at the Nexus Business Hub, North Wyong. 

Council may create 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.

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.

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.