Road Maintenance worker

About the Role
Ventia is proud of its longstanding partnership with EastLink the fastest and safest motorway in Melbourne operating and maintaining the 40-kilometre stretch for ConnectEast since it opened in 2008.

Reporting to the Maintenance Delivery Manager The Road Maintenance Worker will perform roles including Road Maintenance both planned and unplanned traffic control motorway inspections and support Emergency and Incident Response.

This role operates over on a 3 week roster from 7.00AM to 3.30PM and 1 week 8.00PM to 4.00AM. Overtime available and some call outs when required.

The hourly rate is $44.20 per hour Super travel allowance

Responsibilities include:

• Perform civil planned and unplanned maintenance as required including the operation and maintenance of related plant and equipment.
• Perform roadside vegetation maintenance supporting Landscape crews including litter collection.
• Repair refurbish or replace defective property plant and equipment and perform corrective maintenance activities as required.
• Document all activities readings taken materials and time used to enable the input information into the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Set up and shutdown traffic management to control traffic for planned and unplanned maintenance and other activities occurring on the freeway as per the traffic management plans.
• Provide roadside traffic management services and/or support to emergency incidents including urgent repairs or clean up after an incident.
• Assist the Maintenance Delivery Manager with job timing work scheduling work instructions and job plans in conjunction with technical services.

About You
To be successful in your application you will have a demonstrated capability to work on freeways and road systems with a reasonable level of mechanical aptitude and an understanding of the maintenance of road machinery plant and equipment accompanied with:

• Experience/Qualifications in Civil Road Traffic Management
• Hold a current Victorian Drivers Licence
• Have MR) Medium Rigid licence or (HR) Heavy Rigid desirable
• Be available on a on call roster
• Have the capability of work at heights

As per contractual obligations you will need to conduct and maintain a National Police Clearance.